Bach matthaus passion 1999 classical ape 1411 kbps 44100 hz stereo 620 mb when bach composed his passion according to saint matthew for the church of st thomas in leipzig, he clearly had in mind a vast architectural structure in music, not only in its rhetorical organisation, but also in the disposition at different levels of the sources of the sound two choruses, two. Matthew passion is a recording worthy of more recognition the kind of great recognition it got nearly two decades ago. Matthew passion, bwv244 oratorio in three parts for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra matthaus passion, bwv 244 oratorium in drei teilen. In the biblical text, vocal soloists portray jesus, pilate, other individual characters, and matthew the evangelist, delivering. In the biblical text, vocal soloists portray jesus, pilate, other individual characters, and matthew the evangelist, delivering their narration and speeches as recitative. Widely regarded as one of the greatest champions of culture, philippe herreweghe has brought a dignity and integrity to the arts that seems timeless. Soprano 1 kommt ihr tochter in ripieno 1 kommt ihr tochter chorus i 1 kommt ihr tochter chorus ii. Christoph pregardien, tenor tobias berndt, baritono dorothee mields, soprano hana blazikov. Matthew passiona privilege accorded few other conductors in a lifetime karl richter was one. Matthaus passion bwv 244 conducted by philippe herreweghe. Oct 19, 20 johann sebastian bach st matthew passion, bwv 244. Matteus passio libretto matteuspassio bwv 244, saks.
This is the 2ry one in a series of publications of mattheus passion performances. Christoph pregardien, collegium vocale gent, philipp herreweghe. Belgian conductor, born may 2, 1947, principally known as conductor of johann sebastian bach. The spirit of turtle offers hybrid sacds and highresolution downloads up to dsd and 352. Notes on johann sebastian bachs matthauspassion marcel e. Johann sebastian bach 16851750 matthaus passion pasion segun san mateo, bwv 244 interpretes. Matthaus passion pasion segun san mateo, bwv 244 a bach passion in november. Clearly the composer fully realized that with this work he would create an unanticipated turn in the history of music. Johns passion 1987 recording philippe herreweghe on allmusic. Matthew passion a privilege accorded few other conductors in a lifetime karl richter was one. You will get a bit more detail if you go to the harmonia mundi website and find this recording under herreweghe s listing. I dont know where the other parts are, but you may have to dig deeper. Text, translation and musical notes on the occasion of the centenary of the first performance of the st matthew passion in aberdeen in 1912, peter parfitt, musical director of aberdeen bach choir, has prepared a musical commentary on the work with the text in german and translation into english. The 2002 recording is not only his second version, but also bachs.
Herreweghe assumed the post of music director of the flanders philharmonic orchestra in 1997, and from 2002 has served as its principal conductor. 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. The answer, on hearing this new version, must be yes. On good friday, april 11th, 1727 during vespers in the thomaskirche in leipzig, johan sebastian bachs matthaus passion was heard for the first time. The traditionalist john eliot gardiner to say that gardiner knows his bach would be an enormous understatement. Sibylla rubens soprano, andreas scholl alto, mark padmore tenor, sebastian noack bass, ian bostridge evangelist, franzjosef selig christus, andreas scholl countertenor, werner gura tenor, dietrich henschel baritone, collegium vocale gent, philippe herreweghe. Ijs 1 key d dorian mode movementssections movtssecs. Hi annie, every recording i listed in my post above has a good libretto. This is one of the editions that shares the fortunes of both sufficient awareness of textual critique and. Matthew passion combines freely composed poetry and hymn verses with chapters 26 and 27 of the gospel according to matthew.
Matthauspassion, a classical music album by collegium vocale gent philippe herreweghe ian bostridge franzjosef selig sibylla rubens andreas scholl werner gura dietrich henschel. 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. Since 2009, philippe herreweghe and collegium vocale gent have been actively working on the development of a large europeanlevel symphonic choir, at the invitation of the prestigious accademia chigiana in siena and from 2011 with the support of the european unions cultural programme. Matthauspassion, bwv 244 bach, johann sebastian imslp. Matthew passion is a work very different in character from its extant predecessor, the st. Matthew passion in alice tully hall at lincoln center. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the gospel of matthew in the luther bible to music, with interspersed chorales and arias. Felix mendelssohn bartholdy up to the present day there has scarcely been a work in the history of music which has fascinated listeners and performers more than bachs st matthew passion. Da hub er an, sich zu verfluchen evangelist, petrus. 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. Baroque music, oratorio, christian liturgical music.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Nonetheless, herreweghes second matthauspassion remains a viable contender in what is becoming a surprisingly crowded field. 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. Petrus aber sass draussen im palast evangelist, swei magde, petrus chor. Philippe herreweghe on harmonia mundi has recorded the st. Released 16 november 1999 on harmonia mundi catalog no.
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. 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. Apr 03, 2015 philippe herreweghe on harmonia mundi has recorded the st. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music at the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Bachs st matthew passion berliner philharmoniker recordings. Matthauspassion bwv 244 conducted by philippe herreweghe. Herreweghe conveys the passion story in all its agony and glory, but with perhaps a bit more of the latter than of the former.
Matthew passion was first performed on good friday in 1727 at the st. Durieux helft gott, ihr herren, es ist, als ob man in einer oper sei. Bwv 244 matthaus passion 27 so ist mein jesus nun gefangen. St matthew passion matthauspassion bwv 244 herreweghe.
St matthew passion by bach with simon rattle digital. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. He led his ensemble on an international bach cantata pilgrimage through 50 cities including new. Subtitles english, german, french, spanish, japanese. Johann sebastian bach bwv 244 matthaus passion 27 so ist. Johann sebastian bach bwv 244 matthaus passion 35 geduld.
Matthaus in 1998 released 1999, which is nowhere near as good as this version and which, unlike this version, has been in print. Matthew passion herreweghe, collegium vocale gent by johann sebastian bach from amazons classical music store. Matthauspassion bostridge, selig, herreweghe, et al. Erbarme dich matthaus passion stories 2015 rotten tomatoes. Notes on johann sebastians matthauspassion in epub, pdf.
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