St. Matthew Passion by Bach, J. S., pá 07 dub 2023, Od (2023/2023), Dirigent Thomas Gropper, Residenz, Würzburg, Germany

Johann Sebastian Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" - a pinnacle of our musical history, which forms the drama of the Passion events into a musical-theological whole. When Johann Sebastian Bach performed his "St. Matthew Passion" during Good Friday vespers in Leipzig's St. Thomas Church in 1729, the congregation was overwhelmed. The large instrumentation with soloists, double choir and orchestra, the touching expressiveness surpassed everything previously imaginable. Bach tells the story of Jesus' Passion in a forceful manner. »Between emotionally sung arias and drooling tuba choirs: humanity versus injustice and death. With his Arcis vocalists, Thomas Gropper gains plastic expression, but dispenses with martially blaring confessions. The chorales are allowed to flow in a wonderfully sensual way - this way the mystery of faith can be proclaimed much more effectively.« ("Clear and lyrical" SZ)