J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (Excerpts) [Live]
9/4/2020, 65 Tracks, 2:31:43
Featuring
Irmgard Seefried
Hilde Rössel-Majdan
Julius Patzak
Otto Wiener
Hans Braun
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Nilda Hoffmann
Margarete Klose
Anton Dermota
Angelo Mattiello
Josef Greindl
Wiener Singverein
Wiener Sängerknaben
Wiener Philharmoniker
Coro Estable del Teatro Colón
Orquesta Estable del Teatro Colón
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Interpretation
In the Buenos Aires performance, the Choir sings in Spanish, and some numbers of the score (no. 19, 29, 38, 41) were omitted, along with slight trimming of recitative.
Interpretation
In the Vienna performance, numbers 19 (aria), 23 (chorale), and 29 (aria) were omitted, and some recitative was slightly trimmed, mirroring cuts in a completely preserved 1954 performance.
Recording & Production
The Buenos Aires recording of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, was made on April 29th, or May 2nd, 6th, or 7th, 1950, featuring the Coro e Orquestra del Teatro Colón.
Recording & Production
The Vienna recording of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, was made on April 9th, 1952, featuring the Wiener Singverein, Wiener Sängerknaben, and Wiener Philharmoniker.
Recording & Production
This album features two different live recordings of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler: one from Buenos Aires in 1950 and another from Vienna in 1952.
Recording & Production
The first bars of numbers 1, 24, 34, and 36 of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, are lost in this recording, and numbers 2-7 are completely lost.
Interpretation
Chorale No. 23 was only performed in Buenos Aires; it was omitted in the Vienna performances of 1952 and 1954.
