Sofi Jeannin Photo: K.Miura, ex agent website www.hazardchase.co.uk
Performed by soloists Anna Leese (soprano), Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo), Henry Choo (tenor), James Ioelu (baritone),
Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir (Music Director Karen Grylls)
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Sofi Jeannin
Th first half sequence begins in the Garden of Gethsemene and takes us through the events of Holy Week.
BACH: St Matthew Passion, excerpts:
Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen; O Schmerz, hier zittert; Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen; O haupt voll Blut und Wunden;
BACH: Sinfonia; Adagio, from Easter Oratorio;
HANDEL: Messiah, excerpts:
Behold the lamb of God; He was despised; Surely he hath borne our griefs; And with his stripes we are healed; All we like sheep have gone astray;
This second half sequence deals with the crucifixion and the resurrection.
BACH: Sonatina, from Cantata No 106, 'Actus Tragicus';
BACH: St John Passion, excerpts
Mein teurer Heiland, lass dich fragen; Ach Herr, lass dein lieb engelein;
BACH: Crucifixus, from Mass in B minor;
HANDEL: I know that my Redeemer liveth, from Messiah;
BACH: Et resurrexit, from Mass in B minor;
HANDEL: Hallelujah Chorus, from Messiah
Recorded by RNZ, Auckland Town Hall, 18 April 2019
Producer: Tim Dodd; Engineer: Adrian Hollay
