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A performance given at the Proms in 1998 of Bach's setting of the St Matthew Passion.
Bach interweaves the narration of Christ's mission and his political fate with mankind's response in a sequence of impassioned and meditative arias and chorales.
Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Ian Bostridge and Werner Gura (tenors), Dietrich Henschel
(baritone), Franz-Josef Selig (bass),
Collegium Vocale chorus and orchestra, conductor Philippe Herreweghe
Bach St Matthew Passion, BWV244

Contributors

Soprano:
Andreas Scholl
Unknown:
Ian Bostridge
Tenors:
Werner Gura
Tenors:
Dietrich Henschel
Baritone:
Franz-Josef Selig
Bass:
Collegium Vocale
Conductor:
Philippe Herreweghe
Conductor:
Bach St Matthew
Source: Radio Times

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