(western) classical music discussion

[Rev. Rye]

I listened to St. Matthew's Passion yesterday as well. I didn't go to a live performance, however.

I just listened to my old standby: Otto Klemperer's version. It has Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as Jesus, and even has Peter Pears as the Evangelist (and since the Evangelist speaks only in recitative, he minimizes the damage he causes.)

Needless to say, since it's Klemperer, the pacing can get slow, and since it was done in the 1960s, he doesn't care much for historically informed performance.









Of course, I find it disappointing that Picander included the verse about the Jerusalem zombie apocalypse, but failed to elaborate on it.