Bach Matthäus-Passion

Apr 7, 2012

2h 54m

★ 0.0

Overview

A beautiful, sensitive, reverent performance. Fischer allows Bach to speak with no unnecessary flourishes. Padmore as the Evangelist is superb, and the other soloists and choirs are near perfect. And of course the Concertgebouw orchestral musicians are absolutely first class.

Genres

Music

Production Companies

ArtHaus

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Cast

Evangelist

Mark Padmore

Christ

Peter Harvey

Soprano

Maria Espada

Mezzosoprano Alto

Ingeborg Danz

Mezzosoprano Alto

Barbara Koselj

Bass

Henk Neven

Conductor

Iván Fischer

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