Since you are interested in St John Passion [complete oratorio recorded in 1996], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VERDI
Messa da Requiem Daniela Nedialkova (sop) Ivanka Ninova (mezzo) Roumen Doikov (ten) Emil Ponorsk (bass) / Choir & Orchestra of the Sofia Opera, Ivan Marinov [ Brilliant Classics Musica Sacra / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] 'I have paid a lot of money to hear this work over the years, often with 'name' conductors and soloists. Not many have given me as much pleasure as this performance.' Musicweb International review |
J.S. BACH
St Matthew Passion (complete oratorio) [with bonus DVD of performance of Messiah] Emma Kirkby, Michael Chance / King's College Choir / Directed by Stephen Cleobury [ Brilliant Classics CD/DVD / 3 CD/DVD - released 1/Apr/2011 ] 'The choir of King's College are on top form throughout…so, too, are the excellent obbligato performances from the Brandenburg Consort.' Gramophone 2003 |
RACHMANINOV
Vespers Op 37 Olga Borusene, Yuri Korinnyk, Mykhaylo Tyshchenko / The National Academic Choir of the Ukraine 'Dumka' [ Brilliant Classics Musica Sacra / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] Rachmaninoff was not a great churchgoer, and in fact had stopped going completely by the time he composed his Vespers, and his other great a cappella work, the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom op.31. Nevertheless, he retained a love for and interest in... |
GREGORIAN CHANT
Gregorian Chant Schola Cantorum Karolus Magnus under Stan Hollaardt [ Brilliant Classics Musica Sacra / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] Gregorian Chant is the music of the Western Christian Church, and since the Reformation exclusively of the Roman Catholic Church. |