Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

“St. Matthew Passion”
(Passio Domini Nostri J.C. Secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum)

BWV 244


Event:
Passion to be performed in Good Friday

Composed:
Leipzig, 1729. Revised: Leipzig, late 1740's

1st performance: April 11, 1727 - Leipzig (Earlier Version, possibly as late as Apr 15, 1729)
2nd performance: March 30, 1736 - Leipzig (Later Version)
3rd performance: March 23, 1742 ? - Leipzig (Later Version)
4th performance: April 12, 1743 ? – Leipzig (Later Version)

Text:
Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)
Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte, Teil II (Leipzig, 1729, 2nd ed., 1734)

Biblical Text:
Matthäus 26-27; S. of S. 6:1, Mvt. 30 (36)

Scring:
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; Choir I: SATB; Choir II: SATB
Orchestra: 2 flutes dolce, 2 transverse flutes, oboe, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 oboes da caccia, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, continuo


Soprano: Camilla Tilling
Alto: Magdalena Kožená
Tenor: Topi Lehtipuu (Arien)
Tenor: Mark Padmore (Evangelist)
Bass: Eric Owens (Arien)
Bass: Christian Gerhaher Bariton (Christus)

Rundfunkchor Berlin (Simon Halsey)
Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin (Kai-Uwe Jirka)

Staging: Peter Sellars

Simon Rattle & Berlin Philharmoniker


19th October 2013, Berlin, Germany.