La Passion selon saint Matthieu

Jean-Sébastien Bach · 1727 · Passion BWV 244 pour solistes, chœur et orchestre, première exécution vérifiée le Vendredi saint 1727

Context

Bach's Passion (BWV 244) for four soloists, choir and orchestra, set to the Gospel of Matthew with verses by Picander. The first verified performance took place on Good Friday, April 11, 1727 at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. The work was forgotten after Bach's death, then revived by Mendelssohn in Berlin on March 11, 1829.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Third stream. Among the origins and influences of Third stream: Cool (Birth of the Cool).

By the same artist

• L'Offrande musicale (1747)

Sources

• britannica.com

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