St Matthew Passion

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“One of Bach's most wondrous vocal solos. With the violin obbligato,one of the most pathetic and heartrending pieces in the entire literature”
“I'm desperately looking for arrangement of the aria No. 39 of the passion according to st Matthew for organ, violin, and cello.
I heard this version in a setting of Norbert Gerl
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“I love Johann Sebastian Bach and his music.
J.s.Bach is the greatest musician of all time for me.
And his St Matthew passion is also wonderful.
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“It is great but I must say that it is an opinion of a chorister. I'm sure not even the singers and music lovers will not appreciate. In any case, I recommend strongly to buy the CD”
“I am looking for the piano score for "the Befiehl deine Wege ..." to sing at Christmas with my family, I found this beautiful choir, music and lyrics.”
“And 'one of the few wonders mankind has ever created, challenging and reaching the absolute perfection that is not of this world”
“Legible hand piano, thank you. My daughter and I read is currently in the evening and listen to it a recording under Herreweghe us. Beautifully.”
“Beautiful music, inspired and virtuosic. The arrangement is highly relevant, the general mood is respected and well restored harmony.”
“Geweldig natuurlijk en zeker rond Pasen.
Stuk laats zich eenvoudig downloaden en opslaan als PDF bestand, zodat het goed handelbaar wordt.”
“It's a masterpiece, admirable for its counterpoint and his formal perfection used as a resource for great expressiveness.”
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About St Matthew Passion

The St Matthew Passion, BWV 244, is a Passion, a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by Picander. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew to music, with interspersed chorales and arias. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of classical sacred music. The original Latin title Passio Domini nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam Matthæum translates to "The Passion of our Lord J[esus] C[hrist] according to the Evangelist Matthew".
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