BACH St John Passion

Sybilla Rubens, Andreas Scholl, Mark Padmore, Sebastian Noack, Michael Volle

Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe

Cantatas BWV 22, 23, 127 & 159

Dorothee Mields, M. White, Jan Kobow, Piet Kooy

"Herreweghe's pragmatic approach to Bach's large-scale choral works achieves a balance that most Bachians will find ideal...his soloists are outstanding...In place of Ian Bostridge, he has another superlative Evangelist in Mark Padmore...Michael Volle is the noble- sounding Christ."

Record of the Week, Sunday Times, 18 November 2001.

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