J.S. Like other Baroque oratorio passions, Bach's setting presents the Biblical text of Matthew 26–27 in a relatively simple way, primarily using recitative, while aria and arioso movements set newly written poetic texts which comment on the various events in the Biblical narrative and present the characters' states of mind in a lyrical, monologue-like manner. There was a second performance on 21 March, also sold out. Bach came from a family of prominent musicians. William Sterndale Bennett became a founder of the Bach Society of London in 1849 with the intention of introducing Bach's works to the English public. It also represents (outside of the St Matthew Passion) the largest instrumental ensemble used (calling for 3 1st Violins), and (for the first time in his work) calls for a Contrabassoon (used in all choral parts, as well as instrumental ritornellos). Essentially a reworking of the 1724 Version, this version is the most detail-oriented revision of the work. The Bach Compendium lists it as BC D 2a. The "immediate, dramatic quality" of the "kind of musical equivalent of the Passion Play" relies on the setting of the interaction between the historical persons (Jesus, Pilate, Peter, Maid, Servant) and the crowd ("soldiers, priests, and populace").[2]. Stream songs including "St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No. He dies. The woodwinds are two traversos, oboes and oboes d'amore for each choir, and in addition for choir I two oboes da caccia. 3–479, Autograph score in the Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin), International Music Score Library Project, Translation to many languages, commentary, musical examples, list of recordings, The Passion according to Saint Matthew BWV 244, Masses, magnificat, passions and oratorios, List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St_Matthew_Passion&oldid=998536685, Passions and oratorios by Johann Sebastian Bach, Articles needing additional references from April 2017, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2015, Articles with International Music Score Library Project links, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 17 appears to be missing, and movement No. "[14] In 1749, Bach performed the St John Passion once more, in an expanded and altered form from the 1724 version, in what would be his last performance of a Passion. 7) has Judas Iscariot negotiating the price for handing Jesus over. The structure of the St John Passion (German: Johannes-Passion), BWV 245, a sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, is "carefully designed with a great deal of musico-theological intent". This is listed as BC 2b. 26) that he is betrayed by Judas' kiss and arrested. Namely, the opening chorus from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion: “Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen” (Come, daughters, help me lament): Today’s Gospel reading is the Passion story according to St. Matthew: Matthew … The first chorale, movement 3, is inserted after Jesus tells the crowd to arrest him, but let his disciples go. [20], In the 1727/1729 version without music and text "Es dient zu meinem Freude", Recitative (with Chorus II: Was ist die Ursach aller solcher Plagen?) On the way to the crucifixion site (No. Since 1975, it is usually assumed that Bach's St Matthew Passion was first performed on Good Friday 11 April 1727,[3] although its first performance may have been as late as Good Friday 1729, as older sources assert. Many of them include the listener into the action, such as the chorale No. Stream songs including "St. Matthew Passion, for chorus". Listen to Bach: St. Matthew's Passion (Highlights) by Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Sandor Frigyes & Jeunesses Musicales Chorus on Apple Music. However, he decided to compose a true St John Passion, and thus eliminated the material inserted from the Gospel of Matthew. Devrient was especially enthusiastic, hoping to sing the part of Jesus as he eventually did. 30). The alto aria No. In the morning (No. 2 by Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Géza Oberfrank, Istvan Gati & Hungarian Festival Chorus on Apple Music. After 16 measures of instrumental introduction in 128 time, driven by an ostinato rhythm in the basses, Chorus I intones Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen, until in measure 26 they sing Sehet (Hark!) [11] Bach performed a second version on Good Friday a year later, 30 March 1725. Part I ends with a chorale fantasia that is based on the opening chorus of the St John Passion in its second version, also performed by both choirs in unison, whereas the opening chorus is for double … Bach: St Matthew Passion バッハ合唱団 、 デイヴィッド・ウィルコックス 、 アルフレーダ・ホジソン 0.0 This was performed in 1724. At Golgatha (No. [8][28], The eleventh chorale, movement 40, ends the Passion. On the other hand, George Balanchine staged it in 1943 with Stokowski conducting, and the Hamburg Ballet presented a Saint Matthew Passion under John Neumeier with Peter Schreier in 1981. Notable staged performances include Jonathan Miller's 1997 production in English. 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S. Bach: Johannes-Passion – Eine musikalische Analyse", "Die Passionsgeschichte vom Leiden und Sterben Jesu Christi in der musikalischen Interpretation von J.S. This is notable in "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß", the conclusion of the first half – a movement which Bach also used as an opening chorus for the second version (1725) of his St John Passion (later – ca. One is the double-choir format, which stems from his own double-choir motets and those of many other composers with which he routinely started Sunday services. Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder (Chorus I & II). [23] Carl Friedrich Zelter had been head of the Sing-Akademie since 1800. On 17 March 1739, while still working on this revision, Bach was informed that the performance of the Passion setting could not go ahead without official permission, thus (most likely) effectively halting any plans for that year. Large choruses, in addition to the instrumentists indicated for Choir I and II, would have been impossible, so also here there is an indication that each part (including those of strings and singers) would have a limited number of performers, where, for the choruses, the numbers indicated by Bach in his 1730 request would appear to be (more than?) Bach was Thomaskantor (i.e., Cantor, and responsible for the music in the church) since 1723. As Christoph Wolff observes: "The fragmentary revised score constitutes an extensive stylistic overhaul with painstaking improvements to the part-writing and a partial restructuring of the instrumentation; particular attention was paid to the word-setting in the recitatives and the continuo accompaniment. And very successfully. [5] He set them all in common time for four parts, the instruments playing colla parte with the voices. "O große Lieb, o Lieb ohn alle Maße" (O mighty love, O love beyond all measure)[8] is stanza 7 of Johann Heermann's 1630 hymn "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen". Mendelssohn's revival brought the music of Bach, particularly the large-scale works, to public and scholarly attention (although the St John Passion had been rehearsed by the Singakademie in 1822). Bach's St Matthew Passion: 1st chorus: Kommt, ihr Töchter Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion was first performed on 11 April 1727 in St Thomas Church,Leipzig,Germany. 56, "Yes, of course this flesh and blood in us / want to be forced to the cross; / the better it is for our soul, / the more bitter it feels.". [11], In version 5 (never performed), possibly dating from as early 1739, Bach returned to the first version, but revised it thoroughly. "), choir I reflecting: "Your grave and headstone shall, for the anxious conscience, be a comfortable pillow and the resting place for the soul. The first two lines of the hymn are a rhetorical question: "My dearest Jesus, which crimes have you committed, that such dire judgement has been passed? Bach St Matthew Passion: Text, Translation and Musical Notes On the occasion of the centenary of the first performance of the St Matthew Passion in Aberdeen in 1912, Peter Parfitt, … — What? In this version both choirs have SATB soloists and chorus, and a string section and continuo consisting of at least violins I and II, viola, gamba and organ. Listen to Bach: St. Matthew Passion, Vol. In a great contrast of mood the preparation for the "Easter meal" (Osterlamm) is described (No. Where he cites Psalm 22, "Eli, Eli, lama asabthani?" [12] Other versions were performed between 1728 and 1732 (version 3),[10] and in 1749 (version 4). 38) Peter is told three times that he belongs to Jesus and denies it three times – then the cock crows. The St Matthew Passion was not heard in more or less its entirety outside Leipzig until 1829, when the twenty-year-old Felix Mendelssohn performed a version in Berlin, with the Berlin Singakademie, to great acclaim. When J. S. Bach came to write his St. Matthew Passion in the 1720s, the Passion, as a musical form, had grown to allow orchestra, choirs, and non-scriptural choruses and arias. Bach wanted to … The bass aria No. 19), two oboes, in certain movements instead oboe d'amore or oboe da caccia, two violins, viola, viola da gamba, and basso continuo. The chorus sings, in the final chorale No. All choral sections and instrumental ritornellos now include a. and Aria (with Chorus II: Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen) for tenor, Aria for soprano and alto (with Chorus II: Laßt ihn, haltet, bindet nicht!) A Visitor's Guide To Bach's 'St. Bach's Passion of Our Lord … The first scenes are in Jerusalem: Jesus announces his death (No. In version 3, after Bach wrote his St Matthew Passion, he returned the opening chorus Herr, unser Herrscher and the final chorus Ruht wohl to their initial position, but removed the Gospel passages from Matthew and the closing chorale. After the meal they go together to the Mount of Olives (No. [8][21], The seventh chorale, movement 22, is the central movement of the whole Passion, which interrupts the conversation of Pilate and the crowd by a general statement of the importance of the passion for salvation: "Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn, ist uns die Freiheit kommen" (Through your prison, Son of God, must come to us our freedom)[8][22] is not part of a known hymn, but the text of an aria from a St John Passion by Postel from around 1700. Two duets are sung by a pair of soloists representing two simultaneous speakers. The St Matthew Passion was composed as to perform a single work from both organ lofts at the same time: Chorus and orchestra I would occupy the large organ loft, and Chorus and orchestra II performed from the small organ loft. Rifkin, Joshua (1982). An anonymous poet supplied a few texts himself, quoted from other Passion texts and inserted various stanzas of chorales by nine hymn writers. [21] Specifically, in 1780, the Cantor, Doles, had three of Bach's Passions performed, assumed to include the St. John and St. Matthew, and "possibly the St. It is surrounded by two choral movements, which not only both ask for the crucifixion of Jesus, but also use the same musical motifs, the second time intensified. 9) and the Passover meal itself, the Last Supper, foreshadowed by the announcement of betrayal. Stanza 8, "Ach großer König, groß zu allen Zeiten" (Ah King so mighty, mighty in all ages)[8] reflects the need for thanksgiving and stanza 9 the inability to grasp it, "Ich kanns mit meinen Sinnen nicht erreichen" (I cannot with my reason ever fathom). Two stanzas from Paul Gerhardt's 1647 hymn "O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben" comment the scene, stanza 3, "Wer hat dich so geschlagen" (Who has you now so stricken),[8] and stanza 4, "Ich, ich und meine Sünden" (I, I and my transgressions),[8][18] highlighting the personal responsibility of the speaking sinner for the suffering of Jesus. In the turba parts, the two choruses sometimes alternate in cori spezzati style (e.g. The St Matthew Passion was probably first performed on 11 April (Good Friday) 1727 in the St. Thomas Church, and again on 15 April 1729, 30 March 1736, and 23 March 1742. The available information derives from extant early manuscripts, contemporary publications of the libretto, and circumstantial data, for instance in documents archived by the Town Council of Leipzig. [13] A final, fifth version, revised between 1739 and 1749, was never performed in Bach's lifetime. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew (in the Luther Bible) to music, with interspersed chorales and arias. [3] Others, including Alfred Dürr, regard the scene as ending with the last comment by Pilate. [6], At the time only men sang in church: high pitch vocal parts were usually performed by treble choristers. [4], Bach incorporated two short interpolations from the Gospel of Matthew (in Version I, one from Matthew and one from the Gospel of Mark), Matthew 26:75 after John 18:27, describing the weeping of Peter, and Matthew 27:51–52 after John 19:30, describing the tearing of the temple curtain (in Version I, this was replaced by Mark 15:38). 55) Simon of Cyrene is forced to carry the cross. In "Erbarm es, Gott", the relentless dotted rhythm of the diminished chords evoke the emotional shock of the scourging.[16]. [10], Some parts were adjusted for a new performance on Good Friday 23 March 1742. Bach did not differentiate the vox Christi (voice of Christ), singing the words of Jesus, from the other bass recitatives and arias, nor the evangelist from the tenor arias. The opening chorus continues by taking up the questions and answers by Chorus I and II again, now adding: Sehet — Was? [citation needed] In all prior versions (1727/1729, 1736, and 1742), the continuo part was sustained in all recitatives. In the opening chorus of the St. Matthew Passion he does this by superimposing the German Agnus Dei – the chorale O Lamm Gottes Unschuldig (O Lamb of God, unspotted), sung by a … The soloists included Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby. 14) where Jesus predicts that Peter will deny him three times before the cock crows. The word Herr appears 11 times, once for each disciple except Judas Iscariot. The Passion was performed under the Cantor of St. Thomas until about 1800. In a dramatic highpoint of the Passion,[17][18] the chorus (No. Two variants of movement numbering are given, first that of the Neue Bach-Ausgabe (NBA), then that of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV). It is said to be … "O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn" (O help, Christ, Son of God)[8] is stanza 8 of Weiße's hymn (15). It is listed as BC D 2e.[31]. The dialogue with these questions is repeated, and then, from measure 30, Chorus I sings the text of the incipit again while in ripieno sopranos sing the first two lines of Nikolaus Decius' chorale "O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig" (O Lamb of God, innocent) as the cantus firmus. Excerpts of the work were performed on the American television program Omnibus on 31 March 1957 in the episode "The Music of J.S. The work is closed by a grand scale chorus in da capo form, choir I and II mostly in unison for the first part Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder (We sit down in tears), but in dialog in the middle section, choir II repeating "Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh!" – See the endurance) and ultimately Seht — Wohin? 41) Jesus is sent to Pontius Pilate while Judas is overcome by remorse and kills himself. Upon Jesus' declaration that one of the twelve will betray him in 9d, they ask him "Lord, is it I?" There are no extant Flute parts for this version, so the movements that normally require them have violins instead. "Christus, der uns selig macht" (Christ, who has made us blessed),[8] stanza 1 of Michael Weiße's 1531 hymn, summarizes what Jesus has to endure, even though he is innocent ("made captive, ... falsely indicted, and mocked and scorned and bespat"). In 1730, Bach informed the Leipzig Town Council as to what he saw as the number of singers that should be available for the churches under his responsibility, including those for the St. Thomas Church: a choir of twelve singers, plus eight singers that would serve both St. Thomas and the Peterskirche. He began earning his own living at fifteen as a chorister and violinist in a court orchestra, and later became a church organist. Now 12c ends in Measure 31 and Movement 33 is eliminated altogether (replaced by a lost Sinfonia). In the following, the movement numbers are those of the NBA, version I, unless otherwise noted. Part One is opened by the chorus "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen" (Come ye daughters, join my lament), on a text by Picander. in the Aria. Five chorales comment within a scene (3, 11, 17, 22, 28), including the central movement (22). Following the concept of Anselm of Canterbury, the crucifixion is the endpoint and the source of redemption; the emphasis is on the suffering of Jesus. [11][12] This article is written using the NBA numbering system. Typically, these are done with all performers in street clothes or neutral costumes, the orchestras on stage, at least the soloists singing without scores from memory, and the words acted out in a solemn, melodramatic fashion with only a minimal stage set. Bach." The size of the organ lofts limited the number of performers for each Choir. [1], As is typical of settings of the Passion (and originating in its liturgical use on Palm Sunday), there is no mention of the Resurrection in any of these texts (apart from indirect allusions at Matthew 26:32 and 27:53 and 63). In "Blute nur", the line about the serpent is set with a twisting melody. During the vespers service, the two parts of the work were performed before and after the sermon. 1 by Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Géza Oberfrank, Istvan Gati & Hungarian Festival Chorus on Apple Music. [31] It took place on 11 March 1829 and was sold out quickly. The work is scored for vocal soloists (soprano, alto, tenor and bass), a four-part choir SATB, and an orchestra of two flauto traverso (Ft) (except for Version I, since all evidence of Bach's use of traverse flutes point to the 2nd Cantata Cycle as when he first used them), two oboes (Ob), two oboes da caccia (Oc), two oboes d'amore (Oa), two violins, viola (Va), and basso continuo. He wasn't even interested in a string of hits – which the work undeniably is. a maximum of what could be fitted in the organ lofts. (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? In the St Matthew Passion there are three such extended choral movements: the opening chorus ("Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen", text by Picander and. [8] Bach took this movement from his cantata Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV 23, which had been an audition piece for his post in Leipzig. The next call by Chorus I is Seht ihn (See him! In the opening chorus Bach blends Picander’s text with the chorale ‘O Lamb of God most holy’, sung by the ripieno choir, to introduce the Passion. In the evening (No. This page was last edited on 5 January 2021, at 20:55. After Peter's denial, "Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück" (Peter, when he fails to think)[8] summarizes the scene with stanza 10 of Paul Stockmann's 1633 hymn "Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod". In this version, Bach reverted to the original layout (thus discarding the previous revisions and additions). The opening Chorus of the Passion comes at us in waves, like the undulation of some gigantic animal, as we move from one kind of music to another. The central chorale is not part of a common hymn, its text being taken from a libretto by Christian Heinrich Postel. [5], Klagt, Kinder, klagt es aller Welt, BWV 244a, a cantata of which only the text is extant, was performed 24 March 1729 in Köthen at a memorial service held some months after the death of Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. "Bach's Chorus: A Preliminary Report. A small group is represented by Chorus I or Chorus II separately (Chorus I always for the disciples); High priests and larger groups of people are sung by Chorus I and II together. Bach seems to have stimulated the poet to write more of such verse in order to come to a full-fledged libretto for a Passion presentation combined with the Passion text chapters 26 and 27 in the Gospel of St Matthew. The next scene (No. "In meines Herzens Grunde" (Within my heart's foundation)[8] is stanza 3 of Valerius Herberger's 1613 hymn "Valet will ich dir geben". In the middle of the hearing, a chorale (22) interrupts the argument, which is a discussion about freedom and captivity. This is the version (with some possible later adjustments) that is generally known as the St Matthew Passion, BWV 244. The following tables give an overview of all versions of the Passion, first performed in 1724. Preceding this, Jesus is greeted in mockery as a king, corresponding in motif to the later request that Pilate should change the inscription saying he is "the King of the Jews" to "He said: I am the King of the Jews".[9]. Here at last was a St Matthew Passion that was compatible with the 140 voices of Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. Bach created particularly distinctive accompagnato recitatives in this work: they are accompanied not by continuo alone, but also by the entire string section of the first orchestra using long, sustained notes and "highlighting" certain words, thus creating an effect often referred to as Jesus's "halo". [4] The performance took place in the St. Thomas Church (Thomaskirche) in Leipzig. Listen to Schütz: St. Matthew Passion by Dieter Kurz & Stuttgart Opera Choir on Apple Music. Only his final words, in Aramaic, Eli, Eli lama asabthani? He began a new score which covers 12 movements. [8][20], The sixth chorale, movement 17, comments in two more stanzas from "Herzliebster Jesu" (3), after Jesus addresses the different people of his kingdom. Additionally, Song of Songs 6:1 is used in the opening aria (with chorus) of Part Two (No. As in other Passion oratorios the backbone of the structure is the narration of the Gospel, in this case chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew in the German translation of the Luther Bible. 67, Recitative with Chorus "Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht" (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Chorus 2) Otto Klemperer/Philharmonia Choir/Philharmonia Orchestra 試 … The Passion, close to Bach's heart, has an "immediate dramatic quality".[2]. However, though he had stopped at measure 42 of Movement 10, he continued to work on this revision, as shown by the copyists' score and parts. Zelter was reluctant but eventually gave his approval; that of the Singakademie board followed.[29]. In the revision of 1743–1746, it is also these words (the Vox Christi) that receive a sustained continuo part. It was performed in 1749 and (most likely) repeated in 1750. (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Diminished seventh chords and sudden modulations accompany Jesus's apocalyptic prophecies. Part I is closed by a four-part Chorale Fantasia (both choirs) on the chorale O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß (O mankind, mourn your great sins), recapitulating that Jesus was born of the Virgin to "become the intercessor". Many composers wrote musical settings of the Passion in the late 17th century. The work displays a thoughtful symmetry. These sections are based nearly exclusively on texts by. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. Bach led the first performance on 7 April 1724 in Leipzig's Nikolaikirche. Recitative and Aria for alto (from Chorus I), with a dialogue with Chorus II ("Wohin?") I found your Website because of the enthusiastic comments of Robert Murphy who will be participating in the Bach Festival 2000 St. Matthew Passion chorus. [8], Barthold Heinrich Brockes, etching by Christian Fritzsch (1744). Music for Good Friday part one: Bach's St. Matthew Passion, opening chorus This is the first of two posts with music to mark Good Friday: the first chorus of J.S. [9], Bach revised the Passion by 1736, for a performance on Good Friday 30 March 1736. and Chorus II promptly asks Wen? (Whom? 27b) furiously demands against the Jews who arrested Jesus "Zertrümmre, verderbe, verschlinge, zerschelle/ Mit plötzlicher Wut/Den falschen Verräter, das mördrische Blut!" 2: No. The "character" soloists are also often assigned arias and sing with the choirs, a practice not always followed by modern performances. In 1707 he married a second cousin, Maria Barbara, and had seven children. (Wreck, ruin, engulf, shatter with sudden force the false betrayer, the murderous blood!). While soprano and alto mourn (in duet, No. Three chorales are written by Paul Gerhardt and Bach included five stanzas from his O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden. Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen – O Lamm Gottes unschuldig (Chorus I & II – Cantus firmus by ripieno soprano choir), 29. The original Latin title Passio Domini nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam Matthæum translates to "The Passion of our Lord J[esus] C[hrist] according to the Evangelist Matthew".[1]. After a few words of introduction by the Evangelist, the first words of Christ, set as an accompagnato recitative with slow strings, contain an ominous prediction of his imminent fate. The Evangelist, a tenor voice, sings the Gospel text in a declamatory style called secco recitative, that is, with only a continuo accompaniment. It is there (No. Bach worked together with his librettist, Christian Friedrich Henrici, known as Picander[4] who published the text of the libretto of the St Matthew Passion in 1729. When the cantus firmus has died out, Chorus I and II return to the first three lines of the text, from measure 82 until the conclusion of the chorus in measure 90. [1] Some main aspects of the structure are shown in tables below. Bach first performed it in 1724 and revised it in 1725, 1732, and 1749, adding several numbers. " Five chorales conclude a scene (in movements 5, 14, 26, 37 and 40); while a chorale opens Part II (15). "[30] [27][8], The tenth chorale, movement 37, ends the scene of the crucifixion. Bach used the hymns in different ways, most are four-part setting, two as the cantus firmus of the two chorale fantasias framing Part I, one as a commenting element in a tenor recitative. It is listed as BC D 2d. "[26], In 1827, Felix and a few friends began weekly sessions to rehearse the Passion. One chorale accompanies the bass soloist in an aria (32). Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 English Translation in Interlinear Format Saint Matthew Passion BWV 244 Event: Good Friday Text: Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander), based on Matthäus … – meaning: Am I the one going to betray? Bach added some instruments which were already old-fashioned at the time in arias for special effects, such as the archlute (Version I and 1739-1749 revision only, replaced by Organ and/or Harpsichord), the viola d'amore and the viola da gamba (Vg). Stream songs including "St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No.1 Chorus … In response, Bach performed the Brockes-Passion of his friend, Georg Philipp Telemann (TVWV 5:1). Choral movements come in two additional formats (apart from the turba and dialogue with soloist roles already mentioned above): Cornerstone choral movements, or chorale fantasias: these are the extended movements, typically used to open or close both parts of the oratorio. Matthew Passion' : Deceptive Cadence Join tenor Ian Bostridge, conductor Ton Koopman and other singers, conductors and scholars for a guided tour of … Bach did not number the sections of the St Matthew Passion, all of them vocal movements, but twentieth-century scholars have done so. 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