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BWV 244;Johan Sebastian Bach; Passion; The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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The Saint Matthew Passion is the next to the last of the five Passions that Bach's sons recalled that their father had written, and it is the second of the three of which we have definite knowledge.
The Passion according to St. Matthew is by far the longest. It is probably no surprise that Bach's musical setting of this is also easily the longer of the two. (Bach's family, in fact, called it "the great Passion" because of its enormous length.
Joshua Rifkin : "It would appear that Bach saw significant phase of his life drawing to a close and took the occasion to produce a work that would synthesise and surpass all that he had previously done in the realm of liturgical music. The St. Matthew Passion was his last major composition for the Leipzig congregation.
The cantata is scored for Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; Choir I: SATB; Choir II: SATB; Orchestra: 2 flutes dolce, 2 transverse flutes, oboe, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 oboes da caccia, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, continuo
