BACH: Matthaus-Passion (DVD, Br-Klassik)

(Live recording, Munich, Herkulessaal der Residenz, February 16/17, 2013) After the Christmas Oratorio, the Bavarian Radio Choir and its artistic director Peter Dijkstra will once again present a major work by Johann Sebastian Bach in a live recording on CD and DVD: the St. Matthew Passion. The renowned original sound orchestra Concerto Köln, which can already be heard on several BR-KLASSIK CDs together with the BR choir, performs as an instrumental partner. The evangelist is designed by the young tenor Julian Prégardien, who has made a name for himself around the world as an expert in Bach’s evangelistic roles. Further soloists are Karina Gauvin, Gerhild Romberger, Maximilian Schmitt, Michael Nagy and Karl-Magnus Fredriksson. For the two favorite choirs of the St. Matthew Passion, the proven, radiant sound of the Regensburger Domspatzen was available at the concert, which was staged with atmospheric light effects.