Recorded before Sir Stephen Cleobury’s untimely passing in November 2019, King’s College presents a new account of one of the greatest masterpieces in sacred music, Bach’s St Matthew Passion.

For this recording Cleobury led the King’s Choir and the Academy of Ancient Music alongside some of the finest British singers performing today, led by one of the finest Evangelists of our time, James Gilchrist. The album is accompanied by a booklet with over 60 pages of texts and photographs, including a full translation by Michael Marissen and a specially-commissioned essay by John Butt.

Sir Stephen CleoburyJames Gilchrist, Matthew Rose, Sophie BevanDavid Allsopp, Mark le Brocq, William GauntChoir of King’s College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music