St Matthew Passion (Complete) (Includes 192 page booklet)

"What makes this performance of the St Matthew Passion not just revolutionary but an absolute must-have for lovers of this music - regardless of whether they like it fat or thin - is the sheer quality of the performance...as a glorious, life-affirming and utterly irresistable piece of music-making, this is in a league of its own. If any recording warrants the 'Outstanding' tag, this does"
(International Record Review)

"The sound--as we have come to expect from Channel Classics--is sumptuous, immediate, present, dynamic, making sensible use of left/right channels (in regular stereo) to place us realistically between the two groups of singers and two instrumental ensembles...the packaging is stunning and a treat in itself--in all, a collector's dream, a listener's treasure." (10/10 ClassicsToday)

"This is such a compelling audio experience that I'm tempted to start my review by talking about the sound recording rather than the performance itself. But since the musical decisions and execution of Jos van Veldhoven and his Holland-based forces are essential to the success of this recording sonically, so a discussion of the performance will inevitably include reference to and praise of the recording." (AudAud.com)

"He has two quartets of soloists which also provide Choirs 1 and 2, but adds eight more voices to the first choir so the double choruses are unbalanced, 12 singers pitted against four. It's astonishingly effective...In the crowd choruses, where two choirs echo each other, they are curiously more real for their contrasting timbres... Türk, a fine Evangelist, describ[es] the action vivdly but objectively, and leav[es] the emotional outpourings to the arias."
(BBC Music Five Stars)