A MOMENT IN HISTORY
Bach premieres the St Matthew Passion
1727 CE · Germany, Europe · Culture
The St Matthew Passion, BWV 244, is a Passion, a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto in German by Picander. It sets the 26th and 27th chapters of the Gospel of Matthew to music, with interspersed chorales and arias.
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