Bach: St Matthew Passion | Brandenburg Consort, Choir of King’s College Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury

An inexhaustible wealth of musical inspiration and inner emotion characterize Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685 – 1750) St Matthew Passion, a piece representing the zenith of Protestant church music. Premiered on Good Friday 1727, the Passion slipped into obscurity for a long time. It wasn’t until the performance of an abridged version under the baton of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy in the year 1829 that a veritable Bach renaissance began – and the St Matthew Passion secured its rightful place in concert programs. Today, the 1736 edition is seen as the definitive version. The autograph survives to this day and is one of Bach’s most precious original scores. This video records a performance of the St Matthew Passion in the chapel of King’s College Cambridge in the year 1994 and features one of the finest ensembles performing on historical instruments. Musicians: CHOIR OF KING’S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE THE BRANDENBURG CONSORT Roy Goodman | LEADER Stephen Cleobury | CONDUCTOR Rogers Covey-