J.S. Bach’s St John Passion (1724), a masterpiece of devout Lutheran church music, is a vivid representation of Christ’s Passion as told in St John’s Gospel, constructed of recitatives and choruses, with commentary in reflective chorales, ariosos and arias.The music is, by nature of the story, inherently dramatic, telling the story of Jesus’ death through the words of the Evangelist (tenor), Christ (bass) and a number of smaller roles.This recording comes courtesy of conductor Ludwig Güttler – who shot to fame as a Baroque trumpeter – the Hallenser Madrigalisten and Virtuosi Saxoniae.
