“A lifelong construction site” was his Johannes passion for Johann Sebastian Bach, as the booklet text aptly puts it. In contrast to the big sister, the St. Matthew Passion, which was written in one cast and also appears to be so, Bach repeatedly changed and added parts here, but never found a final version. Above all, the parts created earlier have their charm: less subtle in tone, but more spontaneous, angular, more intimate. In the second version, created in 1725, these characteristics are particularly noticeable in the opinion of the ensemble: “In its more intimate tone, the second version of the St. John Passion seemed ideal for a recording that is controlled without a conductor from the inner workings of the musical lines, from listening to each other, giving and taking spontaneous ideas. ”The Wunderkammer once again lives up to its name and still finds something unheard of with Bach.

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Isabel Schicketanz ⋅ Sopran / soprano
Stefan Kunath ⋅ Alt / alto
Florian Sievers ⋅ Tenor / tenor
Tobias Mäthger ⋅ Tenor / tenor
(CD 1 Tr. 1 & CD 2 Tr. 9,11,17)
Martin Schicketanz ⋅ Baß / basso

WUNDERKAMMER
Johanna Bartz, Ulrike Ködding ⋅ Traverso / traverso
Markus Müller, Luise Haugk ⋅ Oboe / oboe
Andreas Pfaff, Tristan Braun ⋅ Violine / violin
Christian Rothe ⋅ Viola / viola
Sarah Perl ⋅ Viola da Gamba / viola da gamba
Martin Seemann ⋅ Violoncello / cello
Niklas Trüstedt ⋅ Violone / bass viol
Mira Lange ⋅ Cembalo / harpsichord
Peter Uehling ⋅ Orgel / organ