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John Eliot Gardiner’s legendary interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion from 1988 is now available for the first time at a reasonable price on two CDs instead of three. Gardiner’s version of the St. Matthew Passion with the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists is extremely thoughtful and at the highest conceivable musical level. The performance as a whole shakes with life: first-class soloists (Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, Barbara Bonney, Ann Monoyios, Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, Olaf Bär, Cornelius Hauptmann), wonderfully cast in their respective roles, plus a performance by the choir and orchestra that is nothing short of exemplary. This recording, made in the spacious atmosphere of Snape Maltings in England, is well-dubbed and extraordinarily vivid. “Gardiner’s interpretation breathes life … a first-rate ensemble of soloists, wonderfully flexible choruses, and the finest solo and orchestral music-making.” – GRAMOPHONE “An intense, dramatic interpretation…The result is a vivid, intense retelling of the action.” – PENGUIN GUIDE TO CLASSICAL MUSIC. BBC Music Magazine May 2021 “Anthony Rolfe Johnson’s mellifluous and meaningful Evangelist and Andreas Schmidt’s resolute Jesus are outstanding..the English Baroque Soloists make consistently lovely sounds, and there’s a sense of movement throughout Gardiner’s pacy interpretation. – 4 out of 5 stars |