Bach's St. Matthew Passion

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:orcas
gptkbp:arrangements gptkb:various_adaptations
gptkbp:available_formats live performances
sheet music
digital recordings
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Gospel_of_Matthew
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:critical_reception highly regarded
performed by major orchestras
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in films and media
inspired many composers
gptkbp:cultural_significance important in choral repertoire
gptkbp:duration approximately 2.5 hours
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:St._Thomas_Church,_Leipzig
gptkbp:historical_context Baroque period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bach's St. Matthew Passion
gptkbp:influence Western classical music
gptkbp:influenced_by Lutheran tradition
Passion settings of earlier composers
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:libretto gptkb:Christian_Friedrich_Henrici
gptkbp:music_style polyphonic
dramatic
expressive
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Herbert_von_Karajan
gptkb:Nikolaus_Harnoncourt
gptkb:John_Eliot_Gardiner
gptkb:Philippe_Herreweghe
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:notable_influence Erbarme dich
Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder
Mache dich auf
gptkbp:notable_performances historical performances
modern interpretations
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Harnoncourt's_recording
Andreas Scholl's recording
Gardiner's recording
Karl Richter's recording
Ton Koopman's recording
gptkbp:notable_song SATB choir
gptkbp:number_of_pieces 2
gptkbp:performance_tradition often performed during Lent
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:Good_Friday
gptkbp:premiere_date 1727
gptkbp:recordings numerous
gptkbp:role gptkb:Mary
gptkb:Peter
gptkb:Pilate
gptkb:Jesus
gptkb:clergy
gptkbp:thematic_element suffering and redemption
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Berlin_Philharmonic
gptkb:The_Montreal_Symphony_Chorus
gptkb:The_Gospel_According_to_the_Other_Mary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4