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The big plus here is that it's been translated into English. That makes it far more meaningful and dramatic; and they retain enough of the recitative to give you the outline of the story. It's also one of very few 'highlights' versions of the St John Passion, which in full is a long haul. On the minus side, I'm not keen on some of the rather strangulated singing (which unfortunately includes 'the Evangelist', the Narrator part), and since the recording is now 50 years old it's technically not the best. It's one for people looking for a spiritual experience rather than just an aesthetic one, and to whom the meaning is the most important thing.
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