20% Off Easter Recordings

For many years Easter, like Christmas, has inspired composers to create some of the great masterpieces of classical music. Although you may immediately think of choral music there is some beautiful instrumental music written for this festival too.

From intimate chamber music such as Haydn's Seven Last Words or Biber's astonishingly powerful Mystery Sonatas to powerful symphonic statements such as Mahler's expansive 'Resurrection' Symphony and Haydn's Symphony No. 26, 'Lamentatione', instrumental music has an important role in Easter. For a more contemporary view listen to Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Camerata Bern's recording of Frank Martin's Polyptyque, a work inspired by six scenes from the Passion of Christ painted by Duccio di Buoninsegna around 1310. If you prefer choral music discover Passions and Oratorios by J.S. Bach, Pergolesi's Stabat mater and Handel's Messiah from distinguished ensembles including Dunedin Consort, Collegium Vocale Gent, Vox Luminis, Retrospect Ensemble and Le Concert Spirituel.

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Here is the complete list of included recordings:

• J.S. Bach: Matthew Passion (Final performing version, c. 1742) by Dunedin Consort & John Butt
• Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' by Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra 
• Haydn 2032, Vol. 6: Lamentatione by Giovanni Antonini & Kammerorchester Basel
• Mozart: Requiem by Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Sir Charles Mackerras
• Pergolesi: Stabat Mater by Sandrine Piau, Christopher Lowrey, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset
• Time & Eternity by Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Camerata Bern
• Kantaten by Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier
• Handel: Messiah (Dublin Version, 1742) by Dunedin Consort & John Butt
• The Seven Last Words by Fitzwilliam String Quartet
• J.S. Bach: Easter and Ascension Oratorios by Retrospect Ensemble & Matthew Halls
• Bach: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245 by Philippe Herreweghe & Collegium Vocale Gent
• Alpha & Omega by Cappella Nova
• Mass and Vespers for the Feast of Holy Innocents by The American Boychoir
• Allegri & Monteverdi: Anamorfosi by Le Poème Harmonique
• Bach: Actus Tragicus (Cantatas BWV 106, 150, 131, 12) by Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier
• Biber: The Mystery Sonatas by Boston Baroque
• J.S. Bach: John Passion, Reconstruction of Bach's Passion Liturgy by Dunedin Consort & John Butt
• Haydn 2032, Vol. 1: La Passione by Giovanni Antonini & Il Giardino Armonico
• Vivaldi: Gloria & Magnificat by Hervé Niquet & Le Concert Spirituel
• La Passione by Barbara Hannigan & Ludwig Orchestra