New Music Albums: BACH - ST. MATTHEW PASSION (Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan)

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Artist:
Cantata Collective
Nicholas McGegan

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
02:48:09

Record Label:
Avie

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Release Date
April 3, 2026

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Product Description: 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 booklet notes by Daniel R. Melamed, esteemed Bach scholar and President of the American Bach Society.

TRACK LIST:

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1 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 1, Chor. "Kommt, ihr Töchter helft mir klagen" (07:06)

2 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 2, Rezitativ. a Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Paul Max Tipton (00:39)

3 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 3, Choral. "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen" (00:48)

4 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 4, Rezitativ. a versammleten sich die Hohenpriester" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Thomas Cooley (03:18)

5 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 5, Rezitativ. u lieber Heiland du" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Reginald Mobley (00:54)

6 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 6, Aria. "Buß und Reu" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Reginald Mobley (04:08)

7 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 7, Rezitativ. a ging hin der Zwölfen einer" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Chung-Wai Soong (00:39)

8 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 8, Aria. "Blute nur, du liebes Herz!" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Sherezade Panthaki (04:51)

9 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 9, Rezitative und Chöre. "Aber am ersten Tage der süßen Brot" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Paul Max Tipton (02:19)

10 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 10, Choral. "Ich bin's, ich sollte büßen" (00:52)

11 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 11, Rezitativ. "Er antwortete und sprach" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Paul Max Tipton & Chung-Wai Soong (03:04)

12 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 12, Rezitativ. "Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Sherezade Panthaki (01:20)

13 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 13, Aria. "Ich will dir mein Herz schenken" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Sherezade Panthaki (03:27)

14 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 14, Rezitativ. "Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Paul Max Tipton (01:06)

15 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 15, Choral. "Erkenne mich, mein Hüter" (01:07)

16 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 16, Rezitativ. "Petrus aber antwortete und sprach zu ihm" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Paul Max Tipton & Jeff Fields (01:00)

17 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 17, Choral. "Ich will hier bei dir stehen" (01:07)

18 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 18, Rezitativ. a kam Jesus mit ihnen zu einem Hofe" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Paul Max Tipton (01:42)

19 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 19, Rezitativ und Choral. "O Schmerz! Hier zittert das gequälte Herz!" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & James Reese (01:54)

20 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 20, Aria mit Chor. "Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & James Reese (05:21)

21 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 21, Rezitativ. "Und ging hin ein wenig" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Paul Max Tipton (00:44)

22 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 22, Rezitativ. er Heiland fällt vor seinem Vater nieder" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Harrison Hintzsche (00:57)

23 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 23, Aria. "Gerne will ich mich bequemen" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Harrison Hintzsche (04:06)

24 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 24, Rezitativ. "Und er kam zu seinen Jüngern" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Paul Max Tipton (01:16)

25 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 25, Choral. "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit" (01:08)

26 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 26, Rezitativ. "Und er kam und fand sie aber schlafend" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Paul Max Tipton & Chung-Wai Soong (02:28)

27 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 27, Aria und Chor. "So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Sherezade Panthaki & Reginald Mobley (04:46)

28 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 28, Rezitativ. "Und siehe, einer aus denen" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Paul Max Tipton (02:16)

29 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 29, Choral. "O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß" (06:34)

30 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 30, Aria mit Chor. "Ach, nun ist mein Jesus hin!" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Reginald Mobley (03:32)

31 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 31, Rezitativ. ie aber Jesum gegriffen hatten" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Thomas Cooley (01:09)

32 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 32, Choral. "Mir hat die Welt trüglich gericht'" (00:49)

33 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 33, Rezitativ. "Und wiewohl viel falsche" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Heidi Waterman & Paul Boyce (01:12)

34 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 34, Rezitativ. "Mein Jesus schweigt zu falschen Lügen stille" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & James Reese (01:00)

35 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 35, Aria. "Geduld!" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & James Reese (03:40)

36 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 36, Rezitative und Chöre. "Und der Hohepriester antworte" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Paul Max Tipton & Paul Boyce (02:13)

37 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 37, Choral. "Wer hat dich so geschlagen" (00:58)

38 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 38, Rezitative und Chor. "Petrus aber saß draußen im Palast" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Jeff Fields & Jennifer Paulino (02:29)

39 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 39, Aria. "Erbarme dich" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Reginald Mobley (06:05)

40 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 40, Choral. "Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen" (01:08)

41 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 41, Rezitative und Chor. es Morgens aber hielten alle Hohepriester" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Chung-Wai Soong & Paul Boyce (01:53)

42 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 42, Aria. "Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Harrison Hintzsche (03:02)

43 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 43, Rezitativ. "Sie hielten aber einen Rat" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Paul Max Tipton & Harrison Hintzsche (02:24)

44 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 44, Choral. "Befiehl du deine Wege" (01:11)

45 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 45, Rezitativ und Chor. "Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Harrison Hintzsche & Sherezade Panthaki (02:34)

46 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 46, Choral. "Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe" (00:48)

47 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 47, Rezitativ. er Landpfleger sagte" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley, Harrison Hintzsche & Sherezade Panthaki (00:17)

48 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 48, Rezitativ. "Er hat uns allen wohlgetan" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Sherezade Panthaki (01:01)

49 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 49, Aria. "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Sherezade Panthaki (04:50)

50 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 50, Rezitative und Chöre. "Sie schrieen aber noch mehr" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Harrison Hintzsche (02:09)

51 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 51, Rezitativ. "Erbarm' es Gott" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Reginald Mobley (01:08)

52 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 52, Aria. "Können Tränen meinen Wangen" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Reginald Mobley (06:27)

53 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 53, Rezitative und Chor. a nahmen die Kriegsknechte" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Thomas Cooley (01:16)

54 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 54, Choral. "O Haupt voll Blut und wunden" (02:21)

55 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 55, Rezitativ. "Und da sie ihn verspottet hatten" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Thomas Cooley (00:55)

56 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 56, Rezitativ. "Ja freilich will in uns das Fleisch und Blut" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Harrison Hintzsche (00:37)

57 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 57, Aria. "Komm, süßes Kreuz, so will ich sagen" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Harrison Hintzsche (06:11)

58 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 58, Rezitative und Chöre. "Und da sie an die Stätte kamen" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Thomas Cooley (03:43)

59 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 59, Rezitativ. "Ach Golgotha" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Reginald Mobley (01:25)

60 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 60, Aria mit Chor. "Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Reginald Mobley (03:18)

61 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 61, Rezitative und Chöre. "Und von der sechsten Stunde an" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Paul Max Tipton (02:19)

62 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 62, Choral. "Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden" (01:25)

63 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 63, Rezitativ. "Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriß" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Thomas Cooley (03:01)

64 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 64, Rezitativ. "Am Abend, da es kühle war" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Harrison Hintzsche (01:54)

65 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 65, Aria. "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan & Harrison Hintzsche (06:55)

66 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 66, Rezitative und Chor. "Und Joseph nahm den Leib" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Thomas Cooley & Harrison Hintzsche (02:55)

67 . St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 67, Rezitativ mit Chor. "Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht" Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegan, Harrison Hintzsche, Thomas Cooley, Reginald Mobley & Sherezade Panthaki (02:03)

68 .St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 68, Chor. "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder" (06:03)

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