Matthäus-Passion
Johann Sebastian Bach
The colossal St Matthew Passion, both in its form and duration, is a landmark in the choral works of the Cantor of Leipzig.
Dates
Céline Scheen | soprano I
Tereza Zimková | soprano II
Luciana Mancini | alto I
Aneta Petrasová | alto II
Eric Stoklossa | tenor (The Evangeliste)
Jan Petryka | tenor I
Ondřej Holub | tenor II
Matthias Winckhler | bass (Jesus)
Krešimir Stražanac | bass I
Tomáš Šelc | bass II
Collegium 1704 Orchestra & Choir
Václav Luks | direction
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Sung in German, with French/English surtitles
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Approx. running time : 3h10
About
In the interval between the St John Passion and the St Matthew Passion, Bach focused on developing his musical experience and brought a number of innovations to his writing. He increased the breadth of the sound as far as possible by adding a third choir and made the recitative more varied. This masterpiece marked the end of a long series of Passions in the history of music. With a few rare exceptions, all later works were not Passions in the liturgical sense as understood by Bach, but paved the way for the oratorio form.
Production Théâtre des Champs-Élysées