Prom 66 (part 2): Bach - St Matthew Passion
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, Donald Macleod presents the Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle in Part 2 of Peter Sellars's semi-staged version of Bach's St Matthew Passion.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Donald Macleod
The Berlin Philharmonic and Simon Rattle live at the 大象传媒 Proms in an innovative staging of Bach's St Matthew Passion, with soloists including Mark Padmore and Christian Gerhaher.
J. S. BACH: St Matthew Passion - Part 1 (staging by Peter Sellars; sung in German)
8.15pm
Interval
8.35pm
J. S. BACH: St Matthew Passion - Part 2
Evangelist ..... Mark Padmore (tenor)
Christus ..... Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Camilla Tilling (soprano)
Magdalena Kozen谩 (mezzo-soprano)
Topi Lehtipuu (tenor)
Eric Owens (bass-baritone)
Choristers from Wells and Winchester Cathedrals
Berlin Radio Choir
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle (conductor)
In the second of their two Proms this season, Sir Simon Rattle conducts his Berlin Philharmonic in Peter Sellars's innovative staging of Bach's St Matthew Passion. While the dramatic St John Passion (heard earlier this season) focusses on the action, the St Matthew is altogether more contemplative - confronting suffering and torture as well as salvation and redemption in some of Bach's most moving music.
A starry line-up of soloists is led by Mark Padmore's Evangelist and German baritone Christian Gerhaher singing the words of Christ.
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Bach: St Matthew Passion
Jeremy Summerly with a recommendation from recordings of Bach's St Matthew Passion
Music Played
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Johann Sebastian Bach
St Matthew Passion (sung in German) Part 2 (i)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach St Matthew Passion (sung in German) Part 2 (ii)
Performer: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
Broadcast
- Sat 6 Sep 2014 20:35大象传媒 Radio 3
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