Bach: St. John Passion
to
L'Auditori Lepant 150, 08013 Barcelona
Photo courtesy of L'Auditori
This season presents the oldest of the two Passions written by Bach preserved in their entirety: the St. John Passion. The St. John text is notably different in character to the St. Mark text, and so too is Bach's musical translation: the narration is shorter and more direct. It premiered in 1724 in the church of St. Nicholas in Leipzig, with an extraordinary musical display. However, the score is always at the service of the word, which is the central element of the work. In fact, the Evangelist and Jesus have a very different sound universe with regard to accompaniment. In particularly outstanding pieces, Bach also brought unusual sounds into the orchestra, such as the viola da gamba and the lute, in addition to the usual rhetorical expressiveness in the construction of the melodies and harmonies of the musician-poet, as he was referred to by Albert Schweitzer.
- The Evangelist: Simon Bode, tenor
- Jesus: Thomas Stimmel, bass
- Laila Salome Fischer, soprano
- Terry Wey, countertenor
- Dávid Szigetvári, tenor
- Konstantin Wolff, bass
- La Capella Reial de Catalunya
- Le Concert des Nations
- Jordi Savall, conductor
For more music events check our online events calendar.