Episode 936. On Monday and Tuesday, Bach Ad Infinitum concludes the Passiontide with something special: the Judas Passion by Egon Kracht from 2010.
In the tradition of J.S. Bach, double bass player and composer Egon Kracht performed the Judas Passion in 2010: a new Passion based on the Gospel of Judas Iscariot, which was rediscovered in 2005.
The Judas Passion’s libretto is by the recently deceased Dutch cabaret artist, painter and text and songwriter Jeroen van Merwijk.
1. Judas Passion – Egon Kracht & The Troupe, Part 1
-1. Ooit is alles over
-2. Utrecht in New York
-3. Alles is wat het moet zijn
-4. Wat is
-5. Mij wacht
-6. De zin die niet bestond
-7. Hij is de zoon van God
-8. Doe de daad
-9. Niet je pijn
Soloists: Frans van Deursen – Judas, Maarten Engeltjes – Jesus
Choir: Elisa Roep – Soprano (Devil/Narrator). Nicoline Bovens – Mezzosoprano (God/Woman/Narrator). Wouter Braaf – Tenor (High Priest/Narrator). Holgerd Vachlis – Baritone (High Priest/Narrator)
Orchestra: Egon Kracht & the Troupe
Music: Egon Kracht
Libretto: Jeroen van Merwijk
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
2. Harp Partita, BWV 1006A
– Praeludium
Jacob Lindberg, lute
(CD Bach Edition Lute Works BWV 998-1000)
3. Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
-1 Allegro
-2 Adagio
-3 Allegro assai
Janine Jansen, violin. Boris Brovtsyn, violin. Nimrod Guez, viola. Maarten Jansen, cello. Rick Stotijn, double bass. Jan Jansen, harpsichord.
(CD Bach Concertos CD1)
Photo Egon Kracht: © Sanne Schouwink
