Bach's St. Matthew Passion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bach's_St._Matthew_Passion

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:BWV_number	244
gptkbp:cataloguedIn	gptkb:Wolfgang_Schmieder
gptkbp:cityOfFirstPerformance	gptkb:Leipzig
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:duration	approximately 3 hours
gptkbp:firstPerformed	gptkb:St._Thomas_Church,_Leipzig 1727
gptkbp:genre	sacred oratorio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bach's St. Matthew Passion
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn
gptkbp:key	E minor
gptkbp:language	gptkb:German
gptkbp:librettist	gptkb:Christian_Friedrich_Henrici_(Picander)
gptkbp:liturgicalUse	gptkb:Good_Friday
gptkbp:notableAria	gptkb:Erbarme_dich,_mein_Gott
gptkbp:notableChorus	gptkb:O_Haupt_voll_Blut_und_Wunden
gptkbp:notableConductor	gptkb:Gustav_Leonhardt gptkb:Masaaki_Suzuki gptkb:Philippe_Herreweghe gptkb:Leonard_Bernstein gptkb:John_Butt gptkb:Simon_Rattle gptkb:Riccardo_Chailly gptkb:Nikolaus_Harnoncourt gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan gptkb:Helmuth_Rilling gptkb:Ton_Koopman
gptkbp:notableFeature	double choir and orchestra use of chorales Evangelist (tenor soloist)
gptkbp:notableRecording	gptkb:Karl_Richter_(1958) gptkb:Otto_Klemperer_(1961) John Eliot Gardiner (1989)
gptkbp:numberOfMovements	68
gptkbp:originalTitle	gptkb:Matthäuspassion
gptkbp:period	Baroque
gptkbp:publishedIn	1830
gptkbp:relatedWork	gptkb:Bach's_Mass_in_B_minor gptkb:Bach's_St._John_Passion
gptkbp:revival	gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn_(1829)
gptkbp:scoredFor	soloists double choir double orchestra
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Holy_Week
gptkbp:structure	two parts
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Passion_of_Jesus_Christ
gptkbp:text	Gospel of Matthew chapters 26 and 27
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Marga_Höffgen
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6