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| Composer | Performer | Title | Genre | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Contentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, dir.; -w- Angela Maria Blasi, Marjana Lipovšek, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Franz Leitner, Robert Holl, Anton Scharinger | Johannes-Passion (St. John's Passion) | Classical, Baroque | Teldec, 1995 | 1685 - 1750; First performed in 1724; First full scale Passion. |
| Orlando de Lasso (also known as Roland de Lassus) | Phillipe Galliard Vocal Ensemble, Phillipe Galliard, dir. | Tristis Est Anima Mea (My Soul is Sad Even Unto Death | Classical, Renaissance | Westminster/Erato | 1532 - 1594; Flemish composer living in Munich, considered to be one of the most important composers of the Renaissance. |
| Heinrich Schütz | Schwaebischer Singkreis, Hans Grischkat dir. | Historia der Auferstehung Jesu Christi ("History of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ", also known as "Easter Oratorio) | Classical, Baroque | Vox, 1963 | 1585 - 1672; Considered to be "the Father of German music"; helped introduce the Baroque style into Germany. |
| anonymous | Schola Antiqua (women's schola), R. John Blackley, dir., Iris Hiskey, cantor, Katharine Edmonds, Imogen Howe, Dora Ohrenstein | Mass for Easter Sunday | Gregorian Chant, 10th Century | Nonesuch, 1978 | Transcriptions from Antiphonale missarum, Laon, MS 239, dating from 930 at the latest. Style dates back to 7th century, making it the earliest existing form of Gregorian chant. |
| Johann Heinrich Buttstedt | Herbert Liedecke | Chorale Preludes on "Christ Lag in Den Todesbanden | Classical, Baroque | Musical Heritage Society | 1666 - 1727; two separate preludes, first played here and second played during outtro |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Taverner Consort and Players, Andrew Parrott, dir. | Christ Lag in Todes Banden | Classical, Baroque | Virgin Classics | A Cantata for Easter Sunday; probably written during Mühlhausen period (1707-8) |
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