For a great number of musicians today, all roads lead to Bach. It doesn’t seem to matter what their own area of specialisation is. Bach is a spiritual leader, an explorer and an intellectual giant ...

Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his St. Matthew Passion for a single purpose — to present the Passion story in music at Good Friday vesper services. Bach's Passion continues to move audiences nearly three ...

In this episode of DW Festival Concert with Cristina Burack, we listen to the St. Mathew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach. It's a piece that tells the story of Christ's crucifixion and death. Every ...

Christianity's instinct for theater culminates in the ritualized recounting of the last days of Jesus' life. Telling the Passion story can range from the simple recitation of Bible verses to the ...

Reporting from London — Bach’s “St. Matthew” Passion, that most exalted of music’s numinous monuments, was performed Saturday night by the exalted Berlin Philharmonic, conducted by the exalted Simon ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus convened Thursday evening at Symphony Hall for a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s sprawling epic “St.

A huge musical collaboration is underway in Buffalo right now. In Buffalo, and throughout Western New York. On March 11th, the Chancel Choir from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church here in Buffalo is ...

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra and St George's Cathedral Consort presents the divine music of Bach's St Matthew Passion, under the direction of Joseph Nolan. With a cast of all Australian or ...

‘I have always liked to work toward one goal,” wrote Johann Sebastian Bach in 1708, “namely, to conduct a well-regulated church music to the glory of God.” Bach (1685-1750) composed an immense body of ...

Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. John Passion,” which had its premiere on Good Friday 1724, doesn’t so much begin as erupt. In the swirling, agitated strings and piercing cries of oboes, we instantly ...

Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his St. Matthew Passion for a single purpose—to present the biblical passion story, in music, at Good Friday vesper services. Bach's Passion continues to move audiences ...