Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Matthäus Passion BWV 244 (1727)
Passion créée le vendredi saint, 7 avril 1727 à la Thomaskirche, à Leipzig
Ian Bostridge Évangéliste Benjamin Appl Le Christ Anna El-Khashem soprano Mari Askvik alto James Way tenor Thilo Dahlmann basse
Choeur de Chambre de Namur Les Talens Lyriques Direction Christophe Rousset
“The Saint Matthew Passion is one of the masterpieces that I felt I really had to conduct with Les Talens Lyriques before I die. (Maybe I’ll die after the production… we’ll see… [laughs].) I have never performed this work before, but I feel that I’m on home ground; as a harpsichordist, Bach is my reference. My aim here is not to create a monument in tribute to Bach, but rather to bring out the humanity that is expressed in this universally well-known work. “
– Christophe Rousset
