JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

ST JOHN PASSION, BWV 245
- Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140

BWV 245
ERNST HAEFLIGER, tenor
WALTER BERRY, bass
AGNES GIEBEL, soprano
MARGA HÖFFGEN, contralto
ALEXANDER YOUNG, tenor
FRANZ CRASS, bass
NETHERLANDS RADIO CHORUS
ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA
conducted by EUGEN JOCHUM

BWV 140
ELLY AMELING, soprano
ALDO BALDIN, tenor
SAMUEL RAMEY, bass
LONDON VOICES
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
conducted by RAYMOND LEPPARD

CD 462 173-2 (2-CD set) DDD
PHILIPS

- Although the St John Passion is not as popular as the St Matthew Passion, it is one of Bach's masterpieces. This recording, made in 1967, features the great German conductor Eugen Jochum.

- As an added bonus, this set includes the very popular cantata Wachtet auf, ruft uns die Stimme.