St. Matthew Passion

St. Matthew Passion cover $41.00 Out of Stock
6+ weeks add to cart

J.S. BACH
St. Matthew Passion
Karl Erb (tenor) / Willem Ravelli (bass) / Jo Vincent (soprano) / Ilona Durigo (alto) / Willem Mengelberg

[ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / 3 CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 27 April 2008

This item is currently out of stock. It may take 6 or more weeks to obtain from when you place your order as this is a specialist product.

"...Naxos provides an unexpectedly rich sound-frame, quite amazing given the year. There are times when Mengelberg's (truncated) Bach Passion sounds almost as Wagnerian as Furtwangler's Tristan, rapt one moment, explosively emotional the next, but its narrative impact holds you captive."
-- The Independent, 5/04/04

"...Naxos provides an unexpectedly rich sound-frame, quite amazing given the year. There are times when Mengelberg's (truncated) Bach Passion sounds almost as Wagnerian as Furtwangler's Tristan, rapt one moment, explosively emotional the next, but its narrative impact holds you captive."
-- Rob Cowan, The Independent, 5/04/04