Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. Belgian conductor philippe herreweghe concurrently studied medicine and psychiatry at the university of ghent, in addition to studying piano with marcel gazelle at the conservatory in ghent. St matthew passion matthauspassion bwv 244 herreweghe. Matthew passion in alice tully hall at lincoln center. An intercative journey to the birth of saint matthew passion. Whether or not they are an enthusiast of classical music, practically everyone in. With peter sellars, anna enquist, emio greco, simon halsey. Given the epic nature of the work itself and the challenges that it represents, its only fair to ask if harmonia mundi was justified, 15 years later, in allowing herreweghe to rerecord the st.
Bach, philippe herreweghe from amazons classical music store. Matthew passion collegium vocale gent herreweghe by ian bostridge, andreas scholl, werner gura, dietrich henschel, sybilla rubens, franz josef selig, j. The traditionalist john eliot gardiner to say that gardiner knows his bach would be an enormous understatement. Matthew passion herreweghe, collegium vocale gent by johann sebastian bach from amazons classical music store. We have 12 matthaus passion music torrents for you. Matthew passion is a work very different in character from its extant predecessor, the st. A labyrinthine narrative in which people relate their special relationship with the music of bach, with pieter jan leusinks bach choir and orchestra providing the score and a group of homeless people serving as their audience. Whats the best recording of bachs monumental choral work, the st matthew passion.
Collegium vocale gent, johann sebastian bach, philippe herreweghe, ian bostridge, andreas scholl, sibylla rubens, franzjosef selig, werner gura, dietrich henschel bach. Composed in 1727, it is a setting of sections of st matthews gospel, designed as part of good friday vespers for. St matthew passion matthauspassion bwv 244 herreweghe by. Bachs day, in leipzig, the musical event of the season came on good friday, when parishioners could hear the passion story told in music. This monumental st matthew passion is hailed as the greatest setting of the passion story in western music, but surprisingly it was not until almost 100 years after its premiere that bachs music got the recognition it deserved.
Mark passion is lost and a fourth, using the text of the gospel of st. Track list by johann sebastian bach mattheus passion. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Matthew passiona privilege accorded few other conductors in a lifetime karl richter was one. High definition music the worlds greatestsounding music downloads the worlds greatestsounding music downloads. Ramon gielings classical music documentary or documentary, as he might have it certainly reflects the artistry of its creator, an acclaimed dutch filmmaker and visual artist, in its allusive, beautifully composed imagery and narrative or nonnarrative choices. But when putting together their lists, their proenglishanglo bias.
The most recent studies show that the first performance of the st matthew passion took place in 1727 on 11 april in the church of st thomass in leipzig. Find out more about the best versions, and listen and download your. It is the largest single composition bach ever wrote, both in terms of length and in terms of instrumental and vocal forces. Notable recordings of johann sebastian bachs st matthew passion matthauspassion are shown below in a sortable table the selection is taken from the 253 recordings listed on bachcantatas as of 2015, beginning with a recording from 1939 by a symphony orchestra and choir to match. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. But when putting together their lists, their proenglishanglo bias shows. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. This was the st matthew passion the passion according to saint matthew, bwv 244, which was performed at least four times but each time in a different version in 1727, 1729,1736 and 1744. Herreweghe is an eminent conductor, particularly of baroque choral music, but his full repertoire extends to romantic symphonic music. Challenge records international matthaus passion dvd ton. Gott as indeed does andreas scholl in philippe herreweghes version. Johann sebastian bach matthauspassion bwv 244 lyrics. Bach composed five passion settings, of which those based on the gospels of st. The spirit of turtle offers hybrid sacds and highresolution downloads up to dsd and 352.
The st matthew passion performed by the netherlands bach society for all of bach. Matthew passion, bwv 244 cd 1 part one anointing in bethany 01. Ton koopman decided after the first recording at erato more than 10 years ago to record this masterpiece once again and consequently to put his experience with. I also love the herreweghe recordings, both the 1984 and even more so. Matthauspassion bostridge, selig, herreweghe, et al. Mar 03, 2018 bwv244 matthaus passion philippe herreweghe 1998. Philippe herreweghe was born in ghent, where he studied at the university while training as a pianist with marcel gazelle. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the gospel of matthew in the luther bible to music, with interspersed chorales and arias. Matthauspassion bwv 244 conducted by philippe herreweghe. Matthew passion at the lincoln center by stephen raskauskas, 02 april 2012 on saturday, philippe herreweghe conducted the seasons most solemn yet spectacular oratorio concert in new york a performance of j. Oct 19, 20 johann sebastian bach st matthew passion, bwv 244. In philipe herreweghes own first recording of this work with his collegium vocale gent in 1987, he adopted this morecommonly performed versionand as carefully explained in the liner notesalso chose to use a female alto soloist for subjective reasons of timbre and expressive qualities. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Matthew passion was first performed on good friday in 1727 at the st.
Kommt, ihr tochter, helft mir klagen chorus iii with chorale. He led his ensemble on an international bach cantata pilgrimage through 50 cities including new. Luke, is considered spurious, while the fifth, referred to in bachs obituary, may be a singlechoir version of the st. May 28, 2015 erbarme dich matthaus passion stories is an art film, in both senses of the term. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Matthauspassion, bwv 244, is a passion, a sacred oratorio written by johann sebastian bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by picander. Matthew can still overwhelm audiences today is without a doubt. St matthew passion by bach with simon rattle digital.
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