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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ According to the Evangelist Matthew (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244

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Title Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ According to the Evangelist Matthew (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244

Description Text von Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)
Creator Text von Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)
Date March 30, 1993

Grosser Musikvereinsaal
Vienna, Austria
Contributor Bach-Orchester des Gewandhauses zu Leipzig
Christian Funke, artistic director
Chor des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks Leipzig
Gert Frischmuth, artistic director
Wiener Sängerknaben
Peter Marschik, artistic director
Peter Schreier, director, tenor (Evangelist)
Andreas Schmidt, baritone (Jesus)
Sylvia McNair, soprano
Cornelia Kallisch, mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley, tenor (arias)
Robert Holl, bass (arias)

Solisten aus dem Chor
Frank Burkhardt, bass (Judas)
Reinhard Decker, bass (Pilate)
Hanns-Jürgen Ander-Donath, bass (high priest)
Siegfried Müller, bass (high priest)
Hans-Joachim Ribbe, bass (Peter)
Johanna Schneiderheinze, alto (witness)
Ekkehard Wagner, tenor (witness)
Kerstin Klein, soprano (maid)
Christiane Schwarz, soprano (maid)
Dorothea Schmidt, soprano
Type Oratorio concert

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Text von Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander), “Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ According to the Evangelist Matthew (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244,” Cook Music Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/cookmusiclibrary/items/show/1113.