Carus Johann Sebastian Bach Matthäus-Passion (+CD)

Year after year, the Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach is performed in churches and concert halls around the world. After a brief and informative introduction, the view turns first to the text set by Bach: How does he describe and how does he interpret Jesus' suffering? And what was the worship setting like at the time of the premiere in Leipzig? In the second part, many original quotes from different times show how the work affected its listeners. The spectrum ranges from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Nietzsche to Arnold Schönberg and Wolfgang Schäuble. These sometimes surprising testimonials are sometimes personal and emotional, from factual-critical to artistic. The book includes the high-quality recording of the St. Matthew Passion with Frieder Bernius and the Stuttgart Chamber Choir as an MP3 CD.