Bach - Matthaeus Passion - 02-03-04-05

[joaoluizbh]

Those my colleagues of College and University theories [atheism] came here to discuss those vanity thesis and forget to listen robust perfect solar kind of BACH music. Well..., my colleagues DO not REALLY understand anything about "MUSICAL FORM". Poor intellectual coarse blind colleagues! THANKS Bach for that clever perfect artful smart kind of music.

This music is an aesthetic redention in the miserable times we are living in, in term of aesthetic quality.

[055697]

@joaoluizbh

I doubt anyone here has a clue what you are are talking about.

[gunslingerfry]

@055697 Not for lack of trying though. The words "..robust perfect solar.." don't go together in my mind. (Yes I understand English is probably not his first language.)

[055697]

@gunslingerfry

Well, do you understand what he is going on about? I have no idea! ROFL!! If people can't write or express themselves well in another language then it is easy: i.e. don't bother, just use your own language (in his case, Portuguese).

[Supersomonerandom]

Press 3 repeteadly, you'll hear "dick"

[beatlesmack9]

Okay, so the round faced fellow with the high voice, is he a counter-tenor or an alto and what is the difference please?

[volk410]

@beatlesmack9 He is neither. He's a tenor, and sings the role of the Evangelist. His voice is high, but not as high as a countertenor. A countertenor is a male voice who sings in the alto range. An alto is a woman (for example, at 4:10) who sings in that range (low female, as compared to soprano -- high female). However, you will sometimes hear about male altos and sopranos. Younger children in boys' choirs, for example.

[aupazae]

Thank you for posting this, I was diying to find the full work

[mereloostdam]

It's a bit the wrong time to listen to this for me (since it's almost christmas) but nonetheless beautiful. I sang in a children's choir, and performed this with another choir and orchestra. Good memories!

[sosome57]

Did Bach direct this when it was first performed?

[yaagitu]

@sosome57 yes he did..

[musicfanBRA]

Beautiful voices, good recording, thank you for posting this!

[feeltheillinois]

wow that conductor gets so much arm exercise. what a workout

[xtrmsprts]

@dragmio dude stop stalking me,lol

[starbreez3]

Looool Ja nicht auf das fest was just too fast!

[aeru9]

who are the soloists?

[janwillemkl]

@aeru9

Evangelist=Jörg Dürmüller (Switzerland), Jesus=Ekkehard Abele (Germany), Alto=Bogna Bartosz (Poland), conductor=Ton Koopman (the Netherlands).

Other soloists appearing later are German soprano Cornelia Samuelis and Scottish tenor Paul Agnew. And German bass Klaus Mertens.

Mertens and Bartosz are my favourites :)

[krsmith156]

The Mattaeus Passion is lovey. Thank you for posting.

[NihilNominis]

Some openings say, "listen up". The Matthaeuspassion hat ein solches Anfang.

[timdijkhuijs]

het klinkt een beetje afgeraffelt.

[kelsinor26]

that bass sounds like could've EASILY been the ghost in Don Giovanni...

[hdechamp]

i would have expected higher quality soloists for a Ton Koopman performance

[mikegv87]

Soberbio

[jscamach]

MAJESTUOOOOOOOOOOOOSOOOOOOOOO 999^n / 5

[07charlie08]

好好好！！

[Eumirnp]

adoro esto como no tienen idea!!!!! hasta el grado de exitarme!!! (musicalmente, es un extasis inexplicable, solo el que lo vive lo comprende) a eso me refiero con exitarme!!!!

[docarRidenza]

the bass soloist i=has very good diction

[GoatDaddyVersion2]

this is genius.

[tato4527]

la grandeza musical de la pasión según San Mateo, sin lugar a dudas, ubica a J.S. Bach como el genio más grande que ha tenido la música, o por lo menos así lo veo yo, como el mayor músico de todos los tiempos... ya son mas de 300 años de su desaparición y su legado sigue intacto...

[twistiejoe]

this choir ROCKS

[limeginger]

oh my gosh, thank you for posting this. I really wanted to hear this today (and the Easter Oratorio) and don't own either of them, so thank you for posting this. Gorgeous!

[Ex0P0l1t1c5]

Herzliebster Jesu is by far my favorite song from the passion. I love it. This passion is truly a masterpiece.

[rits92]

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra is the best!!!

[MMRSP]

El evangelista es de lo mejor, junto con Pregardien.

[MMRSP]

Perdón, el tenor solista no es Pregardien sino Paul Agnew

[derrotherdavid]

unglaublich wie genial dieser bach war

[Ex0P0l1t1c5]

Ich bin einverstanden.

[NihilNominis]

Brilliant conductor and fantastic performance. Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen? is my favourite chorale.

[polishpatriot1]

Sound quality should be better