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Bach - St Matthew Passion

Another chance to hear the Berlin Philharmonic and Simon Rattle at the 大象传媒 Proms 2014 in Bach's St Matthew Passion, with soloists including Mark Padmore and Christian Gerhaher.

Another chance to hear the Berlin Philharmonic and Simon Rattle at the 大象传媒 Proms 2014 in an innovative staging of Bach's St Matthew Passion, with soloists including Mark Padmore and Christian Gerhaher.

Presented by Donald Macleod at the Royal Albert Hall.

JS BACH: St Matthew Passion (staging by Peter Sellars; sung in German)

Evangelist ..... Mark Padmore (tenor)
Christus ..... Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
Camilla Tilling (soprano)
Magdalena Ko啪en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)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts his Berlin Philharmonic in Peter Sellars's innovative staging of Bach's St Matthew Passion. St Matthew is contemplative 鈥� 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.

2 hours, 59 minutes

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Fri 10 Apr 2020 19:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St Matthew Passion Part Two

    Singer: Mark Padmore. Singer: Christian Gerhaher. Singer: Camilla Tilling. Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Singer: Topi Lehtipuu. Singer: Eric Owens. Choir: Wells Cathedral Choir. Performer: Winchester Cathedral Choir. Choir: Berlin Radio Choir. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St Matthew Passion Part Two

    Singer: Mark Padmore. Singer: Christian Gerhaher. Singer: Camilla Tilling. Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Singer: Topi Lehtipuu. Singer: Eric Owens. Choir: Wells Cathedral Choir. Performer: Winchester Cathedral Choir. Choir: Berlin Radio Choir. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.

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  • Fri 10 Apr 2020 19:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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