Bach: St. Matthew Passion / Kozena, Padmore, Rattle

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This set contains 2 DVDs, 1 Blu-ray Video Disc, and a 7-day Digital Concert Hall pass. Sir Simon Rattle was in no doubt: the performance...
This set contains 2 DVDs, 1 Blu-ray Video Disc, and a 7-day Digital Concert Hall pass.

Sir Simon Rattle was in no doubt: the performance of the St. Matthew Passion which he realized together with the Berlin Philharmonic and the Rundfunkchor Berlin in 2010 was for him “the single most important thing we ever did here.” Critics around the world agreed. They praised the semi-staged “ritualization” by American star-director Peter Sellars, as well as the outstanding musical performances by the soloists, including Magdalena Kozená, Christian Gerhaher, Thomas Quasthoff, and Mark Padmore as the Evangelist. Now the performance is published as a hardcover linen edition with a comprehensive booklet and a voucher for the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall.

"Sellars' surprisingly simple ideas draw us deeply into the drama and prove enormously moving." – NPR

"The female singers are very good – the soprano Camilla Tilling ethereal and the mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena impassioned – but the men are tremendous, including the pure-toned tenor Topi Lehtipuu. The bass-baritone Christian Gerhaher, singing from far above the other performers, is a resonant, otherworldly Jesus. Mr. Padmore is one of the major Evangelists of our time, and he is heartbreakingly eloquent here, less a biblical narrator than a guide through a dark night of the soul. And if it’s possible for this deeply moving recording to take on any more poignancy, it is probably the final major video release featuring Mr. Quasthoff." – The New York Times

2 DVDs [NTSC 16:9 / PCM Stereo • DTS 5.1]

Blu-ray Disc in high definition video [1080i Full HD 16:9 / 2.0 PCM Stereo • DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1]

Playing time - Concert: 195 mins • Bonus: 51 mins

Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean

Region: 0 (All region)

7- day pass to the BPO's Digital Concert Hall video streaming service


Product Description:


  • Release Date: September 01, 2014


  • UPC: 4260306180219


  • Catalog Number: BPHR140021


  • Label: Berlin Philharmoniker


  • Number of Discs: 3


  • Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach


  • Conductor: Simon Rattle


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Radio Chorus


  • Performer: Camilla Tilling, Christian Gerhaher, Magdalena Kozená, Mark Padmore, Thomas Quasthoff, Topi Lehtipuu



Works:


  1. Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Radio Chorus

    Performer: Christian Gerhaher (Baritone), Magdalena Kozená (Mezzo Soprano), Topi Lehtipuu (Tenor), Mark Padmore (Tenor), Thomas Quasthoff (Baritone), Camilla Tilling (Soprano)

    Conductor: Simon Rattle