This is an incompete list of notable recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach 's 1727 St Matthew Passion.
On modern instruments
- Karl Richter, cond. Archiv Produktion, 1959, later re-released (Choruses & Arias only) on Deutsche Grammophon.
- Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Chorknaben, Münchener Bach-Orchester.
- Soloists: Ernst Haefliger, Keith Engen, Irmgard Seefried, Antonia Fahberg, Hertha Töpper, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Max Proebstl
- Otto Klemperer, cond. EMI, 1962
- Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus
- Soloists: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, Peter Pears, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heather Harper, Geraint Evans, Walter Berry
- Leonard Bernstein, cond. Columbia Masterworks Records, 1962, later re-released on Sony Masterworks. Slightly abridged and sung in English
- New York Philharmonic, Collegiate Chorale
- Soloists, Adele Addison, William Wildermann, David Lloyd, Charles Bressler, Donaldson Bell, Betty Allen
- Helmuth Rilling, cond. Columbia Masterworks Records, 1978, later re-released on Sony Masterworks.
- Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart and the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
- Soloists: Adalbert Kraus, Arleen Augér, Ann Murray, Julia Hamari, Aldo Baldin, Siegmund Nimsgern,Philippe Hutenlocher
- Sir David Willcocks, cond. Decca Records, 1979, re-released in 2006 on Universal Classics. Sung in English.
- The Thames Chamber Orchestra, The Bach Choir and The Boys of St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
- Soloists: Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Felicity Lott, Alfreda Hodgson, Neil Jenkins, Stephen Roberts
- Sir Georg Solti, cond. Decca Records, 1988.
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
- Soloists: Kiri Te Kanawa, Anne-Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tom Krause, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Olaf Bär
- Herbert von Karajan, cond. Deutsche Grammophon, 1/1972.
- Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Singverein (choir master : Helmut Froschauer), Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (choir master : Walter Hagen-Groll), Knabenstimmen des Staats- und Domchores, Berlin (choir master : Karl Heinz Kaiser) .
- Soloists: Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Anton Diakov, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Walter Berry, Horst Laubenthal
- Willem Mengelberg, cond. Philips, 1/1939.
- Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Amsterdam Toonkunstoor & "Zanglust" Jongenskoor (choir master : Willem Hespe).
- Soloists: Karl Erb, Willem Ravelli, Jo Vincent, Ilona Durigo, Louis van Tulder, Hermann Schey
On period instruments
- Philippe Herreweghe, cond. Harmonia Mundi, 1985.
- La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent
- Soloists: Howard Crook, Ulrik Cold, Barbara Schlick, René Jacobs, Hans-Peter Blochwitz, Peter Kooy
- John Eliot Gardiner, cond. Archiv Produktion, 1989.
- English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
- Soloists: Barbara Bonney, Anne-Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt
- Ton Koopman, cond. Erato, 1993
- Netherlands Bach Society, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
- Soloists: Guy de Mey (Evangelist), Peter Kooy (Jesus), Barbara Schlick, Kai Wessel, Christoph Pregardien, Klaus Mertens
- Jos van Veldhoven, cond. Channel Classics, 1997.
- Chorus and Orchestra of the Netherlands Bach Society
- Soloists: Johannette Zomer, Andreas Scholl, Hans-Jorg Mammel, Peter Kooy, Gerd Turk (Evangelist), Geert Schmits (Jesus)
- Philippe Herreweghe, cond. Harmonia Mundi, 1998.
- Collegium Vocale Gent
- Soloists: Ian Bostridge, Franz-Josef Selig, Sibylla Rubens, Andreas Scholl, Werner Güra, Dietrich Henschel
- Masaaki Suzuki, cond. BIS, 1999.
- Bach Collegium Japan
- Soloists: Gerd Turk (Evangelist), Peter Kooy (Jesus), Nancy Argenta, Robin Blaze, Makoto Sakurada, Chiyuki Urano
- Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond. Teldec. 2001 Grammy Award for "Best Choral Performance",2001 Gramophone magazine award for "Best Baroque Vocal Recording."
- Concentus Musicus Wien, Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Wiener Sangerknaben
- Soloists: Christoph Pregardien (Evangelist), Matthias Goerne (Jesus), Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Schade, Elizabeth Magnus-Harnoncourt, Markus Schäfer, Dietrich Henschel, Christine Schäfer, Jan Leibnitz, Oliver Widmer, Bernarda Fink.
- Enoch zu Guttenberg, cond. Farao Classics, 2003.
- Orchester der Klangverwaltung, Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern, Tölzer Knabenchor
- Soloists: Marcus Ullmann (Evangelist), Klaus Mertens (Jesus), Anna Korondi, Anke Vondung, Werner Güra, Hans Christoph Begemann.
- Paul McCreesh, cond. Archiv Produktion, 2003.
- Gabrieli Consort and Players
- Soloists: Choir 1: Deborah York, Magdalena Kožená, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey. Choir 2: Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges - this recording uses one singer per part throughout.
- Ton Koopman, cond. Challenge Classics, 2006
- Amsterdam Baroque Choir, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
- Soloists: Jorg Durmuller (Evangelist), Ekkehard Abele (Jesus), Cornelia Samuelis, Bogna Bartosz, Paul Agnew, Klaus Mertens
- John Butt, cond. Linn Records, 2008
- Dunedin Consort
- Soloists: Choir 1: Nicholas Mulroy (Evangelist), Matthew Brook (Jesus), Soprano: Susan Hamilton, Alto: Claire Wilkinson. Choir 2: Soprano: Cecilia Osmond; Alto: Annie Gill; Tenor: Malcolm Bennett; Bass: Brian Bannatyne-Scott. This is the second recording of the St. Matthew Passion to use one voice per part throughout.
External links
- Libretto with English translation
- Commentary, musical examples, list of recordings, and other information
- Side-by-side arrangement of the original text and an English translation
- Free scores by Matthäuspassion at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Free scores by Matthäuspassion, early edition (BWV 244b) at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)