Bernstein Century: St. Matthew Passion
Engineer: Stephen SaperPhotography: Don Hunstein
Producer: Arthur M. Fierro
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Disc1
| 1 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 1 “Come, ye daughters” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 7:45 |
| 2 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 2 “When Jesus had finished” (recitative: Evangelist, Jesus) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:58 |
| 3 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 3 “O blessed Jesu” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:19 |
| 4 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 4 “Then assembled the chief priests” (recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:32 |
| 5 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 5 “Not upon the feast” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:13 |
| 6 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 13 “Now on the first day” (recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:15 |
| 7 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 14 “Where wilt thou” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:17 |
| 8 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 15 “He said: Go ye into the city” (recitative: Evangelist, Jesus) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:53 |
| 9 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 15 “Lord, is it I?” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:10 |
| 10 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 16 “’Tis I who should be sharing” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:17 |
| 11 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 17 “He answered them, and said” (recitative: Evangelist, Jesus) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:52 |
| 12 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 18 “Although my heart and eyes o’erflow” (accompanied recitative: soprano) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:43 |
| 13 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 19 “Lord, to Thee my heart I proffer” (aria: soprano) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:25 |
| 14 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 20 “And when they had sung” (recitative: Evangelist, Jesus) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:23 |
| 15 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 21 “Acknowledge me, my Keeper” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:40 |
| 16 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 22 “Then answered Peter” (recitative: Evangelist, Peter, Jesus) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:27 |
| 17 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 23 “Near thee I would be staying” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:53 |
| 18 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 24 “Then cometh Jesus with them” (recitative: Evangelist, Jesus) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:00 |
| 19 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 25 “O grief, how throbs” (accompanied recitative: tenor) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:07 |
| 20 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 26 “I would beside my Lord be watching” (aria: tenor) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 5:06 |
| 21 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 27 “And he went a little farther” (recitative: Evangelist, Jesus) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:01 |
| 22 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 28 “The Saviour, low before his Father bending” (accompanied recitative: bass) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:32 |
| 23 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 29 “Gladly would I be enduring” (aria: bass) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4:29 |
| 24 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 30 “And He came to his disciples” (recitative: Evangelist, Jesus) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:43 |
| 25 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 31 “The will of God be always done” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:36 |
| 26 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 32 “And He came again” (recitative: Evangelist, Jesus, Judas) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:01 |
| 27 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 33 “Behold, my Saviour now is taken” (duet: soprano and alto) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4:49 |
| 28 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 34 “And behold, one of them” (Recitative: Evangelist, Jesus) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:51 |
| 29 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part I, no. 35 “O Man, bewail thy grievous sin!” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 8:41 |
| 30 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 36 “Ah! Now is my Saviour gone.” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4:06 |
| 31 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 37 “And they that laid hold on Jesus” (recitative: Evangelist, 1st and 2nd maids, Peter) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:20 |
| 32 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 46 “Truly, thou also art one of them” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:10 |
| 33 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 46 “And then did he begin to curse and to swear” (recitative: Evangelist, Peter) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:30 |
Disc2
| 1 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 47 “Have pity, Lord, on me” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 6:37 |
| 2 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 53 “Whate’er may vex or grieve thee” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:50 |
| 3 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 54 “Now at that feast” (recitative: Evangelist, Pilate) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:48 |
| 4 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 54 “Barabbas!” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:00 |
| 5 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 54 “Then Pilate said to them” (recitative: Evangelist, Pilate) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:16 |
| 6 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 54 “Let him be crucified” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:21 |
| 7 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 56 “The governor answered” (recitative: Evangelist, Pilate) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:14 |
| 8 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 57 “To all men Jesu good hath done” (accompanied recitative: soprano) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:30 |
| 9 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 58 “In love my Saviour now is dying” (aria: soprano) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 5:29 |
| 10 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 59 “But they cried out the more” (recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:00 |
| 11 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 59 “Let him be crucified” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:20 |
| 12 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 59 “Then released he Barabbas” (recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:27 |
| 13 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 60 “O gracious God” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:39 |
| 14 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 62 “And then did the soldiers of the governor” (recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:39 |
| 15 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 62 “We hail Thee, King of the Jews” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:10 |
| 16 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 62 “And then they spat on Him” (recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:19 |
| 17 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 63 “O Thou, with hate surrounded” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:28 |
| 18 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 64 “And after they had mocked Him” (recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:24 |
| 19 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 69 “Ah, Golgotha!” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:34 |
| 20 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 70 “Look ye, Jesu waiting stands” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:11 |
| 21 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 71 “Now from the sixth hour” (recitative: Evangelist, Jesus) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:26 |
| 22 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 71 “He calleth for Elijah” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:00 |
| 23 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 71 “And straightaway one of them ran” (recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:16 |
| 24 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 71 “Wait, and see if Elijah cometh to save Him” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:00 |
| 25 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 71 “And again Jesus cried aloud” (recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:28 |
| 26 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 72 “When I too am departing” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:23 |
| 27 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 73 “And then, behold, the veil of the temple” (accompanied recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:22 |
| 28 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 73 “Truly, this was the Son of God” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:29 |
| 29 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 73 “At eventide there came a rich man” (recitative: Evangelist) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 0:43 |
| 30 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 74 “At evening, hour of calm and peace” (accompanied recitative: bass) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:21 |
| 31 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 75 “Make thee clean, my heart, from sin” (aria: bass) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 7:08 |
| 32 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 77 “And now the Lord to rest is laid” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:53 |
| 33 | The Passion of Our Lord According to St. Matthew, BWV 244: Part II, no. 78 “In deepest grief, here sit we weeping” | Johann Sebastian Bach | 9:17 |
| 34 | Leonard Bernstein discusses the material and dramatic structure of the St. Matthew Passion | Leonard Bernstein | 16:16 |