St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, J.S. Bach

Type

Label

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, J.S. Bach

Note

EMI CMS 7 63058 2 (CDM 7 63059 2--CDM 7 63061 2); on container: CDMC 63058 (USA only)Oratorio in 2 parts for soloists, double choir, and orchestraSung in GermanLibretto chiefly by C.F. HenriciCompact discsProgram notes by William Mann in English and French, and Karl Schumann in German, and texts with English and French translations (78 p.) laid in container

Capture and storage technique

analog electrical storage

Configuration of playback channels

stereophonic

Control number

7777630582

Dimensions

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

Groove width pitch

not applicable

Issue number

CMS 7 63058 2 -- EMICDM 7 63059 2 -- EMICDM 7 63060 2 -- EMICDM 7 63061 2 -- EMICDMC 63058 -- EMI

Kind of cutting

not applicable

Kind of disc cylinder or tape

mass produced

Kind of material

plastic with metal

Participant note

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano ; Christa Ludwig, alto ; Peter Pears, Nicolai Gedda, tenors ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Walter Berry, bass ; Philharmonia Orchestra and Choir ; Boys of Hampstead Parish Church Choir ; Otto Klemperer, conductor

Physical Description

3 audio discs (224 min.), digital, stereo., 4 3/4 in.

Special playback characteristics

digital recording

Specific Material Designation

sound disc

Speed

1.4m. per second (discs)

System control number

(Sirsi) 102711(OCoLC)28611615

Tape configuration

not applicable