Bach: Saint John Passion (2000)
1h 57min
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- Synopsis:
The choir and the orchestra of the Bach Collegium Japan perform the St John’s Passion with a small ensemble - as was customary in the composer s life time - under Masaaki Suzuki, former student of one of the nestors of authentic interpretation, Ton Koopman. One of the greatest musical treatments of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ receives a performance that is musically precise and stylistically close to what we now know of Bach’s ideal. The Bach Collegium Japan has been regarded for some years now as a real discovery among baroque ensembles specialising in the performance of sacred music from the Baroque and Masaaki Suzuki, who conducts and plays the harpsichord, is a complete and thorough musician, deeply involved in the emotional overtones of the music as well as technical questions of tempo, balance, and phrasing. - Actors:
- Masaaki Suzuki, Midori Suzuki, Robin Blaze, Gerd Turk, Chiyuki Urano
- Studio:
- Euroarts
- Genres:
- Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Japan