Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“St. Matthew Passion” <br />(Passio Domini Nostri J.C. Secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum) <br /> <br />BWV 244 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Passion to be performed in Good Friday <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Leipzig, 1729. Revised: Leipzig, late 1740's <br /> <br />1st performance: April 11, 1727 - Leipzig (Earlier Version, possibly as late as Apr 15, 1729) <br />2nd performance: March 30, 1736 - Leipzig (Later Version) <br />3rd performance: March 23, 1742 ? - Leipzig (Later Version) <br />4th performance: April 12, 1743 ? – Leipzig (Later Version) <br /> <br />Text: <br />Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) <br />Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte, Teil II (Leipzig, 1729, 2nd ed., 1734) <br /> <br />Biblical Text: <br />Matthäus 26-27; S. of S. 6:1, Mvt. 30 (36) <br /> <br />Scring: <br />Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; Choir I: SATB; Choir II: SATB <br />Orchestra: 2 flutes dolce, 2 transverse flutes, oboe, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 oboes da caccia, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Soprano: Camilla Tilling <br />Alto: Magdalena Kožená <br />Tenor: Topi Lehtipuu (Arien) <br />Tenor: Mark Padmore (Evangelist) <br />Bass: Eric Owens (Arien) <br />Bass: Christian Gerhaher Bariton (Christus) <br /> <br />Rundfunkchor Berlin (Simon Halsey) <br />Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin (Kai-Uwe Jirka) <br /> <br />Staging: Peter Sellars <br /> <br />Simon Rattle & Berlin Philharmoniker <br /> <br /> <br />19th October 2013, Berlin, Germany.
