J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Arr. F. Mendelssohn) Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Album info
Album-Release:
2016
HRA-Release:
12.05.2016
Label: Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Artist: Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia & Alan Harler
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- 1 Part I: Nos. 1-24 01:01:50
- 2 Part II: Nos. 25-53 01:07:29
Info for J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Arr. F. Mendelssohn)
The St. Matthew Passion is revered today as one of the great masterpieces of the choral repertoire, but along with much of Bach’s vast output, it sank into obscurity in the decades following his death. When the 20-year-old Felix Mendelssohn conducted a performance of the Passion in 1829, it helped to inspire a widespread revival of Bach’s music, and fueled the growth of choral societies across Europe and the United States. The founding of Mendelssohn Club in 1874 was inspired by this revival and we are pleased to look back to our beginnings as we present the North American premiere of Mendelssohn’s edition of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. Artistic director Alan Harler studied the detailed performing notes found in Mendelssohn’s copy of Bach’s manuscript and this performance will be based on that research.
Susanna Phillips, soprano
Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano
Yusuke Fujii, tenor
Andrew Bogard, bass
Michael Stairs, organ
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Alan Harler, conductor
Please Note: we do not offer the 88.2 kHz version of this album, because there is no audible difference to the 44.1 kHz version!
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Booklet for J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Arr. F. Mendelssohn)