Franz Liszt's second oratorio "Christus", for which he himself compiled the biblical passages as the basis for the text, is still rarely...

With the first recording of Georg Anton Kreusser’s Passion oratorio “The Death of Jesus”, the Mainz Cathedral Choir of St...

Johann Sebastian Bach performs his St John Passion for the first time on Good Friday 1724. Thomaskantor Andreas Reize is now releasing the...

Bach’s St Matthew Passion is indisputably one of the highlights among vocal music. With a streamlined choir and double soloist cast, this...

Famous for his performances of the Evangelist in Bach’s oratorios and passions, the highly regarded Bach-expert Peter Schreier has also...

Just in time for the 100^th anniversary of his death, Gustav Schreck (1849–1918) is finally given the attention he deserves....

In “heavenly beautiful tones,” the Kammerchor Saarbrücken, under the direction of Georg Grün, offers a performance of...

With Dresden Passion Norbert Schuster presents a remarkable dramatic sequence of music – a sound palette which places the...

“The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross” and the “Trois Pièces Pour Grand Orgue” represent the...

Bach and his musical environment are at the heart of this CD with the Knabenchor Hannover. Its title, Actus tragicus, gives pride of place...