Johannes-Passion (Suzuki) (2001)

"Suzuki's St John Passion is an outstanding event brilliantly captured live on DVD. This performance was recorded on the very anniversary July 28, 2000 of Bach's birth 250 years earlier. It's an interpretation with fresh, light textures and generally brisk speeds which yet allow for depth of feeling, and the sense of occasion is irresistible. It is instructive, too, actually to see the physical layout of the performance. Only Gerd Türk as the Evangelist is presented as a soloist in front of the choir. His is an achingly beautiful performance, with his profound involvement all the more evident when seen as well as heard. Türk also sings the tenor arias, and the other soloists also have double roles, singing in the 16strong choir before stepping forward when needed as soloists. Suzuki alternates between playing on one of the two harpsichords and conducting. The sound is first-rate, too. Though the leaflet offers minimal information, the DVD contains subtitles in German or English." (E. Greenfield, Gramophone)

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