Bach - St. John Passion BWV 245 (Masaaki Suzuki, 2000) - 3/12

[iSteven00]

No honestly, I am Dutch so German is basically my second language and I think her German is quite good for an Asian person !

[raboeljabo]

her German is a pain in the ass....just as a German singer singing in Japanese...let´s be fair here folks..

[francello75]

Mr. Suzuki, Thank You!

[dutchmusician1]

A fine rendition of Bach's music, though there are some peculiarities, like the staccato notes in the first strophe of the chorale. If you think some notes are wrong, you should read about the Bach's process of changing the St. John Passion through the years. Most performances in our time in fact present a combination of several versions that's quite different from what was actually heard in Bach's time. And in the 1740s, texts of many arias were changed. The soprano sings the last version.

[aleromans90]

@dutchmusician1 Do you by chance what is the difference between the 1724/25/32 and the 1739 version? Because I know that in 1739 Bach changed a bit the music in numbers 1-10. But I can't understand the differences between the different versions of this aria!!! There should be three versions, this is the 1749 one.

Thanks :)

[Bodirog]

Muy guapa la japonesa!

[8497289]

strange technique, snatching breath and aspirating instead of breathing and engaging from the abdomen

[jstarro59]

This is either a very different version ... or else the evangelist is makeing up the notes!... .. I prefer what bach wrote for the evangelist part.

[alexsteb]

wow her German is great.

[gnosomai]

And she's so gottam cute!

[Rusdie77]

One of the best performance I've ever heard! Thanks for posting!

[RationalEmotive]

Why is it "Ich folge dir gleichfalls, mein Heiland, mit Freuden" instead of "Ich folge dir gleichfalls mit freudigen Schritten"?

[angelchen1111]

Different version

[norcalrobbie2]

@RationalEmotive This is the version of the St. John Passion from the 1740s when Bach seemed to have rewritten some text in the arias.

[MacKay1960]

I have a circa 1971 version of St. John Passion sung in English with Peter Pears as Evangelist. This is beautiful - thanks for posting.

[ahzie99]

Amazing flute duet!

[romanpr1nce]

thank u so much for the subtitles!

[6cuerdas6]

Que maravilla!!!

Cesar Amaro