Bach's work is perfection and expresses eternal beauty alongside faith in God, poetry which is a deep prayer full of calmness and intention. As a Jew whose faith is different from Christianity, the concert is a universal class for all religions and reflects the uniqueness of all religions in determining cultural values, equality towards God and towards every person regardless of their faith.

Bach shows a Christian understanding of The Passion of Christ in this piece . It's a work not just to listen to, but to meditate on too. Bach is a genius .

@roswithagrusemann5757

3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

Bravo to children choir singing Bach without sheet music !

@hugovonderthusen7436

3 ай бұрын

I was one of the children during this concert. It was one of the most surreal moments I will ever experience and I don't think I realised that at the time. Iván was one of the best conductors I had the honour to sing with.

What a wonderful performance! What an outstanding orchestra! Bach's Matthäus Passion for sure is one of greatest pieces of music that exists in the world. Thank you .

A sublime performance by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, soloists and choirs. Nice of the children's choir that the singers knew how to sing the chorales without sheet music.

Can we all agree that María Espada elevated the entire performance? She's simply unmatched.

Loved the children's choir and placement right at the centre

Un' interpretazione che da' respiro al tempo, al dolore e diventa fonte di celestiale ispirazione! Grazie a Bach, al Direttore, ai solisti, al coro, ai bambini e all'orchestra!

Ausgezeichnet wonderbar und Ich finde Jesu meiner Herr!

Brava to the Gambist!! Beautiful playing!!

I never tire of listening to Matthew Passion - JS Bach from various choirs in the world.

"Truly a Great Performance. Thanks to God."

Très, très belle version, avec un tempo lent. C'est magnifique.

@rosisunny9302

Жыл бұрын

Ja früher gab es noch Stille und Ruhe,jetzt sind Alle 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃😢😢

Outstanding and impressive this very beautiful performance of Bach’s Matthew Passion played by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, which makes all your sorrows and troubles fade away, and heeling your soul. As a member of the of the first violins, my wife played 40 years in this fantastic orchestra.

@suzyserling277

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your touching comment!!; I was in Amsterdam for only 2 days in 1979 from a far away country; took a bus to see the theater I loved on a very cold morning. I was embarrassed to ask to go in for a minute. ; fortunately I rushed to museums!!. Unforgettable orchestra and conductors!

Wunderschön

Magnífica versión, he escuchado muchas y esta me parece de las mejores, me ha gustado mucho.

Beautiful. Saludos desde Guatemala Centroamérica.

The faces of the children at the beginning of the video were adorable. This placement of the children’s chorus really hooked me in.

Mark Padmore is surely the greatest Evangelist! Thank you Sir!

@johnkusske7535

10 ай бұрын

He was very impressive.

Great conductor. Great composer. His chords in the choir vary in a fantastic way. And of course a great "wow" for al the mucisians and technicians. Resume: a wonderful performence. Thank you so much all of you.

Inspiring beauty and perfection on this Good Friday, thank you. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

how very appropriate to have stumbled to this extraordinary piece and being good friday morning

Thanks so much for posting this! Still remember how tired and cold I was after standing on the stage for three hours performing this piece in a chilly night in a cathedral!

@alfonsot8655

3 жыл бұрын

espledido ,perfecta, pulcra Gracias JS Bach nos acercaste al Cielo,la ejecucion con maestria gracias maestros desde Argentina Fonny

@jasecole

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

What a magnificent experience. At times, almost unbearably lovely. Thank you Concertgebouworkest, soloists, choirs and, of course, conductor Fischer. Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Se expresan de manera excelente y excelsa , los valores y principios morales universales permanentes y eternos . El Verdadero Arte ; expresión del alma humana , anclada al Espíritu Eterno ; al reconocimiento y la gloria del Ser Supremo, a su adoración y alabanza . Dios Es Amor , Luz , Verdad , Justicia , Poder y Sabiduría. Aleluya!!! 🙏🙏🙏😇😍

Outstanding rendering historical experience. Merci beaucoup from Paris France.

A mais bonita música já composta numa interpretação exemplar!

Versión demasiado romántica y demasiados componentes en la orquesta y el coro.

Beautiful, gentle sound for this ensemble. Some of the other renditions of this work are difficult to appreciate with headphones because of KZread's heavy compression. This one is very pleasant by comparison.

Thank you so much for this today!! This work is just sooo epic... & during BACH's birthday week too!! 💙💜❤️

Beautiful interpretation!!; this exceptional orchestra and Bach’s humanistic values!! Thank you!!

Underbart framförande ! Tack, det växte hela tiden till en gripande avslutning. Tack Ivan Fisher !

The burial movement is a very emotional experience

Easily ranks with the great ones! Well done, and God bless the Dutch. Fischer's absolute and firm control was wonderful. And whoever that young man (with the Roman nose!) was, he was an inspiration - I hope he's still alive to read this. Chicago, USA

THANK FOR THIS GIFT.

Love Bach!!!! Wonderful Music!!!

Merci mille fois de nous offrir cette Passion selon Saint Mathieu. L'évangéliste Mark Padmore et les autres solistes sont tous excellents (pas d'utilisation de contre-ténor à ma grande satisfaction). Une mention spéciale pour le 51 et 52 (Können Tränen meiner Wangen) sobres mais bouleversants. La direction d'Iván Fischer est extraordinairement attentive au texte et les chœurs parfaits. L'orchestre est bien connu pour son excellence (on reconnait nombre d'instrumentistes). La prise de vue et la prise de son sont un régal. Bravo pour ce somptueux cadeau…

With Marc Padmore as Evangelist and Peter Harvey you just can't go wrong. Always a pleasure to listen to them, here and also in the performance of the St. John-Passion at the Proms conducted by Gardiner. Dear Concertgebouworkest, hartelijk bedankt for this wonderful performance.

@jvdb0001

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXhlxLOelajVabA.html

Beautiful.

Beautiful! Very moving. Thank you.

I listened to this wonderful rendition in the company of a childhood friend of mine whose younger brother passed away three days ago due to Covid and I came back to our native place from my city of employment of more than 1000 kms away for attending his brother's burial ceremony.My friend knows only our vernacular language but due to my regular coming back on leave and listening to western classical music along with me I made him a fan of your fine music.After our listening to your recital of Mathau's passion I found him far removed from his grief about his brother's departure.When I asked him about his opinion about the rendition he remarked: " when you post your comments don't forget to write about my gratitude for the nearly three hours of spending my life in heavenly pleasures , forgetting the permanent grief about my loss of the only (young) brother". Yes,as I replied to you "your wish is my command ", I have done my duty and your opinion about this wonderful rendition is mine also.Great upload! Thanks.

@lemonyphresh

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this!! ❤️ And best wishes to your friend that he found or finds some peace.

@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713

2 жыл бұрын

​@@lemonyphresh Thanks.Sorry for responding late as I had blocked notifications because of abuses.

That was good! and dignified, and so it should be!! The conductor was lovely, his whole demeanour really appealed to me... his respectful standing there at the finish, as if preventing untimely applaus which seems a must these days 😢😢

Dit raakt mij zo diep, elke keer opnieuw.

Thank You for this wonderful music.

This is terrific. I caught the last 20mins when it was streamed, and then it cut out after 5mins when I tried going back to the start - because it was only a stream. I feared it wasn't going to appear as a recording. In the past week, YT has offered various other versions as suggestions, but this was the only one I wanted to hear. Now it's here. Stunning! I had no idea Luc Besson had such a fantastic tenor voice (OK, I know it was Mark Padmore)! Thank you, everyone.

Concertgebouw looks perfect as a place for the double choir and orchestra!

Love this album always have Like we’re talking about the godfather of western music, very simple

Fantástica interpretación de la más grande creación artística de siempre.

@papagenoharto

2 жыл бұрын

Exacto, mas grande que esta obra no se ha compuesto NI SE COMPONDRA nada

@alejandromosquerasouto6614

8 ай бұрын

Obra insuperable del Arte Universal. No se puede con palabras describir la emoción y belleza de la Pasión según S. Mateo

Diese Musik hat Stille als Essence🥲🥲 💜 🥲🥲 🙏💜🙏 🌹 Stille ist Göttlich!😮😮😮🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

An honest, wholesome rendering of this magnus opus. Many thanks for posting in time for the Easter week. Jesus Passion was particularly well presented. The children's choir was lovely. This music is probably the best, most complex music ever composed. And one of the most beautiful and dramatic.

@jvdb0001

3 жыл бұрын

hello jorge hoy do joy do ? 🙌great look please ; kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXhlxLOelajVabA.html

@jorgeurzuaurzua4011

3 жыл бұрын

@@jvdb0001 Thanks Jan for the link to fast piano, impressive. Rather too much perhaps?

Absoluut prachtige presentatie van Renate! Waarmee niets nadeligs wordt bedoeld. Werkelijk genoten van deze uitvoering

Thanks for post✨

Wonderful concert!

Cheers for J.S.Bach ! and Glory and Vivat to Jesus-Christ and God !

@Davidfooterman

Жыл бұрын

The first commandment

Fantástica grabación, intenso Iván Fisher y para la obra me quedo sin palabras ... grandiosa por siempre. Gracias.

Superbly done!

Great Performance. Thank you !

Bach forever ❤

Великолепное исполнение ! Большое спасибо за публикацию.

Great performance!

Een heel mooie uitvoering, met speciale complimenten voor de evangelist!

stupenda esecuzione bravissimi complimenti

All choral entrances: 1. 1:40 3. 8:32 4b. 9:48 4d. 10:40 9b. 22:26 9e. 24:18 10. 24:28 15. 33:34 17. 35:39 19. 38:52 20. 40:56 and 42:42 25. 51:58 27a. 57:07 and 58:09 27b. 59:37 29. 1:04:02 30. 1:11:15 and 1:13:10 32. 1:15:10 36b. 1:23:41 36d. 1:24:05 37. 1:24:30 38b. 1:26:31 40. 1:34:16 41b. 1:36:33 44. 1:42:30 45a. 1:45:32 45b. 1:45:52 46. 1:46:16 50b. 1:53:17 50d. 1:54:12 53b. 2:03:33 54. 2:03:56 58b. 2:15:58 58d. 2:16:38 60. 2:19:58 and 2:21:06 61b. 2:23:35 61d. 2:24:00 62. 2:24:16 63b. 2:26:50 66b. 2:37:18 67. 2:39:06 68. 2:41:25

Opening- and finalchorus of St. Matthew Passion sais everything of Bach

Sublime

Nice concert' 👍😀

Excelente

magnifique interprétation

I think it would be tempting to imagine how the Thomas Cantor’s St Matthew Passion would sound, had Bach all of today’s standard means at his disposal, from modern instruments to optimal choir size and superb soloists, without all those known and often unnerving limitations he had to contend with. My conclusion is that the result would come very close to what Ivan Fischer and his Concertgebouw forces are offering us in this performance of “the greatest music achievement before The Ring of the Nibelungs” (Malcolm Boyd).

Großartig 👏

@rugueuxbysurson3118

Жыл бұрын

FINALLY a comment in German! Refreshing, where are they?

Maravillosa versión de la pasión según San Mateo.

A great Easter gift from this incomparably great ensemble. Just beautifully done on all levels.

@jvdb0001

3 жыл бұрын

great look please ; kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXhlxLOelajVabA.html🥰🥰

1:45:39 always jumps me in my seat

Magnific and apocalyptic music

Tears in my eyes, every time I hear the St. Matthew Passion. This is and exceptional performance.

Merci 💐🤪🐭🙏🏿💚🇫🇷🐈

#solideogloria

Unspeakably beautiful. I heartily approve of the use of mezzos instead of countertenors. There was no such thing as a countertenor in Bach's time and place. The Italians used castrati, but Bach never wrote for castratis.

@teresachiang

2 жыл бұрын

learned. Thanks!

@up4open763

2 жыл бұрын

Counter-tenor doesn't require castrato. There are males of youth, and some number of males of full age who simply keep the capacity to strike these notes. And castrati would have traveled, and were known from classical literature. As to Bach writing for them, if you can hit the notes, he wrote for you.

@barryjohnstone9124

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more re counter tenors ,who shouldn't be allowed anywhere near Erbarme dich. But what was Peter Harvey,who was supposed to be singing Christus,doing singing the bass aria Mache dich ,mein Herze,rein?The words don't make sense ,not to me at least,if they are being sung by Christus. Or ,for that matter why was the Evangelist singing some of the tenor arias? Although ,as it was Mark Padmore,I wouldn't complain too much about that. However,these inconsistencies ,apparently without reason,spoilt things a bit for me. Perhaps someone could give me reasons why they did this,and then I'd be able to watch it again.

@knd1940

2 жыл бұрын

@@barryjohnstone9124 I agree that it was a little strange to see Mark Padmore and Peter Harvey singing arias out of character but I just think of it as actors playing multiple parts. When Peter Harvey is standing on the red podium he's Jesus, when he's not he's not.

@margaretharypkema9290

Жыл бұрын

@@barryjohnstone9124 Not that quite understand what you say/mean, I do like you wanting 'things' right in detail!, because certainly in something sacred like the Matthew Passion it does matter

Would love to see the names of the soloists in the description . I recognise some

Beautiful. A pity no subtitles which are absolutely necessary in a piece like this

How... peculiar to have the viola da gamba and cello play "Geduld" in unison. But nobody ever accused Fischer of making weak choices!

@Lepewhi

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but I must admit that I do prefer it with just the gamba. It has such a unique sound.

@willcwhite

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lepewhi as do I

🥱 Bach Johannes Passion for a change..

Is that the organist who plays with the Netherlands Bach Society?

Me encanta María Espada. Por otro lado, como diría Bu🌷kowski, this is a tulip.

After 1:53:30 this thing explodes like like nothing else ever!

Ciao

This performance reminisces to around 50 years back - the pace has been reduced, careful expression - almost von Karajan

@AAscension

Жыл бұрын

Could you say performances of the Matthaüs-Passion have sped up the last decades?

Sind Blitze, sind Donner in Wolken verschwunden?

@aus822

2 жыл бұрын

Best part

Lasst ihn, haltet, bindet nicht"

@passerineblue

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite.

@Vervelio01

2 жыл бұрын

@@passerineblue It reminds me of Verdi's Dies Irae :)

That harmony at 1:29 - does anyone know what it is? It happens again at 5:43..... and again at 6:08... and again at 7:37....

@violinhunter2

3 жыл бұрын

18:11

@gilberteloneux688

3 жыл бұрын

J'ai une conférence demain sur l'œuvre,il y aura sans doute une réponse.

@violinhunter2

3 жыл бұрын

@@gilberteloneux688 Merci.....

@nickconbrio5310

3 жыл бұрын

My interpretation is this: The key in the first half of that bar is A minor, which gives the pedal note of the chord, A; but it's juxtaposed against a diminished chord which has the effect of the dominant, because it has the B and G# of E major strongly singing out at the top. So there are two quavers of the jarring harmony you highlight, and the third quaver of the group is the expected A minor. A shorter way of saying it would be an E major 13th chord with an A instead of an E at the bottom!

@barney6888

3 жыл бұрын

re ri me me lah (bass)

📍1:42:44

2:16:00

❤ Jesus gave His life for all of us out of deep love. When you believe, that Jesus has conquered the death and that He is the Son of the living God, then your soul is saved to live for eternity in heaven with Jesus! Ask Him, He will confirm it. See John 3:16. ❤

Himmlisch…

Sucks the life right out of it. This music is designed to convey the ultimate in emotion, yet this in Bach on Prozac

A great performance, but the recording is rather poor.

Koude rillingen.

Isn't all of this a bit to "massive" to be right?

@JazzmanOl

14 күн бұрын

Wann ist denn „Richtig“ richtig?

Wenn man nur alle Worte lesen könnte,es ist gut zu wissen was Menschen in den 1600 Jahrhundert gefühlt haben,Spezial Bach??

From the first few notes, without even seeing the instruments, I could tell this is a modern-instrument performance. What a disappointment. I'm spoiled by the beautiful sound of period-instrument performances of Bach's works.