The project aimed to make the fragmentation of Bach's original St Mark Passion text and music an integral part of the listening experience.
Compositional Technique
The numerous chorales from Bach's St Mark Passion are integrated in various ways, some complete, some fragmented, some 'damaged,' and others barely audible.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Steffen Schleiermacher, the contemporary composer, initially resisted the idea of completing Bach's work, fearing it would be hubris or even blasphemy as an atheist.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording from September 11, 2016, captured at Merseburg Cathedral in Germany.
Composition History
This album features a collaboration between J. S. Bach's St Mark Passion fragments and new compositions by Steffen Schleiermacher, a contemporary composer.
Composition History
The St Mark Passion by J. S. Bach is a lost work, and its existence and confusing history of transmission and loss were not widely known to contemporary composer Steffen Schleiermacher.
Composition History
Christian Lehnert, a theologian, poet, and experienced librettist, was commissioned to write a new text that reflects the Passion story rather than retelling it.
