St. Matthew Passion

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Ex Cathedra Baroque Ensemble & Jeffrey Skidmore

St Matthew Passion is a sacred oratorio by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, first performed in 1727. The work uses solo voices, choir and instrumental ensemble to set the Passion narrative in a contrapuntal and chorale-based Baroque style, and was composed during Bach's Leipzig years when he wrote much of his church music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Come, you daughters, share my mourning (Chorus, Soprano) [Sung in English]
    6:18
  2. 2.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. When Jesus had finished saying these things (Evangelist, Jesus) [Sung in English]
    0:35
  3. 3.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Chorale. O blessed Jesu, how have you offended (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    0:42
  4. 4.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. At That time there assembled all the chief (Evangelist, Chorus, Jesus) [Sung in English]
    2:56
  5. 5.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. My master and my Lord (Alto 1) [Sung in English]
    0:53
  6. 6.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Aria. Grief for sin reads the guilty heart within (Alto 1) [Sung in English]
    4:14
  7. 7.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas (Evangelist, Judas) [Sung in English]
    0:37
  8. 8.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Aria. Break in grief, O loving heart (Soprano 2) [Sung in English]
    4:18
  9. 9.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus (Evangelist, Chorus, Jesus) [Sung in English]
    2:01
  10. 10.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Chorale. It’s I whose sins have bound you (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    0:47
  11. 11.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. He answered them and said (Evangelist, Jesus, Judas) [Sung in English]
    2:44
  12. 12.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. Although our eyes with tears o’erflow (Soprano 1) [Sung in English]
    1:10
  13. 13.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Aria. Jesu, Saviour, I am yours (Soprano 1) [Sung in English]
    3:15
  14. 14.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. And after they had sung a hymn together (Evangelist, Jesus) [Sung in English]
    0:58
  15. 15.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Chorale. Receive me, my Redeemer (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    0:51
  16. 16.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. Simon Peter answered and said to him (Evangelist, Peter, Jesus) [Sung in English]
    1:04
  17. 17.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Chorale. I want to stand beside you (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    0:54
  18. 18.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. Then Jesus went with them to a garden called Gethsemane (Evangelist, Jesus) [Sung in English]
    1:28
  19. 19.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. O Grief! What trembling of his heavy heart! (Tenor 1) - Chorale. My Saviour, why must all This trouble fall on you? [Chorus] [Sung in English]
    1:49
  20. 20.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Aria. I would beside my Lord be watching (Tenor 1, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    4:50
  21. 21.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. And going further, he threw himself on the ground (Evangelist, Jesus) [Sung in English]
    0:38
  22. 22.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. The Saviour, low before his Father bending (Bass 2) [Sung in English]
    0:49
  23. 23.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Aria. Never will I choose to leave him (Bass 2) [Sung in English]
    4:02
  24. 24.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping (Evangelist, Jesus) [Sung in English]
    1:16
  25. 25.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Chorale. O Father, let your will be done (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    0:54
  26. 26.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. Again he came and found them sleeping (Evangelist, Jesus, Judas) [Sung in English]
    2:20
  27. 27.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Aria. My Saviour Jesus, now Is taken (Soprano 1, Alto 1, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    4:40
  28. 28.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Recitative. And suddenly, one of the disciples who were there with Jesus (Evangelist, Jesus) [Sung in English]
    2:14
  29. 29.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. I: Chorale. O World, your sinful ways lament (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    5:55
  30. 30.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Aria. Ah! Now Is my Saviour gone! (Alto 1, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    3:58
  31. 31.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. And those who had arrested Jesus took him to the house of the high priest (Evangelist) [Sung in English]
    0:59
  32. 32.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Chorale. How falsely does the world accuse! (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    0:37
  33. 33.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. Though many false witnesses came forward (Evangelist, False Witnesses, High Priest) [Sung in English]
    1:05
  34. 34.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. My Lord stays silent, though men accuse him falsely (Tenor 2) [Sung in English]
    1:01
  35. 35.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Aria. Endure through lies and taunts and slander (Tenor 2) [Sung in English]
    3:41
  36. 36.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. The high priest answered, and said to him (Evangelist, High Priest, Jesus, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    2:09
  37. 37.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Chorale. O Lord, who dares to strike you (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    0:58

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. Simon Peter was sitting in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him and said (Evangelist, First Maid, Peter, Second Maid, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    2:23
  2. 3.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Aria. Have mercy, Lord on, me (Alto 1) [Sung in English]
    5:38
  3. 4.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Chorale. Lamb of God, I fall before you (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    1:01
  4. 5.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. Now when the morning came (Evangelist, Judas, Chorus, Chief Priests) [Sung in English]
    1:45
  5. 6.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Aria. Give, O give me back my Saviour (Evangelist) [Sung in English]
    2:36
  6. 7.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. After they had conferred together (Evangelist, Pilate, Jesus) [Sung in English]
    1:57
  7. 8.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Chorale. Commit your way to Jesus (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    0:59
  8. 9.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. Now on the feast day (Evangelist, Pilate, Pilate’s Wife, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    2:28
  9. 10.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Amazing love, This sacrifice to offer (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    0:46
  10. 11.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. The Governor asked (Evangelist, Pilate) [Sung in English]
    0:17
  11. 12.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. To all men Jesus has done good (Soprano 1) [Sung in English]
    1:01
  12. 13.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Aria. For love my Saviour now Is dying (Soprano 1) [Sung in English]
    4:45
  13. 14.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. But they shouted all the more and said (Evangelist, Chorus, Pilate) [Sung in English]
    1:50
  14. 15.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. Have pity, God! (Alto 2) [Sung in English]
    1:02
  15. 16.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Aria. If my weeping and my wailing be unavailing (Alto 1) [Sung in English]
    6:44
  16. 17.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. And then the Governor’s soldiers took Jesus (Evangelist, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    1:02
  17. 18.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: O bleeding head, so wounded (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    2:09
  18. 19.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: And after they had mocked him (Evangelist) [Sung in English]
    0:51
  19. 20.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. In truth our flesh and blood must be (Bass 1) [Sung in English]
    0:34
  20. 21.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Come, healing Cross! (Bass 1) [Sung in English]
    6:21
  21. 22.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. And when they came to a place called Golgotha (Evangelist, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    3:21
  22. 23.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. Ah, Golgotha! Unhappy Golgotha! (Alto 1) [Sung in English]
    1:27
  23. 24.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Aria. See It: See the Saviour’s outstretched arm (Alto 1, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    2:52
  24. 25.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. Now from the midday hour there fell a darkness (Evangelist, Jesus, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    2:11
  25. 26.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Chorale. Be near me, Lord, when dying (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    1:23
  26. 27.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: And then, at once (Evangelist, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    2:37
  27. 28.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. At evening, hour of calm and rest (Bass 1) [Sung in English]
    1:54
  28. 29.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Aria. Cleanse yourself, my heart from sin (Bass 1) [Sung in English]
    5:30
  29. 30.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. So Joseph took the body and wrapped It in a clean linen (Evangelist, Chorus, Pilate) [Sung in English]
    2:23
  30. 31.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: Recitative. And now the Lord Is laid to rest (Bass 1, Alto 1, Soprano 1, Chorus) [Sung in English]
    1:47
  31. 32.
    St. Matthew Passion, Bwv 244: Pt. II: In tears of grief, dear Lord (Chorus) [Sung in English]
    5:53

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