Proms 2017 - Bach: St John Passion [John Butt, Dunedin Consort]

John Butt leads the Dunedin Consort in a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's sacred oratorio St John Passion. Featuring tenor Nicholas Mulroy as the Evangelist, bass Matthew Brook as Jesus, soprano Sophie Bevan, countertenor Tim Mead, tenor Andrew Tortise, and bass-baritone Konstantin Wolff as soloists. In addition to the ensemble performing on period instruments, further elements of both authenticity and intimacy were added by inserting other music used in the Leipzig Good Friday service that Bach himself would have heard and by inviting the audience to sing the responsory portions of the chorales that bookend the Passion. Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on August 20th 2017 as Prom 49.