Harmonia Mundi
Leipziger Streichquartett - Bach, Johann Sebastian Johannes-Passion : Raphael Pichon / Pygmalion, Julian Pregardien, Huw Montague Rendall, Ying Fang, Lucile Richardot, Laurence Kilsby, etc. - Import 2 CD
Leipziger Streichquartett - Bach, Johann Sebastian Johannes-Passion : Raphael Pichon / Pygmalion, Julian Pregardien, Huw Montague Rendall, Ying Fang, Lucile Richardot, Laurence Kilsby, etc. - Import 2 CD
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Classical Music
Chamber Music
March 18, 2026
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Catalog No.: HMM902774F
JAN/ISBN: 4573686062120
Number of Discs: 2
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Leipziger Streichquartett
Description:
Shocking raw intensity Pichon records the St. John Passion that defined his life with his entire soul From the opening instrumental prelude's basso continuo, one hears sounds that seem like the lashing of Jesus or the murmuring of the crowd—a profoundly unsettling beginning. Pichon remarked on the opening passage: "We had to wait another two centuries before Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring would again display such utterly uncompromising, relentless writing." From the very start, the listener is seized by Bach's merciless sonic assault, plunged into a raw, visceral, concentrated hatred—a raging, churning sea of fury into which all humanity is cast." Pichon first encountered the St. John Passion as a young singer at age ten, an experience that profoundly changed his life. "It immediately conveys an urgent, desperate quality and an absolute inevitability. It opens our hearts, speaks directly to that open heart, and completely captures and holds us. At the age of ten, it changed my life forever—and over these three centuries, it has changed the lives of countless others. The St. John Passion is precisely that kind of music."(Pichon's words, from the booklet) "Since first encountering the St. John Passion as a young singer, one memory deeply etched into my being is this final chorale. Exhausted, emptied, just when we thought the journey had ended, we are pulled back into reality and must climb to the vocal summit of this monumental chorale. Beginning like a lullaby, then rising to a mighty cry, this final 'word of the congregation' reconnects with the opening words that already sang of victory over death and darkness. To become one again, to continue the journey. The final tremor of the eternal." Pichon's versatile and precise conducting masterfully presents the original dramatic arc intended by Bach. The intense presence of the Pygmalion choir, a top-tier ensemble, radiates a powerful light throughout the work, driving the drama with collective force. The soloists, equally top-tier, approach the truth of the narrative with the same intensity as the choir. This is a truly outstanding St. John Passion. HARMONIA MUNDI
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