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JS Bach\u2019s St John Passion<\/em> is an intensely personal experience, bringing to life the humanity of the passion story. Combining raw viscerality with moments of exquisite intimacy, it was written soon after Bach\u2019s arrival as Kantor at Leipzig\u2019s Thomasschule. Keen to impress a new congregation, Bach produced a setting of the age-old passion story which overshadowed almost every piece of liturgical music the world had previously known. Our recording aims to capture the authenticity and vivacity of the very first Good Friday performance at Leipzig\u2019s Nikolaikirche.<\/p>\n

Over the past 40 years the AAM has made over 300 recordings of baroque and classical music, winning Brit and Grammy Awards along the way. This is our first-ever recording of the\u00a0St John Passion<\/em>. With a superlative cast including James Gilchrist, Sarah Connolly, Andrew Kennedy, Elizabeth Watts, Christopher Purves and Matthew Rose, and directed by Richard Egarr, this is a landmark project.<\/p>\n

James Gilchrist (Evangelist)
\nMatthew Rose (Jesus)
\nAshley Riches (Pilatus)
\nElizabeth Watts (soprano)
\nSarah Connolly (alto)
\nAndrew Kennedy (tenor)
\nChristopher Purves (bass)<\/p>\n

Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr<\/p>\n

Released 31 March 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Academy of Ancient Music<\/strong>
\nRichard Egarr<\/strong> director<\/em><\/p>\n

James Gilchrist | Matthew Rose | Ashley Riches | Elizabeth Watts | Sarah Connolly | Andrew Kennedy | Christopher Purves<\/p>\n

2 CD set in hardback book<\/p>\n

Shortlisted \u2013 Gramophone Awards 2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10894,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[32],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-10863","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-cd","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJS Bach: St John Passion (1724 version) – AAM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aam.co.uk\/new\/product\/js-bach-st-john-passion-1724-version\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"JS Bach: St John Passion (1724 version) – AAM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Academy of Ancient Music Richard Egarr director James 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