Only the text of the St Mark Passion survives from the first performance on Good Friday 1731. Ton Koopman has followed the musical clues it suggests and Bach's own ways of working to prepare a new performing edition.
Christoph Pregardien (tenor), Peter Kooy (baritone), Johannette Zomer (soprano), Bernhard Landauer (alto), Jorg Durmuller (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass), Salisbury Cathedral Choir, Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra, conductor Ton Koopman
Bach, reconstr Koopman St Mark Passion
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