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| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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TokyoBach’s Matthäus-Passion Conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo; Ton Koopman; Tilman Lichdi; Maki Mori; Maarten Engeltjes; Klaus Mertens
GatesheadBach’s St Matthew Passion
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Royal Northern Sinfonia; Dinis Sousa; Nick Pritchard; Florian Störtz; Hilary Cronin; Jone Martínez
DortmundSir Simon Rattle – Bach Matthäus-Passion
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra; Florian Helgath; Miriam Feuersinger; Magdalena Kožená; Reinoud Van Mechelen; Roderick Williams
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Emelyanychev leads the SCO in Bach’s St Matthew Passion
An autumn St Matthew Passion in Edinburgh underplays the drama and wallows in the reverence.
Bach to basics: The AAM performs the St Matthew Passion
A claim was made not to authenticity, but merely to “a chance to hear the work anew”.
Immersive Bach: St Matthew Passion at Deutsche Oper Berlin
Benedikt von Peter's new staging of Bach's St Matthew Passion premieres at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, under Alessandro De Marchi. But despite the good synergy between director and conductor and a first-rate vocal ensemble, the production falls somewhat flat.
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NaardenBach's St Matthew Passion
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Jos van Veldhoven; Nederlandse Bachvereniging; Kampen Boys Choir; Benjamin Hulett; Andreas Wolf
NaardenBach’s St Matthew Passion
Bach: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Masaaki Suzuki; Nicholas Mulroy; Stephan MacLeod; Miku Yasukawa; Alison Lau
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