Rilling, Helmuth

St. John Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach( )

10 editions published between 1997 and 2000 in German and Undetermined and held by 543 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Stephen Layton leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and his own superb choral ensemble, Polyphony, in a powerful performance of Bach's most dramatic masterpiece, the St. John Passion. Joined by a starry team of soloists, Layton directs a particularly vivid account of the work, the excitement of the narrative drama contrasting with heartbreaking moments of reflection

Cantatas, BWV 165-168 = Kantaten = Cantates by Johann Sebastian Bach( )

9 editions published in 2000 in German and No Linguistic content and held by 532 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cantatas, BWV 179-181 = Kantaten = Cantates by Johann Sebastian Bach( )

5 editions published in 2000 in Greek, Modern and German and held by 529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Stabat mater : op. 58 by Antonín Dvořák( )

12 editions published between 1996 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 491 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Christus am Ölberge = Christ on the Mount of Olives: opus 85 by Ludwig van Beethoven( )

23 editions published between 1994 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Christus am Oelberge: Oratorium für Soli, Chor und Orchester, op. 85. Text: Franz Xaver Huber

Motets by Johann Sebastian Bach( )

14 editions published between 1970 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 473 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bach's motets are surrounded by much uncertainty. To begin with, we do not know how many he actually composed, as some have been lost while others have been wrongly attributed to him. Although several of the motets were written for funerals, it is also uncertain if they were actually performed during church services: as a genre, the motet was established as early as the 13th century and by Bach's time it was considered to be old-fashioned and backward-looking. Even so, the motets are the only vocal works by Bach that have an unbroken performance tradition until the present time, which may serve as testimony to the powerful response that they induce in listeners and performers alike. They were originally believed to have been composed for choir a cappella, but it is now thought that Bach himself may have performed them either a cappella or with instruments doubling the vocal parts and with basso continuo. For this recording, Grete Pedersen has opted for variety, performing four of the works with the support of the instrumentalists of Ensemble Allegria, and the remaining three with organ continuo. As on their previous, highly acclaimed releases on BIS, the Norwegian Soloists' Choir shine in what surely is the absolute core repertoire for mixed choir

Messe As-Dur, D 678 = Mass in A flat major = Messe en la bémol majeur by Franz Schubert( )

11 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 464 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Deus passus : Passions-Stücke nach Lukas = St. Luke Passion = Passion selon saint Luc = Pasión según San Lucas by Wolfgang Rihm( )

5 editions published in 2001 in 3 languages and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

St. John passion = Johannes-Passion ; St. John Easter = Johannes-Ostern by Sofia Gubaidulina( )

13 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in German and Undetermined and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Messa per Rossini by Giuseppe Verdi( )

34 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 448 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Recorded at Süddeutscher Rundfunk, Stuttgart