Bach, (J.S.): Johannes Passion [St John Passion]

 
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach, (J.S.): Johannes Passion [St John Passion]
Julian Prégardien; Huw Montague Rendall, Ying Fang, Lucile Richardot, Étienne Bazola, etc / Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

[ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 20 March 2026

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The superlative Pygmalion chorus are at the centre of this new recording of the St John Passion. Their striking presence radiates throughout the work, their exemplary articulation and collective energy moulding the drama and carrying its emotional charge. Raphaël Pichon's flexible yet precise direction restores its original dramatic arc, instilling the peerless team of soloists with the same demandingly high standards of musical narrative and truth. This Passion wins out through its clarity of gesture and compellingly forceful actualization.

Tracks:

"You feel it in the gut like few other accounts, alongside unalloyed human observation and unyielding quality. Pygmalion have now served us with a trilogy of Bach masterpieces throwing down the gauntlet for our times." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Choral

"Raphaël Pichon tears into the meat-grinding opening chorus with its agonised cries of desperation...Pygmalion are razor-sharp throughout, including a vigorous engagement with the reflective chorale texts...one of the most theatrical St Johns in the catalogue." The Guardian

"The confrontation, agony and violence of the Crucifixion scenes couldn't be more gripping. Yet the special glory of this performance actually lies in its more thoughtful moments, mostly found in the commentary of Julian Prégardien's Evangelist...So what's not to like about Pichon and Pygmalion's latest Bach enterprise? Nothing. Absolutely nothing." The Times Five Stars