A Passion for Bach
It's true, I do have a passion for Bach. But since it's Good Friday, I thought I'd post links to downloadable recordings of his two surviving compositions of the Passion. One is St John Passion and the other is the St. Matthew Passion.
The text for both came from Martin Luther's translation of the Gospels, and both are notable for being far less overtly anti-Semitic musical settings of the Passion, like Handels for example. Bach's St. John Passion is now considered one of his finest liturgical works, and you can download a better performance and recording of it here for $5.99.
Happy Easter, everybody.
The text for both came from Martin Luther's translation of the Gospels, and both are notable for being far less overtly anti-Semitic musical settings of the Passion, like Handels for example. Bach's St. John Passion is now considered one of his finest liturgical works, and you can download a better performance and recording of it here for $5.99.
Happy Easter, everybody.
posted by Richard in NY at 9:33 AM
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