St Matthew Passion

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St Matthew Passion is a monumental sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach that dramatizes the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew, renowned for its emotional depth, complex choral writing, and profound spiritual impact.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Passion setting ⓘ
oratorio ⓘ
sacred music work ⓘ
basedOn Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
catalogNumber BWV 244 ⓘ
characteristic complex choral writing ⓘ
double-chorus structure ⓘ
profound emotional depth ⓘ
closingChorus Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
contains arias ⓘ
chorales ⓘ
choruses ⓘ
recitatives ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
firstPerformanceApproximateDate Good Friday 1727 ⓘ
firstPerformanceCity Leipzig ⓘ
firstPerformanceCountry Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Thomaskirche, Leipzig ⓘ
genre liturgical music ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ
influenced Western sacred music ⓘ
key E minor (overall) ⓘ
language German ⓘ
librettist Christian Friedrich Henrici ⓘ
librettistPseudonym Picander ⓘ
liturgicalUse Good Friday Vespers ⓘ
notableChorale O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden ⓘ
notableRevivalCity Berlin ⓘ
notableRevivalConductor Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
notableRevivalYear 1829 ⓘ
numberOfMovements 68 ⓘ
openingMovement Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
religiousTradition Lutheran ⓘ
revisedVersionDate 1736 ⓘ
scoring boys’ choir ⓘ
two choirs ⓘ
two orchestras ⓘ
vocal soloists ⓘ
structure two parts ⓘ
subject Passion of Christ ⓘ
textSource Martin Luther’s German Bible translation ⓘ
titleInGerman Matthäus-Passion ⓘ
linked to: St Matthew Passion
vocalSoloistRole Evangelist (tenor) ⓘ
Jesus (bass) ⓘ
alto ⓘ
bass ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
tenor ⓘ

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St John Passion → relatedWork → St Matthew Passion ⓘ
St Matthew Passion → titleInGerman → Matthäus-Passion ⓘ
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Christian Friedrich Henrici → wroteTextFor → St Matthew Passion ⓘ
Picander → notableWork → St Matthew Passion libretto ⓘ
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Picander → wroteTextForWork → St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 ⓘ
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Jesus (bass) → appearsIn → St Matthew Passion ⓘ
Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen → partOf → St Matthew Passion ⓘ
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden → usedInWork → St Matthew Passion ⓘ
BWV 244 → title → St Matthew Passion ⓘ
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment → notableRecordingOf → J. S. Bach: St Matthew Passion ⓘ
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Bach Collegium Japan → performs → St Matthew Passion ⓘ
Yale Schola Cantorum → repertoireIncludes → J. S. Bach passions ⓘ
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St. Luke Passion → influencedBy → Johann Sebastian Bach's Passions ⓘ
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Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen → usedAsChoraleIn → Bach’s St Matthew Passion ⓘ
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Mark Padmore → hasRepertoire → Bach Passions ⓘ
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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe → includesWork → St Matthew Passion ⓘ