Passiontide
Program
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
1727
Cast
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Miriam Kutrowatz
Sopran
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Sonja Runje
Alt
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Maximilian Schmitt
Tenor (Evangelist)
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Hugo Brady
Tenor (Arien)
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Lukas Enoch Lemcke
Bass (Jesus)
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Lisandro Abadie
Bass (Arien)
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Knaben des Kölner Domchores
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Chorwerk Ruhr
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Rubén Dubrovsky
Dirigent
Dates
Bach’s St. Matthew Passion is one of the essential pillars of western music. It reflects the entire cosmos of human existence: trust and disappointment, love, fear, pain and the hope for redemption in a better world. The Passion begins with a monumental dialogue between two choruses; it ends with a touching choral setting.
The St. Matthew Passion was presumably written for the Good Friday service at Leipzig’s St. Thomas Church on April 11, 1727. After this, the work was only performed a few times during Bach’s lifetime before falling into oblivion after his death. It was not until 1829 that Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy encountered the score by chance, leading its first modern performance (not without massive alterations) and thereby sparking a sweeping Bach renaissance as a consequence.
Rubén Dubrovsky, celebrated not only at the Cologne Opera, delves into the unfathomable secrets of Bach’s music with a choice ensemble of soloists.
