Awe-inspiring in its complexity, universal in its appeal, Bach's St. Matthew Passion is considered by many to be the single greatest masterpiece of western sacred music, a profoundly moving depiction ...

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‘We recognised that there was no way in which the St Matthew Passion could be treated as an opera.’ Thus Jonathan Miller writes in the programme to his staging of Bach’s masterpiece: this is his ...

On April 11, 1727, Johann Sebastian Bach's ST. MATTHEW PASSION was performed for the first time. It was at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig Germany. Today's Beautiful Music is a complete performance of ...

There is a reason that you rarely see professional ensembles outside of big cities like Chicago and New York perform Bach's behemoth St. Matthew Passion. It's a tremendous lift that calls for a double ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Jaap van Zweden is not known for Bach. But the “St. Matthew Passion” made for one of his finest New York Philharmonic concerts this ...