St. Thomas Choir (Thomanerchor) singing Matthäuspassion

[This video was originally posted in some German forum. Many thanks to the original posters] --- One of the oldest boy choirs in Germany singing Matthäuspassion (St Matthew Passion) by their own cantor from XVII Century - J.S. Bach. However now the choir is led by inimitable Georg-Christoph Biller. This is a very short sequence of originally 3+ hours long musical masterpiece.

Order this recording (CD only, there's no DVD for St. Matthew's Passion by Thomanerchor available) at Amazon.de: http://www.amazon.de/Matth%C3%A4us-Passion-Fr%C3%BChfassung/dp/B000OY8MXO/ref...

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Music

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• Thomanerchor
• Matthäuspassion
• Bach
• treble
• boys
• choir

[intellect45]

German discipline and highest quality as expected.

[goodboybuddy1]

These little guys are awesome!!!

[karlab75]

@mremile72 "Ahead of his time"? He was a baroque composer in the baroque era, he was certainly not ahead of his time. But he was awesome, I'll give you that.

[ZyZy1234Windowslive]

Very bad shit

[drekzdj]

Jack Black??

[mremile72]

possibly the most intense extract of choir music i have ever heard, bach really was ahead of his time what a genius :)

[mremile72]

@tayrone2001 even so, i think bach would like these set for a big choir instead. i've heard the b minor mass sung with 2 sopranos, 1 alto, 1 tenor and 1 bass, and i have to say it is much more moving and brilliant with a full choir instead :)

[tayrone2001]

it's funny we know today that Bach's so called "choir"-pieces are only for soloists rather than a big choir :D

[mister1334]

For everyone who want to know what part of the matthew passion this is, it is called: Sind Blitze sind Donner

[francenatalieoher]

AMAZING ,, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK BOYS

[digitalenforced]

Best presentation of Germany (Germans) ever)))

[jpstenino]

I keep returning to this ...it puts me into orbit.