Utwory na płycie:

• Saint John Passion - Chorus Herr- unser Herrscher
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist- Jesus- Chorus Jesus ging mit seinen Jüngern
• Saint John Passion - Chorale O große Lieb-
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist- Jesus Auf daß das Wort erfüllet würde
• Saint John Passion - Choralee Dein Will gescheh!
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist Die Schar aber und der Oberhauptmann
• Saint John Passion - Aria (alto) Von den Stricken
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist Simon Petrus aber folgete Jesus
• Saint John Passion - Aria (soprano) Inv folge dir gleichfalls
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist- Ancilla- Petrus- Jesus- Servus Der selbige Jünger
• Saint John Passion - Chorale Wer hat dich so geschlagen
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist- Chorus- Petrus- Servus Und Hannas sandte
• Saint John Passion - Aria (tenor) Ach- mein Sinn
• Saint John Passion - Chorale Petrus- der nicht denkt zurück
• Saint John Passion - Chorale Christus- der uns selig macht
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist- Pilatus- Jesus- Chorus Da führeten sie Jesum
• Saint John Passion - Chorale Ach großer König
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist- Pilatus- Jesus- Chorus Da sprach Pilatus zu ihm
• Saint John Passion - Arioso (bass) Betrachte- meine Seel
• Saint John Passion - Aria (tenor) Erwäge- wie sein blutgefärbte Rücken
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist- Chorus- Pilatus Und die Kriegsknechte
• Saint John Passion - Chorale Durch dein Gefängnis
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist- Chorus- Pilatus Die Jüden aber schrieen
• Saint John Passion - Aria (bass solo- soprano- alto tenor) Eilt- ihr angefochtnen
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist- Chorus- Pilatus Allda kreuzigten sie ihn
• Saint John Passion - Chorale In meines Herzens Grunde
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist- Chorus- Jesus Die Kriegsknechte aber
• Saint John Passion - Chorale Er nahm alles wohl in acht
• Saint John Passion - Evagelist- Jesus Und von Stund an
• Saint John Passion - Aria (alto) Es ist vollbracht!
• Saint John Passion - Evangelist Und neiget das Haupt
• Saint John Passion - Aria (bass) with Chorale Mein teurer Heiland
• Saint John Passion - Evanglist Und siehe da- der Vorhang
• Saint John Passion - Arioso (tenor) Mein Herz- in dem die ganze Welt
• Saint John Passion - Aira (soprano) Zerfließe- mein Herze
• Saint John Passion - Evagelist Die Jüden aber
• Saint John Passion - Chorale O hilf- Christe- Gottes Sohn
• Saint John Passion - Evagelist Darnach bat Pilatum
• Saint John Passion - Chorus Ruht wohl- ihr heiligen Gebeine
• Saint John Passion - Chorale Ach Herre- laß dein lieb Engelein

Monica Huggett has produced numerous best-selling and acclaimed recordings for Avie, notably the Grammy®-nominated Bach Orchestral Suites (AV 2171) which made the Top 10 of the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart. This ear-opening version which – Monica claims – restored Suite No. 2 to its original instrumentation, placing the solo line with oboe rather than the more commonly-heard flute. She makes a similar case with her new recording of the St. John Passion, placing oboes where we typically hear flutes, arguing convincingly that Bach’s original score was produced during his early years working in Leipzig where flutes were unavailable to him.

Once again, Monica is aided and abetted by baroque oboist Gonzalo X. Ruiz, who states, “The omission of flutes gives the St. John Passion a less galante feel for Bach’s music that developed in the mid-18th century and restores a trim sound, in line with most orchestral music of the time. It retains, however, an undeniable richness of orchestration owing to the uncommon string instruments in the arias.”

Monica continues, “There have been many scholarly discussions about the forces originally used for the St. John Passion, including the suggestion of performing it with one voice or instrument to a part. The most satisfying performances in my personal experience have been those involving a small chorus matched with a small orchestra. I have chosen, therefore, to have about an equal number of instrumentalists alongside a group of twelve singers capable of both solo and consort singing, as Bach would have had in Leipzig.”

Monica leads the Portland Baroque Orchestra, the fourth-largest period-instrument ensemble in the US, where she has been Artistic Director since 1995. Joining the orchestra is Portland-based choir Cappella Romana and baroque specialist, English tenor Charles Daniels as the Evangelist.

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Recorded 15-19 March, 2011, St. Anne Chapel, Marylhurst, OR