These days, uncut performances of this cornerstone of the choral repertoire are expected. Schumann, who attended that Berlin performance, saw a version that cut about a third of Bach’s nearly four-hour score. Matthew Passion in drastically edited form, length has naturally entered into subsequent considerations of mounting the work. LOS ANGELES - Since Mendelssohn’s historic 1829 performance of J.S. To commemorate that February 1921, the Orfeó Català together with guest soloists from the Berliner Philharmoniker and the musicians of the Orquestra Simfònica Camera Musicae again represent the Passion at the Palau de la Música Catalana.Members of Hamburg Ballet in the Los Angeles Opera production of John Neumeier’s ‘St.

The only exception occurs when Christ speaks his last words: the strings no longer accompany a Christ from whom human nature emerges. The words of Christ are accompanied by the strings, while the other characters are only accompanied by the basso continuo.

It is written for a group of instruments and two choirs. The work interprets the suffering and death of Christ according to the Gospel of Saint Matthew. Matthew Passion in Catalonia and anywhere in Spain. In February 1921, the Orfeó Català achieved a historic event by scheduling the first performance of the St. In Spain, this recovery began 100 years ago at the Palau de la Música Catalana. From then on, the reinterpretation of this work generated a great interest in the study of Bach's works.

The composer/conductor Felix Mendelssohn returned to interpret the Passion in 1829 conducting a shortened version, adapted to the aesthetic tastes of the moment. At that time, religious music of the Lutheran environment had a practical purpose and it was difficult for the works to resonate with audiences outside the churches. Matthew Passion is also to speak of the recovery of early music after Bach's death the work was forgotten.

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