The choir of kings college, cambridge, is joined by the academy of ancient music and a host of outstanding soloists led by alumnus james gilchrist, conducted by the late sir stephen cleobury. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Bachs st matthew passion berliner philharmoniker recordings. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the gospel of matthew in luthers german translation to music, with chorales and arias. Apr 06, 20 the st matthew passion, also frequently st matthews passion bwv 244, german. Matthew s passion, made twenty years after the first one, in the saitama arts theatre in japan in april 2019 for the bis label. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Matthew passion in naarden, other works by johann sebastian. It is the longest and most elaborate of all works by this baroque master and represents the culmination of his sacred music and. Free matthaus passion bwv 244 johann sebastian bach 1685 1750 mp3 play. St matthew passion bwv 244 johann sebastian bach 1685 1750. Classical music reference recording 91,222 views 3. Matthew passion matthauspassion bwv 244 was recorded in pisa cathedral during the anima mundi festival as part of the monteverdi choir and orchestras 2016 tour. The brandenburg concertos transcribed for piano four hands reger the orchestral suites transcribed for piano four hands reger all the tracks performed by claudio colombo, on yamaha digital pianos.
One of the greatest masterpieces of sacred music, j. James gilchrist evangelist, stephan loges jesus, hannah morrison, zoe brookshaw, charlotte ashley soprano, reginald mobley, eleanor minney alto, hugo hymas tenor, ashley riches, alex ashworth, jonathan sells bass, english baroque soloists, monteverdi choir, trinity boys choir, sir john eliot. Matthew is exceptional for its musical richness and its grand scope. Matthew passion is almost always associated with j. Masaaki suzuki and his bach collegium japan made their first recording of the st matthew passion in march 1999. Matthew passion is the third part of the soli deo gloria collection. Matthew passion had its first performance three years later, on april 11, 1727 in leipzigs st. This is one of the editions that shares the fortunes of both sufficient awareness of textual critique and. Matthew passion was first performed on good friday in 1727 at the st.
For this recording, cleobury conducted the kings choir and the academy of ancient music alongside an outstanding team of soloists led by one of the finest evangelists of our time, james gilchrist. Matthew passion erbarme dich welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece of classical music available every weekday. Johann sebastian bach free download of mp3 classical. A guide to js bachs incredible passion music classic fm. According to john eliot gardiner, there is not a single opera seria of the period that i have studied or conducted to compare with bach s two passions, in terms of the intense human drama and moral. Forthcoming releases include js bach s st matthew passion and the orchestral suites. Passion selon saintmatthieu 1re version 142 sheet music added by fs the 201405. Matthew passion in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, the libretto was written by christian friedrich henrici 1700 1764, aka picander who was the librettist for many of johann sebastian bach s leipzig cantatas and. Mark passion is lost and a fourth, using the text of the gospel of st. Luke, is considered spurious, while the fifth, referred to in bach s obituary, may be a singlechoir version of the st. Matthaus passion, 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. Despite both bach s settings of the passion lasting more than two hours, they were written to be used as part of a lutheran church service he wrote the st john passion, for the good friday vespers service of 1724, and the st matthew passion three years later. Composed in 1727, it is a setting of sections of st matthew s gospel, designed as part of good friday vespers for.
Matthew passion as the congregation streamed into st. Bach s st matthew passion has been released as a new recording on the kings college record label. John eliot gardiners benchmark archiv recording of bach s st matthew passion, which will be reissued on vinyl on 10 april 2020, was recorded back in 1989, a masterstroke that remains a. Conducted by sir john eliot gardiner, the brilliant cast includes james gilchrist as the evangelist and stephan loges as jesus. Subtitles english, german, french, spanish, japanese. The onetoapart option does provide a thoughtprovoking alternative, yet.
Lassus composed four passions of which this is the most elaborate. The two surviving passion settings by bach, those of st john and st matthew, sit within these cycles of cantatas, and share the same elements and structure, just on a much grander scale. Bach, written in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by picander. Bach, j s st matthew passion, bwv244 this page lists all recordings of st matthew passion, bwv244 by johann sebastian bach 16851750. Matthew passion, bwv 244 2020 flac or any other file from music category.
Matthews passion matthauspassion, bwv 244 is a sacred oratorio by j. Choir of kings college, cambridge, academy of ancient. We allow smarturl creators to track who has clicked one of their links. A guide to bachs st matthew passion watch video online. Matthew passion in its full surviving version was first performed, according to current lutheran custom, on good friday. 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. Such listeners can rest assured that the basic suzuki sound burnished winds, flawlessly integrated choral singing, careful handling of the soloists is intact here. Free st matthew passion bwv 244 johann sebastian bach 1685 1750 mp3 play. Matthew passion, bwv 244, will be welcome news to listeners suffering from withdrawal after the conclusion of conductor masaaki suzukis magisterial cycle of the bach cantatas. Matthew passion, bwv 244, byname of the passion according to st. Passion selon saintmatthieu 1re version 142 sheet music. One of bach s two famous sacred oratorios, this amazing piece was first performed on 11 april 1727 in leipzig.
St matthew passion, bwv 244 by johann sebastian bach. Matthewpassionkarajan scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of. Jesus, betrayed by judas, one of his disciples, is put on trial and subjected to an agonisingly slow and. St matthew passion matthauspassion bwv 244 complete. Matthew passion was first performed on good friday, 11 april 1727. The st matthew passion, with its double choir and orchestra, was most likely written for the st. Matthew passion in the 1720s, the passion, as a musical form, had grown to allow orchestra, choirs, and nonscriptural choruses and arias. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Elsie suddaby soprano, kathleen ferrier contralto, eric greene tenor, william herbert, gordon clinton, henry cummings, bruce boyce, william parsons basses. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. When bach had first arrived in leipzig four years earlier to become the kantor of the thomaskirche he had no doubt wowed his employers. Its earliest verified performance was april 11, 1727good fridayat thomaskirche in leipzig. St matthew passion, bwv 244, an album by johann sebastian bach, leonard bernstein, new york philharmonic on spotify.
Matthew passion although johann sebastian bach wrote five passions, of which one is for double chorus, only two works have survived. 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. This is one of the editions that shares the fortunes of both sufficient awareness of textual critique and fidelity and beautiful hand engraving of the highest quality. 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 bach, johann sebastian imslp. It is the longest and most elaborate of all works by this baroque master and represents the culmination of his sacred music and, indeed. St matthew passion by bach with simon rattle digital.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Bach did not number the sections of the st matthew passion but twentiethcentury scholars have done so. For this recording cleobu ry conducted the kings choir and the academy of ancient music alongside an outstanding team of soloists led by one of. Bachs saint matthew passion, written in 1727, is a sacred oratorio based on the passion narrative from the book of saint matthew in the new. Kings college presents a new account of one of sacred musics greatest masterpieces, bach s st. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6. St matthew passion bwv 244 johann sebastian bach 1685 1750 free mp3 download. Johann sebastian bach, painted by elias gottlob haussmann in the mid1740s. Deceptive cadence join tenor ian bostridge, conductor ton koopman and other singers, conductors and scholars for a guided tour of bachs sacred. It had only been six years since the city of trade fairs had adopted the practice later than other lutheran centres of adorning good friday vespers with a musicked. Good friday 1727 in leipzig was a particularly good good friday, thanks to the performance of bach s st matthew passion, which he composed that year. Thomas church while it had two organ lofts, although bach later also produced a version where the continuo instrument of the second choir was a harpsichord instead of organ, so that a performance in st. St matthew passion albums channel classics nativedsd music. Matthauspassion bwv 244 conducted by otto klemperer.
The bach werkeverzeichnis bwv, bach works catalog divides the work into 78 numbers vocal movements, while the neue bach ausgabe nba, new bach edition divides the piece into 68 movements. Kings college presents a new account of one of s acred music s greatest masterpieces, the bach st matthew passion, recorded before sir stephen cleoburys untimely death on 22 november 2019. Founded in 1921, the netherlands bach society is the oldest early music ensemble in the netherlands, and possibly in the whole world. Twenty years later, in april 2019, it was time once again, as the singers and players gathered in the concert hall of the saitama arts theater in japan. Matthews passion, bwv 244 download free sheet music. Bach st john passion bwv 245 van veldhoven netherlands bach society tchaikovsky. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. On this weeks prairie performances, friday night at 7 pm on willfm 90. In the 201415 season, aam continues its commitment to reaching the widest possible audience with series in london and cambridge, extensive uk touring, and foreign appearances in belgium, canada, the united states, germany, spain, russia, and the netherlands. Matthew passion, bwv 244, passion music by johann sebastian bach. Thomass, leipzig for vespers on good friday of 1727, their expectations were high.
Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Yet along with the musicians, its artistic director jos van veldhoven is still continually in search of contemporary ways of presenting this music, whether it be the traditional performances of the st. Bach s st matthew passion, in a new recording by sir stephen cleobury with the academy of ancient music. However, as it happens, paul mccreesh sees this option as a flexible way of enhancing the rich expressive possibilities of the st matthew, a means to a somewhat greater end, thankfully, than joining the band of zealots who seek world domination in bach vocal performance. Matthauspassion st matthew passion bwv 244, instrumental version. Composed in 1727, it is a setting of sections of st matthews gospel, designed as part of good friday vespers for. But even by the standard of the baroque passion, the passion according to st. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Jeremy summerly with a personal recommendation from recordings of bach s st matthew passion. Matthew passion, recorded before sir stephen cleoburys untimely death in november 2019. St matthew passion by bach, johann sebastian, gardiner, sir john eliot, london oratory junior choir, monteverdi choir, rolfe johnson, anthony, schmidt, andreas, bonney, barbara, monoyios, ann from amazons classical music store. St matthew passion recording is released kings college. A great opportunity to revisit the work, as in the elapsed time, the conductor and his orchestra have nearly completely recorded bach s choral music.
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