St. Matthew passion BWV 244 ; oratorio in two parts for soloists, double choir and orchestra = Matthäus-Passion - Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750 ([EMI-Electrola], 1989)
Interpr.: Peter Pears, Evangelist. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jesus. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano arias. Christa Ludwig, contralto arias. Nicolai Gedda, tenor arias. Walter Berry, bass arias, Peter. John Carol Case, Judas. Otakar Kraus, high priest, Pontius Pilate, priest. Heather Harper, maid, Pilate's wife. Helen Watts, maid, witness. Geraint Evans, priest. Wilfred Brown, witness. Philharmonia Choir. Wilhelm Pitz, chorus master. Boys of Hampstead Parish Church Choir. Martindale Sidwell, choirmaster. Philharmonia Orchestra. Otto Klemperer, conductor. - Aufn.: London, Kingsway Hall, 1961. - P-Jahre: 1962 und 1989. - Beih. mit Gesangstext in franz., dt. und engl. Sprache