Bach: Matthäus-Passion - Erl

Parsifal's suffering is only the ‘prelude’ to the Passion of Christ, which Bach set out in his opulently scored work. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy had the right idea and had the long-forgotten St. Matthew Passion performed again after Bach's death. Since then, it has been performed at Easter – like ‘Parsifal’. Even a self-proclaimed ‘Anti-Christ’ like Friedrich Nietzsche was impressed by the St. Matthew Passion (Wagner's ‘Parsifal’, on the other hand, less so, to say the least). Perhaps also because Bach (for the customs of the time) had an almost indecent, operatic drive pumping through the veins of his passion. Orchestra and Choir of the Tyrolean Festival Erl Conductor: Heinz Ferlesch Soprano: Annett Fritsch Contralto: Katrin Wundsam Tenor: Paul Schweinester Bass: Daniel Gutmann Jesus: Lukas Enoch Lemcke Evangelist: Charles Workman