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N. Matthes: Markuspassion

Nikolaus Matthes: Markus-Passion [161:17]
The first complete new setting of Picander's text, which is simultaneously the first new setting of this text in Baroque style

Nikolaus Matthes

Gli Aspetti Choir & Orchestra

Soloists: Evangelists: Daniel Johannsen & Georg Poplutz; Baritone [Jesus]: Daniel Pérez; Soprano: Maya Boog; Alto: Annekathrin Laabs; Tenors: Daniel Johannsen & Georg Poplutz
Soliloquents: Bass-Baritone [Judas]: Luís Neiva; Baritone [Petrus]: Matthias Helm; Baritone [High Priest] Breno Quinderé; Soprano [Maid]: Maria Pujades Seguí; Bass- Baritone [Pilatus]: Damiano Capelli; Baritone [Soldier]: Michael Schwarze; Tenor [Centurion]: Tiago Oliveira
Choir: Sopranos: Jeanne-Marie Lelièvre, Charlotte Nachtsheim, Maria Pujades Seguí, Mirjam Striegel, Anastasia Terranova; Altos: Ingeborg Aadland, Giovanna Baviera, Renate Berger, Tobias Knaus; Tenors: Tiago Oliveira, Akinobu Ôno, Csongor Szántó, Christopher Wattam; Basses: Damiano Capelli, Luís Neiva, Breno Quinderé, Michael Schwarze
Orchestra: 1^st Traverso: Johanna Bartz; 2^nd Traverso: Luis Martínez Pueyo; 1^st Recorder: Mira Gloor; 2^nd Recorder: HyeonHo Jeon; 1^st Oboe: Andreas Helm; 2^nd Oboe: Ana Inés Feola; 3^rd Oboe Amy Power; 4^th Oboe Georg Fritz; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Contrabassoon: Eckhard Lenzing; Horn: Thomas Müller; 1^st Violins: Germán Echeverri Chamorro (concert-master), Matthias Müller, Léna Ruisz, Rahel Wittling; 2^nd Violins: Karoline Echeverri Klemm (principal), Shant Eskenian, Andrés Murillo; Violas: Matthias Jäggi (principal), Jesús Merino Ruiz, Joanna Michalak; Violas d'amore: Germán Echeverri Chamorro, Karoline Echeverri Klemm; Violas da gamba: Soma Salat-Zakariás, Giulio Tanasini; Violoncellos: Alex Jellici, Giulio Sanna; Violones: Markus Bernhard, Shuko Sugama; Harpsichord: Sebastian Wienand; Organ: Johannes Keller; Lute & Baroque Guitar: Julian Behr

Resonando RN-10018
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Mar 22-26, 2023

3-CD / TT: 161:17
MP3 / TT: 160:36

Recorded live at St Peter’s Church, Zürich & St. Matthew’s Church, Lucerne, Switzrland.
Sound Recording Gallus Media AG; Recording Producer: Stefan Ritzenthaler; Recording Assistant: Jonathan Purchase; Editing: Nikolaus Matthes; Executive Producer: Johannes J. Wallbrecher (Resonando).
Sources: Markus-Passion (Official Website) | St. Mark Passion (Wikipedia) | Markuspassion - Nikolaus Matthes (Resonando) | Markuspassion Blog
Listen on YouTube:
N. Matthes: Markus-Passion: Complete Passion [Playlist; 78 Tracks; TT: 161:52]
Buy this album at:
3-CD (2024): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

The first complete new Baroque setting of Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander)'s text from 1731 was heard at the world premiere of the St. Mark Passion in March 2023.
The text is presumed to have been set by J.S. Bach for the Good Friday service at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig on March 23, 1731, with a repeat performance there in 1744 employing two additional arias and some slight changes. The music of this St. Mark Passion is believed to be lost.
On the basis of the textual sources, Nikolaus Matthes has presented the first complete new setting of Picander's text, which is simultaneously the first new setting of this text in Baroque style. Initial parts of the composition were conceived in the spring and summer of 2019. Work was resumed at Christmas in the same year, and completed at Easter of 2020.
The world premiere performances of the new St. Mark Passion took place in four Swiss cities in March 2023. The composition is realized entirely in the style of J.S. Bach's music, but is not based on existing works of J.S. Bach or other Baroque composers, with the exception of several direct quotes. This enabled audience and performers to come as close as possible to experiencing a Baroque world premiere.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2025)
Thans to contributors: Yuuri Daiku (April 2025)

Nikolaus Matthes: Short Biography | Ensembles: Gli Aspetti Choir & Orchestra
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