Bach: St. Matthew Passion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bach:_St._Matthew_Passion

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Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:BWV_number	244
gptkbp:cataloguedIn	gptkb:BWV_(Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis)
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: St. Matthew Passion
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn
gptkbp:language	gptkb:German
gptkbp:librettist	gptkb:Christian_Friedrich_Henrici
gptkbp:librettistPseudonym	gptkb:Picander
gptkbp:liturgicalUse	gptkb:Good_Friday_Vespers
gptkbp:narratorRole	gptkb:missionary
gptkbp:notableAria	gptkb:Erbarme_dich,_mein_Gott
gptkbp:notableChorus	gptkb:O_Haupt_voll_Blut_und_Wunden
gptkbp:notableConductor	gptkb:Gustav_Leonhardt gptkb:Philippe_Herreweghe gptkb:Nikolaus_Harnoncourt gptkb:Helmuth_Rilling
gptkbp:notableFeature	double choir and orchestra recitatives, arias, and choruses use of chorales
gptkbp:notableRecording	gptkb:Karl_Richter_(1958) gptkb:Otto_Klemperer_(1961) John Eliot Gardiner (1989)
gptkbp:notableSoloist	gptkb:Christa_Ludwig gptkb:Dietrich_Fischer-Dieskau gptkb:Thomas_Quasthoff gptkb:Peter_Schreier gptkb:Elly_Ameling gptkb:Janet_Baker gptkb:Kurt_Moll gptkb:Fritz_Wunderlich
gptkbp:originalTitle	gptkb:Matthäuspassion
gptkbp:period	Baroque
gptkbp:relatedWork	gptkb:Bach:_Mass_in_B_minor gptkb:Bach:_St._John_Passion
gptkbp:revisedPerformanceDate	1736
gptkbp:revival	gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn 1829
gptkbp:scoredFor	continuo soloists double choir double orchestra
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Holy_Week
gptkbp:structure	two parts
gptkbp:subject	Passion of Jesus
gptkbp:text	Gospel of Matthew chapters 26 and 27
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dawn_Upshaw
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5