Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
To speak of the St. Matthew Passion is also to speak of the recovery of early music; after Bach’s death the work was forgotten. At that time, religious music of the Lutheran environment had a practical purpose and it was difficult for the works to resonate with audiences outside the churches.
To commemorate that February 1921, the Orfeó Català together with guest soloists from the Berliner Philharmoniker and the musicians of the Franz Schubert Filharmonia again represent the Passion at the Palau de la Música Catalana.
* This recording is a production of CCMA SA.
REPERTOIRE
J.S. Bach: St. Matthew’s Passion, BWV 244
PERFORMERS
James Gilchrist, Evangelist
Josep-Ramon Olivé, Jesus
Marta Mathéu, soprano
Alex Potter, countertenor
Ilker Arcayürek, tenor
Andreas Wolff, bass
Juan de la Rubia, organ
Joan Seguí, organ
Orfeó Català
Cor Infantil de l’Orfeó Català
Berliner Barock Solisten/Members of Berliner Philharmoniker
Franz Schubert Filharmonia
Simon Halsey, conductor
