For a great number of musicians today, all roads lead to Bach. It doesn’t seem to matter what their own area of specialisation is. Bach is a spiritual leader, an explorer and an intellectual giant ...

Yes. The reason Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, divides the first and second choirs is not simply to "increase the number of people," but to construct the work itself three-dimensionally using a ...

Bach’s mighty St Matthew Passion is his longest and most elaborate work, composed for two choirs, two orchestras, children’s choir and a total of 13(!) vocal soloists. This musical masterpiece of ...

Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his St. Matthew Passion for a single purpose—to present the biblical passion story, in music, at Good Friday vesper services. Bach's Passion continues to move audiences ...

St Matthew Passion, Barbican, London — ‘Bach’s music speaks across cultures and religions’ on x (opens in a new window) St Matthew Passion, Barbican, London — ‘Bach’s music speaks across cultures and ...

A man of the church, not the theater, Bach did not write for dance. But dance was at his core. His instrumental suites, partitas and concertos, made of dance forms, can include some of the most ...

One of Bach's two famous sacred oratorios, this amazing piece was first performed on 11 April 1727 in Leipzig. Good Friday 1727 in Leipzig was a particularly good Good Friday, thanks to the ...

This handsomely presented recording has a particular claim on our attention. The St Matthew Passion that Bach first performed on Good Friday 1727 was different in a few major respects, and many small ...