Tracklist
| Part 1 | |
| A1 a | No.1 Chorus : Come, Ye Daughters, Share My Mourning |
| A1 b | No.2 Recitative: When Jesus Had Completed All These Sayings |
| A1 c | No.3 Chorale : O Blessed Jesu, How Hast Thou Offended |
| A1 d | No.4 Recitative : At That Time There Assembled The Chief Priests |
| A1 e | No.5 Chorus : Not Upon The Feast |
| A1 f | No.6 Recitative : Now When Jesus Was In Bethany |
| A1 g | No.7 Chorus : To What Purpose Is This Waste |
| A1 h | No.8 Recitative : When Jesus Undersrood It |
| A1 i | No.9 Recitative : My Master And My Lord |
| A1 j | No.10 Contralto Aria : Grief For Sin |
| A1 k | No.11 Recitative : Then Went One Of The Disciples |
| A1 l | No.12 Soprano Aria : Break In Grief |
| B1 a | No.13 Recitative: Now On The First Day Of The Unleavened Bread |
| B1 b | No.14 Chorus : Wher, Where Wilt Thou |
| B1 c | No.15 Recitative With Chorus : He Said, Go To One In The City Yonder |
| B1 d | No.16 Chorale : ' Tis I, Whose Sins Have Bound Thee |
| B1 e | No.17 Recitative : He Answered Them And Said |
| B1 f | No.18 Recitative : Although Our Eyes With Tears O'erflow |
| B1 g | No.19 Soprano Aria : Jesus, Saviour, I Am Thine |
| B1 h | No.20 Recitative : After They Had Sung A Hymn Together |
| B1 i | No.21 Chorale : Receive Me, My Redeemer |
| B1 j | No.22 Recitative : Simon Peter Made Answer |
| B1 k | No.23 Chorale : Here Would I Stand Beside Thee |
| B1 l | No.24 Recitative : Then Came Jesus With Them |
| B1 m | No.25 Tenor Solo With Chorus : O Grief! How Throbs This Heavy-laden Breast! |
| B1 n | No.26 Tenor Solo With Chorus : I Would Beside My Lord Be Watching |
| C1 a | No.27 Recitative : And He Went Away |
| C1 b | No.28 Recitative : The Saviour, Low Before His Father Bending |
| C1 c | No.29 Bass Aria : Gladly Would I Take Upon Me |
| C1 d | No.30 Recitative : And He Came To His Disciples |
| C1 e | No.31 Chorale : O Father, Let Thy Will Be Done |
| C1 f | No.32 Recitative : And He Came Again And Found Them Sleeping |
| C1 g | N33 Soprano And Contralto Duet With Chorus : Behold, My Saviour Now Is Taken |
| C1 h | No.34 Recitative : And Behold, One Of The Others |
| C1 i | No.35 Chorus : O Man, Thy Grievous Sin Bemoan |
| Part II | |
| D1 a | No.36 Contralto Aria With Chorus : Ah! Now Is My Saviour Gone |
| D1 b | No.37 Recitative : And They That Had Laid Hold On Jesus |
| D1 c | No.38 Chorale : How Falsely Doth The World Accuse! |
| D1 d | No.39 Recitative : Yea, Though Many Lying Witnesses Came Forward |
| D1 e | No.40 Recitative : He Holds His Peace |
| D1 f | No.41 Tenor Aria: Endure, Endure |
| D1 g | No.42 Recitative With Chorus: And The High Priest Answered, And Said Unto Him |
| D1 h | No.43 Recitative With Chorus : And Then With One Accord Did They Spit In His Face |
| D1 i | No.44 Chorale: O Lord, Who Dares To Smite Thee |
| E1 a | No.45 Recitative With Chorus: Simon Peter Sat Outside In The Court |
| E1 b | No.46 Recitative : And Then Began He To Curse And To Swear |
| E1 c | No. 47 Contralto Aria : Have Mercy, Lord, On Me |
| E1 d | No. 48 Chorale : Lamb Of God, I Fall Before Thee |
| E1 e | No. 49 Recitative With Chorus: Now When The Morning Came |
| E1 f | No. 50 Recitative: And He Cast The Silver Pieces Down In The Temple |
| E1 g | No. 51 Bass Aria: Giv, O Give Me Back My Lord |
| E1 h | No. 52 Recitative: And They Took Counsel Together |
| E1 i | No. 53 Chorale: Commit Thy Way To Jesus |
| F1 a | No. 54 Recitative With Chorus: At That Feast Then |
| F1 b | No. 55 Chorale: O Wonderous Love, That Suffers Correction! |
| F1 c | No. 56 Recitative: The Governor Answered |
| F1 d | No. 57 Recitative: To All Men Jesus Good Hath Done |
| F1 e | No.58 Soprano Aria: For Love My Saviour Now Is Dying |
| F1 f | No.59 Recitative With Chorus: But They Cried Out The More |
| F1 g | No.60 Recitative: O Gracious God! |
| F1 h | No.61 Contralto Aria: If My Tears Be Unavailing |
| F1 i | No.62 Recitative With Chorus: And Then Did The Sodiers Of The Governor |
| F1 j | No.63 Chorale: O Sacred Head Surrounded |
| G1 a | No.64 Recitative: And After They Had Mocked At Him |
| G1 b | No.65 Recitative: In Truth, To Bear The Cross |
| G1 c | No.66 Bass Aria: Come, Healing Cross |
| G1 d | No.67 Recitative With Chorus: And When They Came Unto The Place |
| G1 e | No.68 Recitative: The Same Was Cast In His Teeth By The Robbers |
| G1 f | No.69 Recitative: Ah Golgotha! Unhappy Golgotha |
| G1 g | No.70 Contralto Aria With Chorus: Sww Ye! See The Saviour's Outstretched Hands! |
| G1 h | No.71 Recitative With Chorus: Now From The Sixth Hour |
| G1 i | No.72 Chorale: Be Near Me, Lord, When Dying |
| H1 a | No.73 Recitative With Chorus: And Then, Behold, The Veil Of The Temple |
| H1 b | No.74 Recitative: At Evening, Hour Of Calm And Peace |
| H1 c | No.75 Bass Aria: Make Thee Clean, My Heart, From Sin |
| H1 d | No.76 Recitative With Chorus: And Joseph Took The Body |
| H1 e | No.77 Recitative With Chorus: And Now The Lord To Rest Is Laid |
| H1 f | No.78 Chorus: In Tears Of Grief |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited
- Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
- Printed By – Record Graphics Ltd.
- Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
Credits
- Choir – St. Paul's Cathedral Boys Choir*, The Bach Choir
- Conductor – Sir David Willcocks*
- Orchestra – The Thames Chamber Orchestra
- Sleeve Notes – David Willcocks
Notes
℗ © 1979, The Decca Record Company Limited, London.On Labels
[P] 1979
12 Page booklet enclosed giving full texts and notes.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): ZAL 16088
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ZAL 16089
- Matrix / Runout (Side C Label): ZAL 16090
- Matrix / Runout (Side D Label): ZAL 16091
- Matrix / Runout (Side E Label): ZAL 16092
- Matrix / Runout (Side F Label): ZAL 16093
- Matrix / Runout (Side G Label): ZAL 16094
- Matrix / Runout (Side H Label): ZAL 16095
- Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped): ZAL-16088-1G
- Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped): ZAL-16089-1G
- Matrix / Runout (Side C Stamped): ZAL-16090-1G
- Matrix / Runout (Side D Stamped): ZAL-16091-5G
- Matrix / Runout (Side E Stamped): ZAL-16092-3G
- Matrix / Runout (Side F Stamped): ZAL-16093-2G
- Matrix / Runout (Side G Stamped): ZAL-16094-2G
- Matrix / Runout (Side H Stamped): ZAL-16095-4V
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD QSS 324, CD QSS 324/1, CD QSS 324/2, CD QSS 324 | The Bach Choir / David Willcocks / Robert Tear / John Shirley-Quirk / Felicity Lott / Alfreda Hodgson / Neil Jenkins / Stephen Roberts / St. Paul's Cathedral Boys Choir* / The Thames Chamber Orchestra | The Bach Choir / David Willcocks / Robert Tear / John Shirley-Quirk / Felicity Lott / Alfreda Hodgson / Neil Jenkins / Stephen Roberts / St. Paul's Cathedral Boys Choir* / The Thames Chamber Orchestra - Bach, St. Matthew Passion (3xCD, Album, RE) | ASV, ASV, ASV, ASV | CD QSS 324, CD QSS 324/1, CD QSS 324/2, CD QSS 324 | UK | 1994 |
Tracklist
| Part 1 | ||
| 1-1 | No.1 Chorus : Come, Ye Daughters, Share My Mourning | 8:34 |
| 1-2 | No.2 Recitative: When Jesus Had Completed All These Sayings | 0:50 |
| 1-3 | No.3 Chorale : O Blessed Jesu, How Hast Thou Offended | 0:54 |
| 1-4 | No.4 Recitative : At That Time There Assembled The Chief Priests | 0:26 |
| 1-5 | No.5 Chorus : Not Upon The Feast | 0:17 |
| 1-6 | No.6 Recitative : Now When Jesus Was In Bethany | 0:35 |
| 1-7 | No.7 Chorus : To What Purpose Is This Waste | 0:32 |
| 1-8 | No.8 Recitative : When Jesus Undersrood It | 1:37 |
| 1-9 | No.9 Recitative : My Master And My Lord | 1:03 |
| 1-10 | No.10 Contralto Aria : Grief For Sin | 4:52 |
| 1-11 | No.11 Recitative : Then Went One Of The Disciples | 0:40 |
| 1-12 | No.12 Soprano Aria : Break In Grief | 5:20 |
| 1-13 | No.13 Recitative: Now On The First Day Of The Unleavened Bread | 0:13 |
| 1-14 | No.14 Chorus : Wher, Where Wilt Thou | 0:22 |
| 1-15 | No.15 Recitative With Chorus : He Said, Go To One In The City Yonder | 1:57 |
| 1-16 | No.16 Chorale : ' Tis I, Whose Sins Have Bound Thee | 0:56 |
| 1-17 | No.17 Recitative : He Answered Them And Said | 3:30 |
| 1-18 | No.18 Recitative : Although Our Eyes With Tears O'erflow | 1:27 |
| 1-19 | No.19 Soprano Aria : Jesus, Saviour, I Am Thine | 3:56 |
| 1-20 | No.20 Recitative : After They Had Sung A Hymn Together | 1:13 |
| 1-21 | No.21 Chorale : Receive Me, My Redeemer | 1:03 |
| 1-22 | No.22 Recitative : Simon Peter Made Answer | 1:14 |
| 1-23 | No.23 Chorale : Here Would I Stand Beside Thee | 1:07 |
| 1-24 | No.24 Recitative : Then Came Jesus With Them | 2:16 |
| 1-25 | No.25 Tenor Solo With Chorus : O Grief! How Throbs This Heavy-laden Breast! | 2:12 |
| 1-26 | No.26 Tenor Solo With Chorus : I Would Beside My Lord Be Watching | 5:34 |
| 2-1 | No.27 Recitative : And He Went Away | 0:50 |
| 2-2 | No.28 Recitative : The Saviour, Low Before His Father Bending | 1:08 |
| 2-3 | No.29 Bass Aria : Gladly Would I Take Upon Me | 4:26 |
| 2-4 | No.30 Recitative : And He Came To His Disciples | 1:30 |
| 2-5 | No.31 Chorale : O Father, Let Thy Will Be Done | 1:15 |
| 2-6 | No.32 Recitative : And He Came Again And Found Them Sleeping | 2:33 |
| 2-7 | N33 Soprano And Contralto Duet With Chorus : Behold, My Saviour Now Is Taken | 4:54 |
| 2-8 | No.34 Recitative : And Behold, One Of The Others | 2:34 |
| 2-9 | No.35 Chorus : O Man, Thy Grievous Sin Bemoan | 8:49 |
| Part II | ||
| 2-10 | No.36 Contralto Aria With Chorus : Ah! Now Is My Saviour Gone | 4:33 |
| 2-11 | No.37 Recitative : And They That Had Laid Hold On Jesus | 1:02 |
| 2-12 | No.38 Chorale : How Falsely Doth The World Accuse! | 0:56 |
| 2-13 | No.39 Recitative : Yea, Though Many Lying Witnesses Came Forward | 1:23 |
| 2-14 | No.40 Recitative : He Holds His Peace | 1:05 |
| 2-15 | No.41 Tenor Aria: Endure, Endure | 3:44 |
| 2-16 | No.42 Recitative With Chorus: And The High Priest Answered, And Said Unto Him | 1:43 |
| 2-17 | No.43 Recitative With Chorus : And Then With One Accord Did They Spit In His Face | 0:39 |
| 2-18 | No.44 Chorale: O Lord, Who Dares To Smite Thee | 0:55 |
| 2-19 | No.45 Recitative With Chorus: Simon Peter Sat Outside In The Court | 1:11 |
| 2-20 | No.46 Recitative : And Then Began He To Curse And To Swear | 1:26 |
| 2-21 | No. 47 Contralto Aria : Have Mercy, Lord, On Me | 6:44 |
| 2-22 | No. 48 Chorale : Lamb Of God, I Fall Before Thee | 1:09 |
| 2-23 | No. 49 Recitative With Chorus: Now When The Morning Came | 0:56 |
| 2-24 | No. 50 Recitative: And He Cast The Silver Pieces Down In The Temple | 0:57 |
| 2-25 | No. 51 Bass Aria: Giv, O Give Me Back My Lord | 3:35 |
| 2-26 | No. 52 Recitative: And They Took Counsel Together | 2:18 |
| 2-27 | No. 53 Chorale: Commit Thy Way To Jesus | 1:11 |
| 3-1 | No. 54 Recitative With Chorus: At That Feast Then | 2:29 |
| 3-2 | No. 55 Chorale: O Wonderous Love, That Suffers Correction! | 0:55 |
| 3-3 | No. 56 Recitative: The Governor Answered | 0:15 |
| 3-4 | No. 57 Recitative: To All Men Jesus Good Hath Done | 1:17 |
| 3-5 | No.58 Soprano Aria: For Love My Saviour Now Is Dying | 5:14 |
| 3-6 | No.59 Recitative With Chorus: But They Cried Out The More | 2:23 |
| 3-7 | No.60 Recitative: O Gracious God! | 1:19 |
| 3-8 | No.61 Contralto Aria: If My Tears Be Unavailing | 7:46 |
| 3-9 | No.62 Recitative With Chorus: And Then Did The Sodiers Of The Governor | 1:30 |
| 3-10 | No.63 Chorale: O Sacred Head Surrounded | 2:28 |
| 3-11 | No.64 Recitative: And After They Had Mocked At Him | 1:28 |
| 3-12 | No.65 Recitative: In Truth, To Bear The Cross | 0:42 |
| 3-13 | No.66 Bass Aria: Come, Healing Cross | 7:09 |
| 3-14 | No.67 Recitative With Chorus: And When They Came Unto The Place | 3:51 |
| 3-15 | No.68 Recitative: The Same Was Cast In His Teeth By The Robbers | 0:16 |
| 3-16 | No.69 Recitative: Ah Golgotha! Unhappy Golgotha | 1:47 |
| 3-17 | No.70 Contralto Aria With Chorus: Sww Ye! See The Saviour's Outstretched Hands! | 3:48 |
| 3-18 | No.71 Recitative With Chorus: Now From The Sixth Hour | 2:46 |
| 3-19 | No.72 Chorale: Be Near Me, Lord, When Dying | 1:44 |
| 3-20 | No.73 Recitative With Chorus: And Then, Behold, The Veil Of The Temple | 3:06 |
| 3-21 | No.74 Recitative: At Evening, Hour Of Calm And Peace | 2:31 |
| 3-22 | No.75 Bass Aria: Make Thee Clean, My Heart, From Sin | 6:48 |
| 3-23 | No.76 Recitative With Chorus: And Joseph Took The Body | 2:50 |
| 3-24 | No.77 Recitative With Chorus: And Now The Lord To Rest Is Laid | 2:18 |
| 3-25 | No.78 Chorus: In Tears Of Grief | 7:09 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited
- Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
- Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
Credits
- Choir – St. Paul's Cathedral Boys Choir*, The Bach Choir
- Conductor – Sir David Willcocks*
- Design – The Creative People
- Orchestra – The Thames Chamber Orchestra
- Photography – Dennis Hardley
- Sleeve Notes – David Willcocks
Notes
℗ © 1979, The Decca Record Company Limited, London.© 1994 ASV Ltd.
Recorded in Autumn 1978.
12 Page booklet enclosed giving full texts and notes.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 7 43625 03240
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 139D4, D139D 1, D139D 2, D139D 3, D139D 4 | The Bach Choir / David Willcocks / Robert Tear / John Shirley-Quirk / Felicity Lott / Alfreda Hodgson / Neil Jenkins / Stephen Roberts / St. Paul's Cathedral Boys Choir* / The Thames Chamber Orchestra | The Bach Choir / David Willcocks / Robert Tear / John Shirley-Quirk / Felicity Lott / Alfreda Hodgson / Neil Jenkins / Stephen Roberts / St. Paul's Cathedral Boys Choir* / The Thames Chamber Orchestra - Bach, St. Matthew Passion (4xLP, Album, Sun) | Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca, Decca | D 139D4, D139D 1, D139D 2, D139D 3, D139D 4 | UK | 1979 |
