Immerse yourself in the profound and timeless masterpiece of Johann Sebastian Bach with "La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244." This monumental work, released on May 30, 2015, under the Pierre Verany label, is a cornerstone of classical music that showcases Bach's unparalleled compositional genius. Spanning a duration of 1 hour and 40 minutes, this album is a comprehensive journey through Bach's interpretation of the Passion of Christ, as narrated by the Gospel of Matthew.
The album features a rich tapestry of choral, solo, and orchestral performances that bring to life the dramatic and spiritual depth of Bach's score. From the opening chorus "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen" to the poignant arias and chorales that follow, each track is a testament to Bach's ability to convey profound emotion and theological significance through music. The work is divided into two parts, each offering a unique perspective on the events leading up to and including the crucifixion of Jesus.
Bach's use of the chorus as a narrative device, interspersed with solo arias and recitatives, creates a dialogue between the characters and the listener, making this not just an album but a deeply engaging and immersive experience. The choral sections, such as "O lamm Gottes" and "Wo willst du, dass wir dir bereiten das Osterlamm zu essen ?", demonstrate Bach's mastery of polyphony and his ability to evoke a sense of communal mourning and reflection.
The solo arias, like "Erbarme dich" and "Blute nur, du liebes Herz," highlight Bach's skill in crafting intimate and deeply personal moments of reflection. These pieces are performed with such sensitivity and expressiveness that they resonate with listeners on a deeply emotional level.
"La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244" is not just an album; it is a profound exploration of faith, suffering, and redemption. Bach's music transcends the boundaries of time and place, offering a timeless meditation on the human condition. Whether you are a seasoned classical music enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, this album is a must-listen that will leave a lasting impression.
Tracks
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choeur I. "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen" - Choeur II. "O lamm Gottes"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choral. "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Da versammleten sich die Hohenpriester"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choeur I et II. "Ja nicht auf das Fest"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Da nun Jesus war zu Bethanien"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choeur I. "Wozu dienet dieser Unrat"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Da das Jesus merkete"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Du lieber Heiland du"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Vera Scherr
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Air. "Buss und Reu"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Vera Scherr
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Thierry de Gromard
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Air. "Blute nur, du liebes Herz"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Aber am ersten Tage der süßen Brot"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choeur I. "Wo willst du, dass wir dir bereiten das Osterlamm zu essen ?"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Er sprach, gehet hin in die Stadt"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choral. "Ich bin's, ich sollte büßen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Er antwortete und sprach"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw, Thierry de Gromard
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Air. "Ich will dir mein Herze schnken"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choral. "Erkenne mich, mein Hüter"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Petrus aber antwortete"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw, Thierry de Gromard
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choral. "Ich will hier bei dir stehen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Da kam Jesus mit ihnen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit avec Choral. "O Schmerz! Was ist die Ursach"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit avec Choeur. "Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen" - "So schlafen unsre Sünden ein"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Und ging ein wenig"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Thierry de Gromard
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Der Heilanf fällt vor seinem Vater nieder"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Thierry de Gromard
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Air. "Gerne will ich mich bequemen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Thierry de Gromard
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Und er kam zu zeinen Jün gern"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choral. "Was mein Gott will"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Und er kam"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw, Thierry de Gromard
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Duo. "So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen" - "Lasst ihn" - "Sind Blitze, sind Donner"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Vera Scherr
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Und siehe, einer aus denen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choral. "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Barbara Schlick, Vera Scherr, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw, Thierry de Gromard
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Air et choeur II. "Ach! Nun ist mein Jesus hin" - "Wo ist denn dein Freund hingegangen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Vera Scherr
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Die aber Jesum gegriffen hatten"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choral. "Mir hat die Welt trüglich gericht'"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Und wiewhol viel falsche Zeugen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Thierry de Gromard, Vera Scherr
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Mein Jesus scweight"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Air. "Geduld!"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit et choeurs I et II. "Und der Hohepriester autwortete" - "Er ist der Todes schulding !"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Philip Langshaw
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Da speieten sie aus"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choral. "Wer hat dich so geschlegen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Petrus aber sass draussen im Palast"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Thierry de Gromard, Barbara Schlick
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choeur II. "Wahrlich, du bist auch einer von denen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Air. "Erbarme dich"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Vera Scherr
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Choral. "Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Choeur Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Des Morgens aber"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Thierry de Gromard
La Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244: Récit. "Und er warf die Silberlinge in den Tempel"Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Karl Markus, Thierry de Gromard
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