Cantata Collective & Nicholas McGegan - J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion in E Minor, BWV 244 (2026) [Hi-Res]

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Title: J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion in E Minor, BWV 244
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: AVIE Records
Genre: Classical
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Total Time: 02:49:17
Total Size: 674 MB / 1.92 GB
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01. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Kommt, ihr Töchter helft mir klagen" (7:06)
02. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 2, Rezitativ. "Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte" (0:39)
03. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 3, Choral. "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen" (0:48)
04. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 4, Rezitativ. "Da versammleten sich die Hohenpriester" (3:18)
05. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 5, Rezitativ. "Du lieber Heiland du" (0:54)
06. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 6, Aria. "Buß und Reu" (4:08)
07. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 7, Rezitativ. "Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer" (0:39)
08. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 8, Aria. "Blute nur, du liebes Herz!" (4:51)
09. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 9, Rezitative und Chöre. "Aber am ersten Tage der süßen Brot" (2:19)
10. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 10, Choral. "Ich bin's, ich sollte büßen" (0:52)
11. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 11, Rezitativ. "Er antwortete und sprach" (3:04)
12. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 12, Rezitativ. "Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt" (1:20)
13. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 13, Aria. "Ich will dir mein Herz schenken" (3:27)
14. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 14, Rezitativ. "Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten" (1:06)
15. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 15, Choral. "Erkenne mich, mein Hüter" (1:07)
16. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 16, Rezitativ. "Petrus aber antwortete und sprach zu ihm" (1:00)
17. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 17, Choral. "Ich will hier bei dir stehen" (1:07)
18. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 18, Rezitativ. "Da kam Jesus mit ihnen zu einem Hofe" (1:42)
19. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 19, Rezitativ und Choral. "O Schmerz! Hier zittert das gequälte Herz!" (1:54)
20. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 20, Aria mit Chor. "Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen" (5:21)
21. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 21, Rezitativ. "Und ging hin ein wenig" (0:44)
22. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 22, Rezitativ. "Der Heiland fällt vor seinem Vater nieder" (0:57)
23. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 23, Aria. "Gerne will ich mich bequemen" (4:06)
24. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 24, Rezitativ. "Und er kam zu seinen Jüngern" (1:16)
25. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 25, Choral. "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit" (1:08)
26. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 26, Rezitativ. "Und er kam und fand sie aber schlafend" (2:28)
27. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 27, Aria und Chor. "So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen" (4:46)
28. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 28, Rezitativ. "Und siehe, einer aus denen" (2:16)
29. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 29, Choral. "O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß" (6:34)
30. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 30, Aria mit Chor. "Ach, nun ist mein Jesus hin!" (3:32)
31. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 31, Rezitativ. "Die aber Jesum gegriffen hatten" (1:09)
32. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 32, Choral. "Mir hat die Welt trüglich gericht'" (0:49)
33. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 33, Rezitativ. "Und wiewohl viel falsche" (1:12)
34. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 34, Rezitativ. "Mein Jesus schweigt zu falschen Lügen stille" (1:00)
35. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 35, Aria. "Geduld!" (3:40)
36. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 36, Rezitative und Chöre. "Und der Hohepriester antworte" (2:13)
37. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 37, Choral. "Wer hat dich so geschlagen" (0:58)
38. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 38, Rezitative und Chor. "Petrus aber saß draußen im Palast" (2:29)
39. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 39, Aria. "Erbarme dich" (6:05)
40. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 40, Choral. "Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen" (1:08)
41. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 41, Rezitative und Chor. "Des Morgens aber hielten alle Hohepriester" (1:53)
42. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 42, Aria. "Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder" (3:02)
43. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 43, Rezitativ. "Sie hielten aber einen Rat" (2:24)
44. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 44, Choral. "Befiehl du deine Wege" (1:11)
45. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 45, Rezitativ und Chor. "Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger" (2:34)
46. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 46, Choral. "Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe" (0:48)
47. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 47, Rezitativ. "Der Landpfleger sagte" (0:17)
48. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 48, Rezitativ. "Er hat uns allen wohlgetan" (1:01)
49. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 49, Aria. "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben" (4:50)
50. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 50, Rezitative und Chöre. "Sie schrieen aber noch mehr" (2:09)
51. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 51, Rezitativ. "Erbarm' es Gott" (1:08)
52. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 52, Aria. "Können Tränen meinen Wangen" (6:27)
53. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 53, Rezitative und Chor. "Da nahmen die Kriegsknechte" (1:16)
54. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 54, Choral. "O Haupt voll Blut und wunden" (2:21)
55. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 55, Rezitativ. "Und da sie ihn verspottet hatten" (0:55)
56. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 56, Rezitativ. "Ja freilich will in uns das Fleisch und Blut" (0:37)
57. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 57, Aria. "Komm, süßes Kreuz, so will ich sagen" (6:11)
58. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 58, Rezitative und Chöre. "Und da sie an die Stätte kamen" (3:43)
59. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 59, Rezitativ. "Ach Golgotha" (1:25)
60. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 60, Aria mit Chor. "Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand" (3:18)
61. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 61, Rezitative und Chöre. "Und von der sechsten Stunde an" (2:19)
62. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 62, Choral. "Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden" (1:25)
63. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 63, Rezitativ. "Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriß" (3:01)
64. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 64, Rezitativ. "Am Abend, da es kühle war" (1:54)
65. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 65, Aria. "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein" (6:55)
66. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 66, Rezitative und Chor. "Und Joseph nahm den Leib" (2:55)
67. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 67, Rezitativ mit Chor. "Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht" (2:03)
68. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 68, Chor. "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder" (6:03)

Cantata Collective and Nicholas McGegan continue their series of J. S. Bach’s choral masterworks with the composer’s masterful St. Matthew Passion for double choir and double orchestra.


The Bay Area-based Cantata Collective, under the direction of Nicholas McGegan, launched their series of J.S. Bach’s large-scale choral masterworks with a “bold and beautifully constructed” St. John Passion (BBC Radio 3 Record Review). The Mass in B Minor, and the Easter Oratorio paired with Magnificat, followed to equally glowing acclaim, setting the stage for the other of Bach’s great Passions, the masterful St. Matthew Passion for double choir and double orchestra. Completing the cast is the Cantata Collective’s own chorus, the inspirational San Francisco Girls Chorus, and a superlative sextet of soloists – tenor Tom Cooley as the Evangelist, bass-baritone Paul Max Tipton as Jesus, baritone Harrison Hintzsche as Pilatus, soprano Sherezade Panthaki as Pilatus’ wife, alto Reginald Mobley and tenor James Reese.

With texts blending gospel with poetry, the recording – captured live in the glowing acoustic of Berkeley, California’s First Church – is by turns expressive and contemplative. Presented across three CDs and available digitally in Dolby Atmos, the sumptuous presentation includes insightful booklets notes by Daniel R. Melamed, esteemed Bach scholar and President of the American Bach Society.