Name: St. John Passion, BWV 245
Start: 2019-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-03-28T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Koerner Hall

Organization

Admin

Tafelmusik Chamber Choir

Conductor

Ivars Taurins

Tenor

Charles Daniels

Baritone

William Sharp

Mezzo-soprano

Krisztina Szabó

Mezzo-Soprano

Soprano

Jana Miller

Others

Orchestra

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

St. John Passion, BWV 245 -  (St John Passion)

Toronto

Canada

Koerner Hall

St. John Passion

Public

St John Passion

Santiago Martin Bermejo

Approved

Bach’s St John Passion shocked the Church fathers in Leipzig at its premiere with its intensity and fervour. It’s just that intensity that makes it so relevant in today’s highly charged and turbulent times. Harrowing, passionate, and tender by turn, the St John Passion reflects our world as well as Bach’s.
If the St Matthew Passion stresses the harmony of the Christian story, the St John refuses to shy away from the darkness inherent in the tale, which makes the final transformation of pain into faith and peace all the more powerful. One of the masterpieces of Western art.
What’s interesting about this concert:
Last performed by Tafelmusik in 2015, the St John Passion is part of Tafelmusik’s core repertoire, re-interpreted and re-conceived each time it is performed.
A deep expression of Christian faith which is nonetheless suffused with universal symbols of suffering, redemption, peace, and hope, thus truly for everyone.
The St John Passion is one of the touchstones of the baroque, a living monument against which the entire era can be measured, but a work with deep contemporary overtones as well.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble