0:07 Kommt, ihr Töchter (Chor) 8:02 Da Jesu diese Rede (Rezitativ) 8:46 Herzliebster Jesu (Choral) 9:38 Da versammleten (Rezitativ) 10:02 Ja nicht auf das Fest (Chor) 10:17 Da nun Jesus war zu Bethanien (Rezitativ) 10:49 Wozu dienet dieser Unrat? (Chor) 11:16 Da das Jesus merkete (Rezitativ) 12:50 Du lieber Heiland (Arioso) 13:46 Buss und Reu (Arie) 17:30 Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer (Rezitativ) 18:08 Blute nur (Arie) 22:49 Aber am erste Tage (Rezitativ) 23:03 Wo willst du (Chor) 23:25 Er sprach (Rezitativ) 24:38 Und sie wurden sehr Betrübt 24:50 Herr, bin ich's? (Chor) 25:03 Ich bin's (Chor) 25:54 Er antwortete (Rezitativ) 28:53 Wiewohl mein Herz (Arioso) 30:07 Ich will dir mein Herze schenken (Arie) 33:19 Und da sie (Rezitativ) 34:24 Erkenne mich, mein Hüter (Choral) 35:33 Petrus aber (Rezitativ) 36:40 Ich will hier bei dir stehen (Choral) 37:48 Da kamm Jesus (Rezitativ) 39:35 O Schmerz (Arioso) 41:10 Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen (Arie) 46:15 Und ging hin (Rezitativ) 46:58 Der Heiland fällt (Arioso) 47:50 Gerne will ich mich bequemen (Arie) 52:08 Und er kam (Rezitativ) 53:28 Was mein Gott will (Choral) 54:32 Und er kam (Rezitativ) 57:00 So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen (Arie) 1:00:07 Sind Blitze, sind Donner (Chor) 1:01:16 Und siehe (Rezitativ) 1:03:38 O Mensch, bewein (Choral) 1:09:16 Ach! Nun ist mein Jesus hin (Arie) 1:12:30 Die aberJesum (Rezitativ) 1:13:34 Mir hat die Welt (Choral) 1:14:17 Und wiewohl (Rezitativ) 1:15:31 Mein Jesus schweigt (Arioso) 1:16:58 Geduld! (Aria) 1:20:39 Und der Hohepriester (Rezitativ) 1:22:01 Er is des Totes schuldig (Chor) 1:22:12 Da speieten (Rezitativ) 1:22:27 Weissage uns (Chor) 1:22:48 Wer hat dich so geschlagen (Choral) 1:23:42 Petrus aber (Rezitativ) 1:24:42 Wahrlich, du bist (Chor) 1:24:52 Da hub er an (Rezitativ) 1:26:19 Erbarme dich (Arie) 1:32:34 Bin ich gleich (Choral) 1:33:39 Des Morgens (Rezitativ) 1:34:33 Was gehet uns das an? (Chor) 1:34:42 Und er warf (Rezitativ) 1:35:22 Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder! (Arie) 1:38:00 Sie hielten aber (Rezitativ) 1:40:14 Befiehl du deine Wege (Choral) 1:41:24 Auf das Fest (Rezitativ) 1:43:27 Lass ihn kreuzigen (Chor) 1:43:46 Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe! (Choral) 1:44:37 Der Landpfleger (Rezitativ) 1:44:55 Er hat uns allen wohlgetan (Arioso) 1:46:01 Aus Liebe (Arie) 1:50:47 Sie schrieen aber (Rezitativ) 1:50:52 Lass ihn kreuzigen (Chor) 1:51:09 Da aber Pilatus (Rezitativ) 1:51:35 Sein Blut komme über uns (Chor) 1:52:11 Da gab er (Rezitativ) 1:52:29 Erbarm es Gott! (Arioso) 1:53:23 Können Tränen meiner Wangen (Arie) 2:00:40 Da nahmen (Rezitativ) 2:01:22 Gegrüsset seist du (Chor) 2:01:49 O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Choral) 2:04:11 Und da sie (Rezitativ) 2:05:03 Ja freilich (Arioso) 2:05:41 Komm, süsses Kreuz (Arie) 2:11:42 Und da sie (Rezitativ) 2:13:26 Der du den Tempel (Chor) 2:13:51 Desgleichen auch (Rezitativ) 2:14:01 Andern hat er (Chor) 2:14:50 Desgleichen schmäheten (Rezitativ) 2:15:06 Ach Golgatha (Arioso) 2:16:27 Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand (Arie) 2:19:46 Und von der sechsten (Rezitativ) 2:21:30 Der rufet dem Elias (Chor) 2:21:33 Und baldlief (Evangelist) 2:21:46 Halt! Lass sehen (Chor) 2:21:54 Aber Jesus schriee (Rezitativ) 2:22:23 Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden (Choral) 2:23:52 Und siehe da (Rezitativ) 2:24:56 Wahrlich, dieser ist Gottes Sohn (Chor) 2:25:16 Und es waren viel Weiber (Rezitativ) 2:26:33 Am Abend (Arioso) 2:28:27 Mache dich, mein Herze, rein (Arie) 2:34:02 Und Joseph (Rezitativ) 2:35:13 Herr, wir haben gedacht (Chor) 2:36:04 Pilatus sprach (Rezitativ) 2:36:49 Nun ist der Herr (Rezitativ) 2:38:45 Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder (Chor)
I really missed the cello solo for 1:35:22 Gebt mir meinem Jesum wieder! I really dislike it on violin. Couldn't you find a cellist? That's my favorite part!
It is Good Friday 2024, what an excellent time to listen to this masterpiece and the great rendition by the Bach Society. The smaller choir and orchestra give this rendition a wonderful lightness and joy. A glorious way to celebrate the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus, the only way to be set free.
Escuchando y deleitándome este mismo viernes Santo de 2024 con esta maravillosa interpretación llena de emotividad y sentimiento. Es música pensada para llevar a los corazones a Dios. La Pasión según san Juan de la Sociedad Holandesa Bach también es sublime ❤
St Matthew Passion is an all-time favourite. I had a privilege to sing this music and I never get tired of it. Bach is indeed music for the Soul. (from New Zealand)
I generally get tired of hearing songs more than a few times, but I've watched/listened to this at least a hundred times now, and it gets even richer with each time listening, and there are parts that still send shivers down my spine. The talent, artistry, and production are beyond words, showcasing not only the incredible performers, but also Bach, and love for the higher power - all at the same time. Bravo
This is one of the beauties of great Western music. There's a richness and mystery that drives the compulsion to revisit it. You talk of getting chills. There's a term for that - frisson. It makes your body shiver up your spine, amd raise the hairs on your skin, an emotional, electrical feeling. I know not all have experienced this, but those who do always return for more. And that in the music which causes this feeling is part of the allure, a mystery and human need to revisit and know more intimately. Most people are not even aware the great works offer this.
What a beautiful, FREE gift the Dutch have given to the world! I find most versions of this work rather dense and heavy, but this is light, almost delicate. When I was in the ripieno choir at the Royal Festival Hall there must have been 40 - 50 of us. Here there are just SIX!! It's a much smaller, more authentic rendition, in a beautiful space with a beautiful sound. The quality of the audio - and the video - is supreme. These people have absolutely NAiLED it. Thanks and praise!!
Thrue! 20% of the annual budget of NBS (ca. €650,000.-) comes from the Performing Arts Fund. It is the cultural fund for music, musical theater, dance, theater and festivals in the Netherlands. The Fund supports all forms of professional performing arts on behalf of the national government.
They calculated that it would take some 30 years for one person just to copy Bach's BWV manually. The sheer amount of information this man created is absolutely staggering. It's a miracle.
"Anyone can go as far as I have gone if they work as hard as I have worked". I wonder how much of "Bach's" works were from JS Bach and how much from his wife, his sons and his senior students?
@@jamallabarge2665 Those moving the pens were self-effacing lovers of God and him, but he directed their output. How tragic today's rather egotistical and thus small-minded and arrogant thereby showing no understanding of the message of the Passion Bach had.
I'm a muslim but this music purely came from Bach's heart and goes to the hearts of those who feel it ,in fact music has no nationality or religion and quoting the bible "it's the peace of God that passeth all understanding" this is what this masterpiece inspires to anyone who has a spiritual inclination.Thank you for posting this video .
This music is Christian. Non-Christians love to demean the Christian nature of spectacular Christian art, but the fact remains this and JS Bach was heavily inspired by Christianity and is a testament to the beauty of Christianity.
Thank you Ahmed. I am happy to learn that Bach’s music, though rooted in a Northern European Christian tradition, has the ability to build bridges between people. In everyone of the chorales in the Matthew passion, I hear an outpouring of love, humility and compassion ... humanity’s most precious gifts ... which belong to all humanity ... and which grows in intensity when shared. Bless you Brother.
Ich weiß nicht wir ich Ihnen danken kann, das Geschenk ist so groß! Ich sende Ihnen und allen Mitwirkenden meine Hochachtung und ergebensten Dank. Vielen vielen Dank!
This is the fourth Easter I listen to this uptaking. I am very grateful about this music, and about Netherlands Bach Society for bringing this music fully alive. My wish for coming years is that I still will be here in 2025, 2026, 2027 and so on, just for the joy to again beeing able to listen to this wonderful music. Thank you!
Bach's best work ever. Brings back memories from my youth. Every Easter to see the Bach association. Now I am the only one left. My brother past away the 20th of april. He used to sing the Matheos Passion in Koor Bergen. It will never be the same❤
Самое лучшее и красивое произведение Баха. Без слез и мурашек по коже слушать сложно. Это лучшее переложение Евангелия от Матфея. Это моя любимая музыка. Три часа пролетают, как на одном дыхании. В современном мире сложно найти что-то подобное. Даже религиозная современная музыка обычно звучит легкомысленно и неглубоко. Бах писал музыку не для людей, а для Бога, поэтому она касается человеческих сердец до сих пор. Спасибо данному замечательному коллективу, что потрудились и исполнили это чудесное творение! Да пребудет с вами Господь!🙏🏛️🎻⛪✝️
I had the absolute pleasure of attending a performance in the Naarderkerk two years ago. A life-long wish became a reality. Back in Manila, where I reside, I watch this video every year. Although the country is 80% Catholic, it has no performances of the Mattheus Passion, sadly.
This music touches the heart and soul, Johann Sebastian Bach is a truly great composer, my child and I listen to this piece every evening. And the fact that it is also the text of the Gospel makes this music even more divine. Greetings from Russia🇷🇺
I think we are a whole lot of people that this pandemic year wants to celebrate Bach, the one that holds this world together with his strong belief and his music. Sweden, Chile, Brazil. And... and...
It really doesn't get any better than this for a Bach Passion; and on period instruments too. Lovely little 6-part ripieno for boy choristers. Everything here is superlative: The professionalism and virtuosity (by which I mean that the high technical standard means the band is free to play with the heart); the orchestral ensemble and choral diction; the necessary solemnity and gravitas; the clear voices of the soloists; the intimacy of the whole company of small-forces, yet powerful when needed; the tasteful playing of the continuo harpsichord and portative organ; and that gorgeous Theorbo centre-stage! I loved it all. The high spot for me emotionally and spiritually is the "Erbarme Dich" - truly, the fiddle player and countertenor put tears in my eyes. I believe that this performance of what was intended to be an evangelistic work (if one obtained the lyrics in one's own language) could bring the listener to explore the truth about Christ, something which is borne out in one of the comments below. Altogether a great achievement. The Early Music Movement has reached a zenith with this. Thank you!
❤Bach was my most beloved composer as a child. Used to sing solo in our childrens chorus in the atheist state of Soviet Union. I was also lucky to play his organ music on my German Zimmerman piano in Soviet Armenia . Went to music school there. Since then he is my favorite composer who purifies my soul, lifts the spirit to the Sublime❤, to the Eternal❤❤❤
Absolut! Die Version von Leeuw mit Benedikt Kristjánsson als Evangelist und Andreas Wolf als Jesus ist auch super :) ruclips.net/video/5OE-SYiGtCo/видео.htmlsi=Z5bvOAfkzkfEf9_j
Matoušovy pašije poslouchám pravidelně o Velikonocích. Uchvacuje mě tento silný biblický příběh, úžasná Bachova hudba a překrásné provedení tímto báječným souborem. Díky ❤😢😊 L. V. z Prahy
This music is so moving for me, I'm in tears through most of it, just cannot understand how either the musicians or singers manage not to cry as they play and sing; it is the most sublime and beautiful music.
@@rachs57 just to make sure : I am not singing in THAT particular and very special choir, but in another one. And we perform this work every other year in Strasburg.
While I was looking up something at RUclips I accidentally saw the listing for this passion. This reminded me of the time I served in the Dutch military in Naarden in 1961 when I went to see it in the Grote Kerk in that town. Problem was the church was totally sold out except for the last seat that was right behind a very thick sixteenth century pillar. I could see nothing else. no singers, no musicians. But I could hear everything and the music was wonderful, as is this performance.
It's hard to know where to begin in praising the NBS and this superb performance. I have been singing Bach professionally for 40 years, specializing in Evangelist roles, and nothing I have seen or done surpasses this SMP. Bravo. Though quarantined I am freed and worshipping through this performance.
@@ruthhopeful1405 a Muslim called Ruth? I suppose that you are a convert? Today I was in church listening to this, I can't even remotely imagine that a Muslim would be interested in listening the story of Crucifixion of Christ. To a Muslim, even the most liberal one, this crucifixtion story is pure blasphemy. Islam is based on the Christians and Jews being wrong in their belief for the most part, so your comment is kinda 'strange'.
@@martinepeters9891 Muslims , or rather, those who call themselves Muslim come from diverse backgrounds and , like Christians, they are not entirely without prejudice, I am afraid that some fanatic Muslim has misrepresented Islam to you. The holy Quran totally endorses Christianity and Judaism. This is why Islam is better for you. You dont have to deny Jesus to become a Muslim. Think of it as an upgrade :) But Christianity is also the path to salvation and the holy book says so. Nobody is trying to steal your faith from you. Just trying to strengthen it. I do read your Holy Bible and enjoy it. Book of Proverbs my favorite. You may also wanna consider reading the Quran, Just one time from the beginning to the end. See with you own eyes and dont buy anecdotes.
There are many great and sublime works for all to enjoy. (And Mozart's Requiem is great, but Sussmayr wrote the Sanctus, Benedictus, and Angus Dei, and the Lacrimosa from measure 9 until the end of the movement.)
@@remomazzetti8757 if Mozart's Requiem is already the greatest work of music ever, imagine what would it be if Mozart had finished it. Surely you're not suggesting that Sussmayr was a better composer than Mozart, right?
If Bach saw this, he would probably go crazy. Great performance. Special thanks to the video director for editing. dad Bach gave us music for all the rest of the time
He'd be politely requesting to play along.. He'd be the tubby guy with the Viola. He would be arranging for Royalties. He definitely would have a huge amount of business teaching Master's classes. I can imagine a lot of people who would part with a considerable amount of money. I think that we would discover how much Bach did and how much his musical descendants did.... I think we would be surprised. I think a lot of what we see here is or was the doing of Bach's musical descendants.
@@saula.fantauzzi And who is he? He is the dad who was the first to start using the overtone scale in his music. Thank you for paying attention to my comment.
I'm wondering why this video doesn't have hundreds of millions of views. This is simply magnificent, both the piece and the interpretation. Thank you very much for sharing real pure art with the world. Greetings from Colombia!
We live in cynical times, a non-secular population questions the truth of everything, blinded to the fact that there are indisputable facts in nature...they're not a political ploy...regardless of which path you tread, blue or red! As only those whose freedom has been threatened, truly understand the value of freedom, only those whose life has been touched by God, truly understand His unconditional love. This life is boot camp for the soldiers of God, we can't all be the Blacksmith, or his Bellowsman, and we 'grunts' are tested to destruction in this life! Trust in God, it will all work out. The persistent truth....none of us are getting out of this life alive!
Porque no todos tienen buen gusto en la música, somos pocos los que respiramos la musica, como verdadero oxigeno que alimenta el alma...por eso sientete privilegiado de sentir a bach en el alma... No todos lo pueden hacer....
I have just stumbled on this totally inspiring performance of Bach's St Matthew's Passion, while staying in to save the NHS and save lives in UK. Thank you Netherlands Bach Society and all the wonderful musicians and soloists. This is truly a definitive performance!! It has inspired, consoled, encouraged and uplifted me when I, and so many around the world this Easter weekend, are seeking assurance that all this Corona Virus Pandemic upheaval and pain will pass, and God does truly love His creation and each one of us (made in his image) so much, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life!! Thank you.
I have my doubts about a Creator loving any of us, but Bach will always inspire and console and this performance is superb for sure, so precise and light
@@martas9283 Intellectually it's quite easy to conclude that there is a God and that he revealed himself. The notion that anything would pop into existence out of nothing is rather laughable. Look at your DNA, the most complex structure in this universe. It is information and information must have an intelligent cause. This OS software has an intelligent cause, so why would the DNA accidentally come into being and have an unguided natural cause?
@@jaikee9477 That the entire universe "popped into existence out of nothing" is, in fact, the scientifically based current most likely explanation. Don't confuse the psychological fact of your faith with the facts of universe outside of your understanding.
C'est pour moi une des œuvres les plus profondes et les plus belles de Bach, le maître. Cette version est incroyablement dynamique, sensible et habitée. Merci pour ce partage, c'est bouleversant
1:26:19 .. Erbarme dich, mein Gott ( have mercy my God ) The way the violin cries matching with the lyrics and the voice is inevitably beautiful. The word genius is underrated for Bach.
Every time I listen to Ebarme Dich, mein Gott, it gives me goosebumps. The violin is breathtaking. Thanks to the great composer Bach. Thanks a million.
I sang in the boys' choir for years, half a century ago, for the annual performance at Musis Sacrum in Arnhem, and this music has become part of my soul. It is heart-wrenchingly beautiful. Each time I hear this, I am profoundly moved, especially by arias like "Erbarme Dich". It is astounding how Bach was able to stuff so much emotion in the rigours of baroque music. So much sadness in beauty, and so much beauty in sadness... Especially in these Corona days, when we have lived in a culturally and social desert, and have seen our loved ones die and suffer, this music gives comfort: we will resurrect!
I sang in the St. Matthews Passion in Seattle years ago. I am a music major but had never heard it. I was astounded at the heart wrenching moments of some of the sections. I was so surprised at the emotion in Bach's music, having always seen it more as mathematical "clockwork" kind of music.
I sang this in my teens and still know every note almost. We need to ensure children continue to have good much etched into their souls (and lift the covid 19 ban in the UK on singing) and stop the muzzling of young and old.
@@Bobbel888 Bach was German so from Europe and in this video, his music is performed by an orchestra from the Netherlands, hence his comment. Sometimes it's good to think twice before speaking, mate.
What a supreme gift from Netherlands. It's like a huge blanket of soul comfort to humanity, all over the world. For anyone blessed to have internet and interest this free gift is immeasurably life-giving. Greetings from Cape Town. People can be fickle, as described in this very Passion, but the music remains ever constant and dependable. Thank you NBS and RUclips..
Just like Bach, this performance is immortal. First work I heard from Netherlands Bach Society, and it's absolutely stunning. The interpretation of this work is so different than what people did many years ago, and this performance is a great example of how far we have come in interpreting Bach
7 angels: Oh you blessed person!!!! You have hours and hours of joy in front of you - All their performances are stupendous and the filming is 2nd to none too - such a gift to all of us.
Andreas Wolf is honestly such an underrated singer, the tone of his voice gives me chills, glad to see him in this performance and I'd love to see him in more
Magnifique, Bach Netherland Socity est ce que je connais de plus beau et de plus réussi dans l'exécution des œuvres de BACH: inégalable, vivant, habité de spiritualité, c'est rarissime. Qui dit mieux ? Non, il n'y a pas mieux!
I have listened to and sung this music hundreds of times for 45 years and it becomes more and more Divine for each time I heard it. Thanks so much to Netherlands Bach Society and all others that perform it.
... to think that as a 59 year old, this is one of the most beautiful memories of my childhood ... ... and the recitatives still stand out as the most precise musical statements of all time.
The most beautiful interpretation !! The prominent pieces ("Kommt, Ihr Töchter,...", "Erbarme dich", "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden", "Wir setzen uns..." are divine ! All the singers are exceptionnally good !
You're entitled to your opinion of course, but objectively speaking, these singers are not "exceptionally good". None of them seems to know how to use chest resonance; as a result, the sound produced is weak and thin. Also, the choir can barely be heard, which means that it's either too small (which it is!), or they should've tried to sing with more power. Overall, these "authentic" performances have little "authenticity" about them. Yes, the choirs and orchestras of the period were small, but this doesn't mean that Bach (or any other composer of the era, for that matter) didn't dream of being able to involve more musicians and singers in the performance of their music, and it certainly doesn't mean that those small choirs and orchestras, that were available, performed with this highlighted sense of restraint and delicacy, afraid to ever produce a full, dark, chesty, powerful sound. And, of course, "vibrato-less" singing of the era is a pure myth. Vocal treatises of the time advise against singing with a trembling voice (which is a sign of serious vocal problems), and perhaps they advise against excessive vibrato, which, indeed, is ugly, but they never advocate straight tone!
@@countalma9800 I am sorry Countalma but I totally disagree. I think that the singers are exceptionally good, as well as the choir (which I personally hear very well), the orchestra and the maestro. I do not really understand what you mean by chest resonance and I do not receive their voices as weak and thin. What I also hugely appreciate in this interpretation is that the soloists participate in all choirs. This makes the choirs stronger and is actually very democratic: they are not above the choir signers / the crowd, but instead part of them...
@@countalma9800 are we listening to the same recording? I agree that say, the evangelist has quite a bright tone as tenors are wont to have nowadays, however I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps you are hoping to hear dramatic robust singing akin to the Melocchi school, but a modern recording of Matthew Passion is probably not the best place to look for that. Maybe perhaps because it might be musically inappropriate for the more delicate ensemble singing. It's all a matter of taste tbh
@@countalma9800 Surely you cannot include the older Gentleman in your sad opinion. He has a very robust chest voice. The other singers are very good too. Maybe you need a better sound system?
@@countalma9800 How often have you heard baroque music in your life so far? I don`'t think that has been the case with you that often, because otherwise you would know that ensemble performed very well! Bach's music requires a different way of interpreting it, for example an opera by Wagner.
I’m listening to the GREATEST of the GREATEST MASTERPIECE every year during the Passion Week. God bless you all, performers & Maestro!❤️🎶 Sincerely, Gregory A Smirnov, choir director. California.
A sensational recording that I keep returning to. Thank you so much Jos van Veldhoven and everyone from the Netherlands Bach Society for this sublime performance.
The pandemic is still raging. It is Lent 2021. Today is the 2nd Friday of Lent. Listening to this passion narrative today fills me with much spiritual thoughts of the Passion and Crucifixion of Our Lord. Thank you for this beautiful rendition. For people like me, born and raised in the EAST, these treasures of the WEST are shockingly unbelievable surprises. Thank you again for posting this for free.
Something is raging alright , all our churches here unjustifiably closed for public worship, did slip in to light a candle though some allow that ours only recently opened to do that, listening to this spiritually uplifting. Thank you .
@@annehathaway2107 As wrong as closing churches are, remember that YOUR body is a temple. God's spirit fills your soul. You are always in church, right? Best of God's Blessings to you! Cheers~🌞
@@sonshine5038 Thank you for that. It's so easy to slip into despondency when we feel deprived of our spiritual food. He set the table before us, let us feast on our blessings.
We need Music by Johann Sebastian Bach. And we need wonderful concerts like this. Bachs music is my soothing resting place since I was a little child. And it is a special gift today for me to hear this music with these great artists. Thank you for this concert.
성금요일 주님의 고난과 죽음을 묵상하며 바흐의 수난곡을 듣습니다. 가장 그 아픔을 절제하며 감동스럽게 화려하지 않지만 기품있게 잘 그려냈다고 생각합니다. 이런 음악으로 더 주님을 사랑하게 하고 묵상하게 할 수 있으니 감사하고 감사합니다. 성가곡을 부르는 아이들도 넘 아름답고 잘부르네요.
It is truly magnificent - the whole range, rich and resonant throughout - there are other leading countertenors who'll have to watch their backs. He's truly remarkable!!!
Whent as a Child with my dad. Hé Told i have to go once in my life. Dit not want to go... but this Made me love classic music and leave a great impression!and certainly the end.
Thank you, Netherlands Bach Society, for making this treasure available. This masterpiece can fill hearts and souls thanks to your generosity. Happy Easter!
I'm a Muslim but I love this. I listen to this a lot, although I don't understand the lyrics (but if I'm not mistaken, it came from the Gospel of Matthew). for most of my writings, I got my inspiration from listening to this!
The recitative is taken directly from the German (Luther) translation of the Gospel of Matthew (chapters 26 and 27) which recount the events of the crucifixion of Jesus. You can read them in any language by getting a Bible in that language - I tend to use the New King James Version or the English Standard Version for an English version.
It doesn't matter if you are a Muslim or a Buddhist, Bach is the greatest composer of all time.... You can enjoy listening him just because He is THE Father of all others composers out there. I actually don't believe in God but I enjoy listening to Bach, I always say if you don't believe in God believe in Bach hahaha he is actually THE GOD of wester music ❤️🙂🎻🎻
I love Bach. Thank you for this-the fact that this is just out there for free for anyone to listen to is amazing to me. It's a miracle, what we've created for ourselves. A symphony playing one of the greatest pieces ever written by one of the greatest composers ever to exist can be found in only a few seconds right in your bedroom. It's astounding to me.
The size of the orchestra shows just how musically ambitious Bach was! I am sure he had to battle an establishment unwilling to fulfill his petition of performing such a complex and monumental work for a church festivity. But at the end both Bach and the world won! One of the masterpieces of humanity.
This is the third year I listen to Netherland Bach Society in this. It has become a tradition, this 2023. If all around us is in a constant changing the St Matthew Passion by Bach is still the same. If all is in movement we need a rock that stays still. And St Matthew Passion is such a rock.
@79_Au Going by OP’s comment, nothing in this world can be permanent. So any true Rock is not only transcendent, but also unchanging and eternal. Listen closely and Bach will tell you about it…
@@jphanson I love this music, and I am grown up in a Christian home with loving parents, still I have to say that Im more of an agnostic these times. But I can never deny my love for the roots in which I am grown up, and so I love this music, the nearest a rock I can come.
@SteppenWolff100 No. You will tell me. Do you really mean Bach preached the gospel because he was payed for that. I will more quickly believe atheists write their books against God because they are payed for that...
@SteppenWolff100 I think I better stop talking to you. Your profile picture shows your attitude. I think too that there's a big chance I earn less money than you... You are the rich one of the two of us. Bach was poor too. Three of his children died. I should not wonder there was hunger in his family. May God bless you like He did to me. For I was just as you some time ago. But Jesus changed my life. Shalom.
I didn’t think I would ever come across someone interpreting Erbarme Dich as divinely as Julia Hamari did. After I heard Tim Mead I had to change my mind. We still have exceptional talents with exceptional feel for Bach. Thank you, Mr Mead. So important to have your talent in this difficult, weird time.
I also recommend Tolzer Knabenchor performance of this Opus Magnum of Bach. I used to sing in a choir with Prof. Stefan Stuligrosz and we have performed this masterpiece in 1987 couple of times!
Countenor Tim Mead is in the pick of his potential with this incredibly moving and virtuoso performance, a racing star and I'm greatly expecting to listen so much more about him.
une de mes version favorite , juste apres celle de karl richter de 1958 , quelle force cette musique nous communique ! elle peux nous aider dans les moments dures et nous remetre dans la bonne voie ! merci a bach et a tous ces interpretes :pierre xavier de chassot .
I do love Tim Mead's performance in "Erbarme Dich", probably the best version I've ever listened to. Overwhelmingly emotionnal ! God's voice ! Thanks so much to move me so deeply !
Mead is a very good singer and musician. It's not his fault countenor is not natural voice. Good female alto always sounds better. Try this Dutch gem. ruclips.net/video/NQhqXFB26jY/видео.html
Wonderful as a Dutch woman in Oz ( Australia ) to thoroughly enjoy this moving rendition of The Matthew passion . As a young child I would sit ,with my 5 sisters and my parents, around the dining room table to listen to this wonderful performance . A deep thank you to my parents Mien and Wouter !
Good Friday is not Good Friday without this concert but it is very difficult to find performances of the St Matthew Passion. It is my favorite. I’m played flute in it several times
Also, in my family it was a tradition to listen to St Matthew's Passion on Good Friday. Unfortunately, I couldn't 't fully enjoy the music because I felt ashamed to be human and part of humanity that crucified Jesus. Strange in retrospect. I have to admit, I have an aptitude to feel guilty.
Danke lieber Gott, dass wir einen solchen Menschen bekommen haben, der uns solche zeitlose göttliche Musik geschenkt hat. Und danke auch dass es solch fantastische Ensembles gibt, wie die Bach Gesellschaft in den Niederlanden. Ich bin am weinen vor dieser grandiosen Musik und dieser hervorragenden Leistung. Vielen herzlichen Dank. ❤
To me "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helfet mir klagen" is the most stunning piece of music in existence. It's truth put to music. "Look, LOOK at our guilt!" it says, see what we're doing to ourselves, others and the world. It ends, as always in Bach, with hope. It takes us through the darkest valley, but at the end of the valley, it points towards a glorious light: "Da steht ein Lamm!" Thank you so much , NBS! This channel is precious!
@@bargledargle7941 Dear Bargle Dargle! Yawning proves that you are a human beeing. I am sure they also yawned a lot also 2022 years ago. We are only humans.
@@bargledargle7941 Dear Bargle Dargle! I think you need something like "the best of" Matthew Passion. Listen to this most popular tune Erbarme Dich at 1:26:19 five times and count how many times you yawn. And I hope that after the fifth time you will not yawn anymore. Tears is to much to hope for, but a non-existent yawn is a progress :-)
Avec tous les compliments annoncés par les autres auditeurs, quoi dire de plus ? Le seul petit français qui viens dire que c'est magnifique ! A croire que mes concitoyens n'écoutent pas ce chef d’œuvre de JS. Bach ? J'ai bien vu aussi, les belles images (caméras) la prise de son qui nous fait penser que nous y sommes vraiment ! Et les différents artistes autant qu'ils sont : Merci à tous et bravo - bravo c'est une régal de vous écouter et de vous voir ! Félicitations à tous et au réalisateur !
I performed the St. Matthew Passion last February with my university chorale and I am so grateful that I got to be a part of such an amazingly beautiful work of art. Listening to this has me feeling so nostalgic and emotional; I never thought I would miss it as much as I do!
Winter evening. Restrained hum of voices. Those who were looking forward to this moment with impatience and trepidation, and those who, through ignorance or curiosity, found themselves under the shadow of his greatest creation. Sounds and emotions, gestures, frozen like lava, and the roads traversed, reflected in the heavenly mirror. Hope and a merciless curtain, ready to fly upward with a movement of the hand for each of us!
Nog nooit heb ik zo'n mooie uitvoering gezien en gehoord van de Mattheuspassion als deze o.l.v. dirigent Van Veldhoven. Met zulke vocale en instrumentale solisten als deze en zo'n fantastisch koor is dit regelrecht een geschenk uit de hemel.
I am thankful from my heart- I am listening this recording on Goodfriday from Hungary. We are in quarantine because of the COVID-19. It gives me hope to this crasy Eastern....
Bin immer wieder erstaunt wie bei diesen Aufnahmen der Bach Society jeder einzelne Musiker der ins Bild kommt so viel Individualität und Persönlichkeit ausstrahlt. Es muß ein genialer Dirigent sein, der es vermag diese wunderbare Musik durch Betonung der Individualität zum erklingen zu bringen!
Bach der 5. Evangelist? Alles in allem genommen, übertrifft Bach alle Evangelisten (es gibt mehr als vier) an Ausdruck, Wahrhaftigkeit und Tiefe. Bach war ein tiefgläubiger evangelischer Christ, der seiner tiefen Gottgläubigkeit durch seine unsterbliche Musik unnachahmlichen Ausdruck verliehen hat.
The dynamics of a total presentation ... and yet a picture of "We do this every day, we live to sing" .. not possible without every aspect so visual or behind a curtain. Thank You All.
preparémonos para la eternidad.Por favor lee en tu Biblia (Apocalipsis 21:8) que dice: Pero los cobardes e incrédulos, los abominables y homicidas, los fornicarios y HECHICEROS, los idólatras y todos los mentirosos tendrán su parte en el lago que arde con fuego y azufre, que es la muerte segunda .ruclips.net/video/HE4q81xU9Kk/видео.html. Querido todos nacimos con la maldición y tendencia a pecar,Pero Cristo Jesús murió por nuestros pecados solo debemos recibirlo cómo nuestro Dios y Salvador y Arrepentirnos sinceramente para poder entrar al Cielo porque escrito esta: ( Proverbios 28:13 ) El que encubre sus pecados no prosperará;Mas el que los confiesa y se aparta alcanzará misericordia. AMIGO:Cristo viene pronto ver (1 Tesalonicenses 4:14-18),(Mateo 24:3-8) Arrepitamonos Porque escrito esta: (Hebreos 9:27) Y de la manera que está establecido para los hombres que mueran una sola vez, y después de esto el juicio,Dios te Bendiga,Jesús te ama y murio por ti (Juan 3:16) para que creas en El, arrepientamonos de nuestros pecados para que podamos entrar al Cielo. para ti es la siguiente cancion por favor escuchala es CON TODO EL AMOR DE JESUS POR TI😘: ruclips.net/video/_2sTAV3v6ns/видео.html Hoy quiero compartirte el plan de Salvacion para tu alma y una hermosa enseñanza para que la veas y puedas entrar al cielo. CRISTO MURIO EN NUESTRO LUGAR Y PAGO CON SU SANGRE EL PRECIO POR NUESTROS PECADOS. (ROMANOS 5:8), (HEBREOS 9:28), (1 PEDRO 2:24), (1 JUAN 3:5), (JUAN 3:16) 1). Reconoce que eres pecador. Como está escrito: No hay justo, ni aun uno. (Romanos 3:10). 2). Decide dejar el pecado (Arrepiéntete) Pero Dios, habiendo pasado por alto los tiempos de esta ignorancia, ahora manda a todos los hombres en todo lugar, que se arrepientan. (Hechos 17:30). 3). Cree que Jesucristo murió por ti, fue sepultado y resucito de los Muertos. Que, si confesares con tu boca que Jesús es el Señor, y creyeres en tu corazón que Dios le levantó de los muertos, serás salvo. Porque con el corazón se cree para justicia, pero con la boca se confiesa para salvación. (Romanos 10:9-10). 4). En oración, invita a Jesús a tu vida para que sea tu salvador personal. porque todo aquel que invocare el nombre del Señor, será salvo. (Romanos 10:13). ORACIÓN DE ARREPENTIMIENTO Amado Señor Jesús: Soy pecador (a) y necesito tu perdón creo que tu moriste por mis pecados en la cruz del calvario, Gracias por tu preciosa sangre que derramaste para limpiarme de mis pecados y pagar el rescate de mi alma, Quiero dejar el pecado. Ahora invito a Cristo a venir a mi corazón y a mi vida como mi salvador personal, ven a mi corazón y sálvame. Amén. AMIGO: la biblia nos enseña que Jesucristo es Dios El creador, sustentador, y dueño del mundo, del universo, y de todo lo que existe visible e invisible. (Colosenses 1:15-17), (Romanos 9:5), (1 Juan 5:20), (1 Timoteo 3:16), (Juan 10:30), (1 Timoteo 3:16). (Isaías 43:11) Dice: Sólo yo soy Dios, sólo yo puedo salvarlos. Cree en El Señor Jesucristo y Él salvara tu alma de caer al Infierno. El que cree en el Hijo tiene vida eterna; pero el que rehúsa creer en el Hijo no verá la vida, sino que la ira de Dios está sobre él. (Juan 3:36). Porque el Hijo del Hombre vino a buscar y a salvar lo que se había perdido. (Lucas 19:10). El que encubre sus pecados no prosperara; Mas el que los confiesa y se aparta alcanzara misericordia. (PROVERBIOS 28:13). Bienaventurados los limpios de corazón, porque ellos verán a Dios. (Mateo 5:8). Por favor escucha el siguiente mensaje para ti ruclips.net/video/J81mJToU_nc/видео.html
De grootste componist verdient het beste koor en orkest! Der größte Komponist verdient den besten Chor und das beste Orchester! The greatest composer deserves the best choir and orchestra! Le meilleur compositeur mérite le meilleur chœur et orchestre!
Encore une fois cette année j’écoute cette musique si sublime et les larmes me coulent même avant de commencer. Je ne comprends pas ce mystère mais tout est bien là.
Prachtige muziek. Afgelopen maand voor het eerst live meegemaakt in het Concertgebouw. De aardbeving, zoals te horen op 2:24:06 zat zo ontzettend veel kracht in, veroorzaakt door de contrabassen aldaar aanwezig, dat de hele zaal het gewoon voelde donderen. Geweldig!
Your versions are the best on RUclips. It would be amazing to have subtitles in English for the ones who don’t understand German, it would be so pedagogic and interesting to understand the text and rhetoric meanings.
At 1h28m the combination of lute and organ for the continuo is something I’ve not seen or heard before. What a lovely richness it adds to the legato of Erbame dich.
Like so many other people who have commented, this is one of the most beautiful interpretations of the St. Matthew Passion I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. Clarity and Presentation is stunning; pure joy and so uplifting, even though it is the representation of Our Lord's Passion. Thank you.
One of...indeed, hard to forget Herreweghe, Harnoncourt, Christie, Goebel,....Leonhardt (another Dutch), and I personally prefer it sung by children's choir.
0:07 Kommt, ihr Töchter (Chor)
8:02 Da Jesu diese Rede (Rezitativ)
8:46 Herzliebster Jesu (Choral)
9:38 Da versammleten (Rezitativ)
10:02 Ja nicht auf das Fest (Chor)
10:17 Da nun Jesus war zu Bethanien (Rezitativ)
10:49 Wozu dienet dieser Unrat? (Chor)
11:16 Da das Jesus merkete (Rezitativ)
12:50 Du lieber Heiland (Arioso)
13:46 Buss und Reu (Arie)
17:30 Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer (Rezitativ)
18:08 Blute nur (Arie)
22:49 Aber am erste Tage (Rezitativ)
23:03 Wo willst du (Chor)
23:25 Er sprach (Rezitativ)
24:38 Und sie wurden sehr Betrübt
24:50 Herr, bin ich's? (Chor)
25:03 Ich bin's (Chor)
25:54 Er antwortete (Rezitativ)
28:53 Wiewohl mein Herz (Arioso)
30:07 Ich will dir mein Herze schenken (Arie)
33:19 Und da sie (Rezitativ)
34:24 Erkenne mich, mein Hüter (Choral)
35:33 Petrus aber (Rezitativ)
36:40 Ich will hier bei dir stehen (Choral)
37:48 Da kamm Jesus (Rezitativ)
39:35 O Schmerz (Arioso)
41:10 Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen (Arie)
46:15 Und ging hin (Rezitativ)
46:58 Der Heiland fällt (Arioso)
47:50 Gerne will ich mich bequemen (Arie)
52:08 Und er kam (Rezitativ)
53:28 Was mein Gott will (Choral)
54:32 Und er kam (Rezitativ)
57:00 So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen (Arie)
1:00:07 Sind Blitze, sind Donner (Chor)
1:01:16 Und siehe (Rezitativ)
1:03:38 O Mensch, bewein (Choral)
1:09:16 Ach! Nun ist mein Jesus hin (Arie)
1:12:30 Die aberJesum (Rezitativ)
1:13:34 Mir hat die Welt (Choral)
1:14:17 Und wiewohl (Rezitativ)
1:15:31 Mein Jesus schweigt (Arioso)
1:16:58 Geduld! (Aria)
1:20:39 Und der Hohepriester (Rezitativ)
1:22:01 Er is des Totes schuldig (Chor)
1:22:12 Da speieten (Rezitativ)
1:22:27 Weissage uns (Chor)
1:22:48 Wer hat dich so geschlagen (Choral)
1:23:42 Petrus aber (Rezitativ)
1:24:42 Wahrlich, du bist (Chor)
1:24:52 Da hub er an (Rezitativ)
1:26:19 Erbarme dich (Arie)
1:32:34 Bin ich gleich (Choral)
1:33:39 Des Morgens (Rezitativ)
1:34:33 Was gehet uns das an? (Chor)
1:34:42 Und er warf (Rezitativ)
1:35:22 Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder! (Arie)
1:38:00 Sie hielten aber (Rezitativ)
1:40:14 Befiehl du deine Wege (Choral)
1:41:24 Auf das Fest (Rezitativ)
1:43:27 Lass ihn kreuzigen (Chor)
1:43:46 Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe! (Choral)
1:44:37 Der Landpfleger (Rezitativ)
1:44:55 Er hat uns allen wohlgetan (Arioso)
1:46:01 Aus Liebe (Arie)
1:50:47 Sie schrieen aber (Rezitativ)
1:50:52 Lass ihn kreuzigen (Chor)
1:51:09 Da aber Pilatus (Rezitativ)
1:51:35 Sein Blut komme über uns (Chor)
1:52:11 Da gab er (Rezitativ)
1:52:29 Erbarm es Gott! (Arioso)
1:53:23 Können Tränen meiner Wangen (Arie)
2:00:40 Da nahmen (Rezitativ)
2:01:22 Gegrüsset seist du (Chor)
2:01:49 O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden (Choral)
2:04:11 Und da sie (Rezitativ)
2:05:03 Ja freilich (Arioso)
2:05:41 Komm, süsses Kreuz (Arie)
2:11:42 Und da sie (Rezitativ)
2:13:26 Der du den Tempel (Chor)
2:13:51 Desgleichen auch (Rezitativ)
2:14:01 Andern hat er (Chor)
2:14:50 Desgleichen schmäheten (Rezitativ)
2:15:06 Ach Golgatha (Arioso)
2:16:27 Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand (Arie)
2:19:46 Und von der sechsten (Rezitativ)
2:21:30 Der rufet dem Elias (Chor)
2:21:33 Und baldlief (Evangelist)
2:21:46 Halt! Lass sehen (Chor)
2:21:54 Aber Jesus schriee (Rezitativ)
2:22:23 Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden (Choral)
2:23:52 Und siehe da (Rezitativ)
2:24:56 Wahrlich, dieser ist Gottes Sohn (Chor)
2:25:16 Und es waren viel Weiber (Rezitativ)
2:26:33 Am Abend (Arioso)
2:28:27 Mache dich, mein Herze, rein (Arie)
2:34:02 Und Joseph (Rezitativ)
2:35:13 Herr, wir haben gedacht (Chor)
2:36:04 Pilatus sprach (Rezitativ)
2:36:49 Nun ist der Herr (Rezitativ)
2:38:45 Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder (Chor)
I really missed the cello solo for 1:35:22 Gebt mir meinem Jesum wieder! I really dislike it on violin. Couldn't you find a cellist? That's my favorite part!
Netherlands Bach Society
34:24
Sublime, espiritual, maravilloso. ¡Gracias! Si tuviera la letra en subtítulos sería genial.
www.bach-cantatas.com/Texts/BWV244-Spa7.htm
Sublime, sublime... ¡sublime!
It is Good Friday 2024, what an excellent time to listen to this masterpiece and the great rendition by the Bach Society. The smaller choir and orchestra give this rendition a wonderful lightness and joy. A glorious way to celebrate the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus, the only way to be set free.
Escuchando y deleitándome este mismo viernes Santo de 2024 con esta maravillosa interpretación llena de emotividad y sentimiento.
Es música pensada para llevar a los corazones a Dios.
La Pasión según san Juan de la Sociedad Holandesa Bach también es sublime ❤
Goede vrijdag, ik luister het nu
Amen
That is precisely what drew me hear too (and I am agnostic).
HALLELUJAH
Me and my 15 months baby listen this masterpiece every morning in our TV. Nice work. Tim Mead is the best! Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷
As my 1 monthed baby, from São Paulo, Brazil.
@@thiagod.s.nascimento8869 there is a man of culture!
@@NicolasPorfirioF Os nenéns continuam ouvindo Bach?
@@meusisto opa, e ai? Agora vão ser 2 mesmo, minha esposa está de 9 meses kkkk
St Matthew Passion is an all-time favourite. I had a privilege to sing this music and I never get tired of it. Bach is indeed music for the Soul. (from New Zealand)
I generally get tired of hearing songs more than a few times, but I've watched/listened to this at least a hundred times now, and it gets even richer with each time listening, and there are parts that still send shivers down my spine. The talent, artistry, and production are beyond words, showcasing not only the incredible performers, but also Bach, and love for the higher power - all at the same time. Bravo
This is one of the beauties of great Western music. There's a richness and mystery that drives the compulsion to revisit it. You talk of getting chills. There's a term for that - frisson. It makes your body shiver up your spine, amd raise the hairs on your skin, an emotional, electrical feeling. I know not all have experienced this, but those who do always return for more. And that in the music which causes this feeling is part of the allure, a mystery and human need to revisit and know more intimately. Most people are not even aware the great works offer this.
Bach was truly a being enlightened by God
But also Bach.... 😂 hahahahaha hahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha
True. The best music improves with each listen.
Never gets old. Never. I typically listen to this at least once each week. Sometimes 2 or 3 or 4.
Im listening to this on Easter Sunday 2024. I listened to St John's on Friday. Not a Christian but I love classical holy music🙏
What a beautiful, FREE gift the Dutch have given to the world! I find most versions of this work rather dense and heavy, but this is light, almost delicate. When I was in the ripieno choir at the Royal Festival Hall there must have been 40 - 50 of us. Here there are just SIX!! It's a much smaller, more authentic rendition, in a beautiful space with a beautiful sound. The quality of the audio - and the video - is supreme. These people have absolutely NAiLED it. Thanks and praise!!
Gordon Sparkes consider donating though! :)
.... er, OK!! Point taken!
Pun intended? Haha. Agree 100% though
Thrue! 20% of the annual budget of NBS (ca. €650,000.-) comes from the Performing Arts Fund. It is the cultural fund for music, musical theater, dance, theater and festivals in the Netherlands. The Fund supports all forms of professional performing arts on behalf of the national government.
Yet none of the soloists are Dutch nationals.
They calculated that it would take some 30 years for one person just to copy Bach's BWV manually.
The sheer amount of information this man created is absolutely staggering.
It's a miracle.
"Anyone can go as far as I have gone if they work as hard as I have worked".
I wonder how much of "Bach's" works were from JS Bach and how much from his wife, his sons and his senior students?
"I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music." - Johann Sebastian Bach.
@@jamallabarge2665 Those moving the pens were self-effacing lovers of God and him, but he directed their output. How tragic today's rather egotistical and thus small-minded and arrogant thereby showing no understanding of the message of the Passion Bach had.
@@jamallabarge2665 None, they were used as copyist, they knew that old Bach was genius!
And so much of his work has not survived.
I'm a muslim but this music purely came from Bach's heart and goes to the hearts of those who feel it ,in fact music has no nationality or religion and quoting the bible "it's the peace of God that passeth all understanding" this is what this masterpiece inspires to anyone who has a spiritual inclination.Thank you for posting this video .
Even atheists
An example of the magical effect of the music !
Ahmed Sredy very good thank you i fully agree , there is just one God , great music great prayer
This music is Christian. Non-Christians love to demean the Christian nature of spectacular Christian art, but the fact remains this and JS Bach was heavily inspired by Christianity and is a testament to the beauty of Christianity.
Thank you Ahmed. I am happy to learn that Bach’s music, though rooted in a Northern European Christian tradition, has the ability to build bridges between people. In everyone of the chorales in the Matthew passion, I hear an outpouring of love, humility and compassion ... humanity’s most precious gifts ... which belong to all humanity ... and which grows in intensity when shared. Bless you Brother.
Ich weiß nicht wir ich Ihnen danken kann, das Geschenk ist so groß! Ich sende Ihnen und allen Mitwirkenden meine Hochachtung und ergebensten Dank. Vielen vielen Dank!
Die Welt hat ein großartiges Musikstück von einem Deutschen geerbt
@@luukdeboer1974 doch liegt dabei der Schwerpunkt nicht auf der Nationalität!
Die Niederländer sind hier wirklich beseelt.
@@luukdeboer1974 lange vor der Zeit heutiger Nationen. Italiener, Franken, Slaven, Tschechen, Sachsen... Alles vermischt in dem Kulturraum..
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This is the fourth Easter I listen to this uptaking. I am very grateful about this music, and about Netherlands Bach Society for bringing this music fully alive. My wish for coming years is that I still will be here in 2025, 2026, 2027 and so on, just for the joy to again beeing able to listen to this wonderful music. Thank you!
Das wünsche ich Ihnen auch, ich hoffe es geht Ihnen gut. Gott segne Sie und Ihre Familie.
Bach's best work ever.
Brings back memories from my youth.
Every Easter to see the Bach association.
Now I am the only one left.
My brother past away the 20th of april.
He used to sing the Matheos Passion in Koor Bergen.
It will never be the same❤
I'm sorry for your loss. I hope you will meet him again. 🙏❤️
Sad for you but happy for him!
To go back to God...
Such great memories you have.
Lucky you! Cheers🌞
I want to believe that you, as your brother, have left many good memories in the life of other people.
May he rest in peace 🙏
I can relate... I am the only one in my entire family that enjoys BACH, have not met anyone here in Oregon either that likes or listens to Bach.
Calling this a 'masterpiece' is an understatement. Also, an awesome performance.
when Carl Sagan was told that he should put the music of Bach on the gold plated Voyager I and II discs he replied "That would be showing off"
Absolutely! And also how they have been able to record it. Immaculate.
Самое лучшее и красивое произведение Баха. Без слез и мурашек по коже слушать сложно. Это лучшее переложение Евангелия от Матфея. Это моя любимая музыка. Три часа пролетают, как на одном дыхании. В современном мире сложно найти что-то подобное. Даже религиозная современная музыка обычно звучит легкомысленно и неглубоко. Бах писал музыку не для людей, а для Бога, поэтому она касается человеческих сердец до сих пор. Спасибо данному замечательному коллективу, что потрудились и исполнили это чудесное творение! Да пребудет с вами Господь!🙏🏛️🎻⛪✝️
Love and Peace from Germany 🙏
May the Lord be with you too. ✝️
Best wishes from The Rock of Gibraltar.
Как вы уже задрали вашими мурашками. Хоть бы тут уже не писали этот бред.
@@aammssaamm Мне правда очень нравится такая музыка, я не вру
@@ИльяОкулов Слушай песню "Валенки".
I had the absolute pleasure of attending a performance in the Naarderkerk two years ago. A life-long wish became a reality. Back in Manila, where I reside, I watch this video every year. Although the country is 80% Catholic, it has no performances of the Mattheus Passion, sadly.
This music touches the heart and soul, Johann Sebastian Bach is a truly great composer, my child and I listen to this piece every evening. And the fact that it is also the text of the Gospel makes this music even more divine. Greetings from Russia🇷🇺
I'm glad you have this to listen to during this horrible war. I wish you and your child all the best.
Une révélation ! Magnifique de puissance et d’émotion , de limpidité et légèreté , d’humilité.
Quel régal merci
Listening to St Matthew Passion this Easter 2021 is like a homecoming. Best wishes from Sweden.
Same here in Chile. Saludos!
Same in Brazil. Happy Easter!
I think we are a whole lot of people that this pandemic year wants to celebrate Bach, the one that holds this world together with his strong belief and his music. Sweden, Chile, Brazil. And... and...
He is risen. God bless you. Best wishes from the netherlands
@@barbaravandooijeweert6145 ...and Netherlands. God bless you too, Barbara.
It really doesn't get any better than this for a Bach Passion; and on period instruments too. Lovely little 6-part ripieno for boy choristers. Everything here is superlative: The professionalism and virtuosity (by which I mean that the high technical standard means the band is free to play with the heart); the orchestral ensemble and choral diction; the necessary solemnity and gravitas; the clear voices of the soloists; the intimacy of the whole company of small-forces, yet powerful when needed; the tasteful playing of the continuo harpsichord and portative organ; and that gorgeous Theorbo centre-stage! I loved it all. The high spot for me emotionally and spiritually is the "Erbarme Dich" - truly, the fiddle player and countertenor put tears in my eyes. I believe that this performance of what was intended to be an evangelistic work (if one obtained the lyrics in one's own language) could bring the listener to explore the truth about Christ, something which is borne out in one of the comments below. Altogether a great achievement. The Early Music Movement has reached a zenith with this. Thank you!
❤Bach was my most beloved composer as a child. Used to sing solo in our childrens chorus in the atheist state of Soviet Union. I was also lucky to play his organ music on my German Zimmerman piano in Soviet Armenia . Went to music school there. Since then he is my favorite composer who purifies my soul, lifts the spirit to the Sublime❤, to the Eternal❤❤❤
Anna, thank you for this wonderful comment!
Добра тебе, замечательные воспоминания 💟
How did you get access to Bach's music in the soviet union?
@@stewartmair3995 He was normally teached in music schools. Sviatoslav Richter and many, many other musicians played him very often.
Добрая память Советской музыкальной школе...
Eine geniale Aufführung mit einem absoluten Spitzenteam. Besser geht es nicht mehr.
German is such an interesting language 🤔
Absolut! Die Version von Leeuw mit Benedikt Kristjánsson als Evangelist und Andreas Wolf als Jesus ist auch super :) ruclips.net/video/5OE-SYiGtCo/видео.htmlsi=Z5bvOAfkzkfEf9_j
Matoušovy pašije poslouchám pravidelně o Velikonocích. Uchvacuje mě tento silný biblický příběh, úžasná Bachova hudba a překrásné provedení tímto báječným souborem. Díky ❤😢😊 L. V. z Prahy
This music is so moving for me, I'm in tears through most of it, just cannot understand how either the musicians or singers manage not to cry as they play and sing; it is the most sublime and beautiful music.
When I was in chorus July 1988 in Berlin Waldbuhne the conductor Fritz Weise cried through our.
Well, we do cry actually. Sometimes right in the middle, but in the end for sure...
@@dorotheaprall6396 Thank you for sharing this and for all the beauty you and the choir bring to the world with Bach's masterpiece.
@@rachs57 just to make sure : I am not singing in THAT particular and very special choir, but in another one. And we perform this work every other year in Strasburg.
you're mentally ill
Honestly, the best camera work and sound recording of this piece I've ever seen in my life.
Not to forget the sound technicians
And the best you will see in your life
The best. What a gift to find this on Good Friday.
Yes!!
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I think this THE best version ever !
Quizá la mas bella versión posible de esta inadjetivable maravilla bachiana, cumbre del espíritu artistico humano.
While I was looking up something at RUclips I accidentally saw the listing for this passion. This reminded me of the time I served in the Dutch military in Naarden in 1961 when I went to see it in the Grote Kerk in that town. Problem was the church was totally sold out except for the last seat that was right behind a very thick sixteenth century pillar. I could see nothing else. no singers, no musicians. But I could hear everything and the music was wonderful, as is this performance.
Exactly what I wanted!
@Rob Blokdijk Yes, I am 😀😁😀
All people in the orchestra will be delighted.
😂😂
Just what I needed.
🤣🤣🤣
It's hard to know where to begin in praising the NBS and this superb performance. I have been singing Bach professionally for 40 years, specializing in Evangelist roles, and nothing I have seen or done surpasses this SMP. Bravo. Though quarantined I am freed and worshipping through this performance.
So happy to read what you have written! Amen.
Exactly what it is!
I am a Muslim but Bach music fills me up to ears with the joy and the ecstasy of Christian wine and NBS ferments the finest for thirsty souls.
@@ruthhopeful1405 a Muslim called Ruth? I suppose that you are a convert? Today I was in church listening to this, I can't even remotely imagine that a Muslim would be interested in listening the story of Crucifixion of Christ. To a Muslim, even the most liberal one, this crucifixtion story is pure blasphemy. Islam is based on the Christians and Jews being wrong in their belief for the most part, so your comment is kinda 'strange'.
@@martinepeters9891 Muslims , or rather, those who call themselves Muslim come from diverse backgrounds and , like Christians, they are not entirely without prejudice, I am afraid that some fanatic Muslim has misrepresented Islam to you. The holy Quran totally endorses Christianity and Judaism. This is why Islam is better for you. You dont have to deny Jesus to become a Muslim. Think of it as an upgrade :) But Christianity is also the path to salvation and the holy book says so. Nobody is trying to steal your faith from you. Just trying to strengthen it. I do read your Holy Bible and enjoy it. Book of Proverbs my favorite. You may also wanna consider reading the Quran, Just one time from the beginning to the end. See with you own eyes and dont buy anecdotes.
In my opinion this is the greatest work of music ever.
I love it, but don't forget about Mozart's last work - his Requiem!
There are many great and sublime works for all to enjoy. (And Mozart's Requiem is great, but Sussmayr wrote the Sanctus, Benedictus, and Angus Dei, and the Lacrimosa from measure 9 until the end of the movement.)
@@remomazzetti8757 if Mozart's Requiem is already the greatest work of music ever, imagine what would it be if Mozart had finished it. Surely you're not suggesting that Sussmayr was a better composer than Mozart, right?
@@pperezklein It's not.
@@tubekuloseMozart requiem is nothing compared to this.
Van Veldhoven has brought out the best in this great assemblage of musicians. His genius has added to Bach's.
If Bach saw this, he would probably go crazy. Great performance. Special thanks to the video director for editing. dad Bach gave us music for all the rest of the time
He'd be politely requesting to play along.. He'd be the tubby guy with the Viola.
He would be arranging for Royalties. He definitely would have a huge amount of business teaching Master's classes. I can imagine a lot of people who would part with a considerable amount of money.
I think that we would discover how much Bach did and how much his musical descendants did.... I think we would be surprised.
I think a lot of what we see here is or was the doing of Bach's musical descendants.
@@jamallabarge2665 Who knows.
Bach is crying from joy watching and listening to this perfect performance of his work.
Wow! I finally see another person who uses “dad Bach”. I use it too!
@@saula.fantauzzi And who is he? He is the dad who was the first to start using the overtone scale in his music. Thank you for paying attention to my comment.
I'm wondering why this video doesn't have hundreds of millions of views. This is simply magnificent, both the piece and the interpretation. Thank you very much for sharing real pure art with the world. Greetings from Colombia!
Karl Richter's version have the million of views 😁
We live in cynical times, a non-secular population questions the truth of everything, blinded to the fact that there are indisputable facts in nature...they're not a political ploy...regardless of which path you tread, blue or red!
As only those whose freedom has been threatened, truly understand the value of freedom, only those whose life has been touched by God, truly understand His unconditional love.
This life is boot camp for the soldiers of God, we can't all be the Blacksmith, or his Bellowsman, and we 'grunts' are tested to destruction in this life!
Trust in God, it will all work out.
The persistent truth....none of us are getting out of this life alive!
Porque no todos tienen buen gusto en la música, somos pocos los que respiramos la musica, como verdadero oxigeno que alimenta el alma...por eso sientete privilegiado de sentir a bach en el alma... No todos lo pueden hacer....
I have just stumbled on this totally inspiring performance of Bach's St Matthew's Passion, while staying in to save the NHS and save lives in UK. Thank you Netherlands Bach Society and all the wonderful musicians and soloists. This is truly a definitive performance!! It has inspired, consoled, encouraged and uplifted me when I, and so many around the world this Easter weekend, are seeking assurance that all this Corona Virus Pandemic upheaval and pain will pass, and God does truly love His creation and each one of us (made in his image) so much, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life!! Thank you.
I have my doubts about a Creator loving any of us, but Bach will always inspire and console and this performance is superb for sure, so precise and light
Durham Grigg thank you, beautifully said!
@@martas9283 Intellectually it's quite easy to conclude that there is a God and that he revealed himself.
The notion that anything would pop into existence out of nothing is rather laughable. Look at your DNA, the most complex structure in this universe. It is information and information must have an intelligent cause. This OS software has an intelligent cause, so why would the DNA accidentally come into being and have an unguided natural cause?
@@jaikee9477 between war, poverty, disaster and disease, some of us don't feel that divine love..that's why we need Bach, because he clearly did
@@jaikee9477 That the entire universe "popped into existence out of nothing" is, in fact, the scientifically based current most likely explanation. Don't confuse the psychological fact of your faith with the facts of universe outside of your understanding.
The violinist does an extraordinarily beautiful job, especially on "Erbarme Dich"!
Erbarme Dich!
C'est pour moi une des œuvres les plus profondes et les plus belles de Bach, le maître. Cette version est incroyablement dynamique, sensible et habitée. Merci pour ce partage, c'est bouleversant
Esta obra y el oratorio de navidad, son mis favoritas. ..
1:26:19 .. Erbarme dich, mein Gott ( have mercy my God ) The way the violin cries matching with the lyrics and the voice is inevitably beautiful. The word genius is underrated for Bach.
Yes, the violin - alto duet here is devastatingly beautiful! Dr M
Every time I listen to Ebarme Dich, mein Gott, it gives me goosebumps. The violin is breathtaking. Thanks to the great composer Bach. Thanks a million.
So true, where can I find the lyrics and it's meaning of this part?
@@fardeenpathan8762 you can search it on Google if you want.
please listen to the performance by Andreas Scholl for comparison.
I sang in the boys' choir for years, half a century ago, for the annual performance at Musis Sacrum in Arnhem, and this music has become part of my soul. It is heart-wrenchingly beautiful. Each time I hear this, I am profoundly moved, especially by arias like "Erbarme Dich". It is astounding how Bach was able to stuff so much emotion in the rigours of baroque music. So much sadness in beauty, and so much beauty in sadness... Especially in these Corona days, when we have lived in a culturally and social desert, and have seen our loved ones die and suffer, this music gives comfort: we will resurrect!
I sang in the St. Matthews Passion in Seattle years ago. I am a music major but had never heard it. I was astounded at the heart wrenching moments of some of the sections. I was so surprised at the emotion in Bach's music, having always seen it more as mathematical "clockwork" kind of music.
@@ronwalker4849 yes
I sang this in my teens and still know every note almost. We need to ensure children continue to have good much etched into their souls (and lift the covid 19 ban in the UK on singing) and stop the muzzling of young and old.
@@ingridjcrozier When a person can turn "clock work" into human meaning you know that you are graced by something rare and wonderful.
I played it a few years ago on a tour in France, there is definitely a "before" and an "after"' !
thank you Europa , for Bach and Netherlands orchestra. and many other gems .
much love from Alexandria Egypt
Bach was German
@@Bobbel888 Bach was German so from Europe and in this video, his music is performed by an orchestra from the Netherlands, hence his comment. Sometimes it's good to think twice before speaking, mate.
@@Bobbel888 So am I (German-American), but what touches people of different ethnicities is how really HUMAN Bach was.
@@Vetrarbreytin You certainly may sort Bach as European, and think he would do so, too.
Nope
What a supreme gift from Netherlands. It's like a huge blanket of soul comfort to humanity, all over the world. For anyone blessed to have internet and interest this free gift is immeasurably life-giving. Greetings from Cape Town. People can be fickle, as described in this very Passion, but the music remains ever constant and dependable. Thank you NBS and RUclips..
Superb. Thank you!
AMEN!🌞
Thank you so much for bringing such beauty into our lives.
Just like Bach, this performance is immortal. First work I heard from Netherlands Bach Society, and it's absolutely stunning. The interpretation of this work is so different than what people did many years ago, and this performance is a great example of how far we have come in interpreting Bach
7 angels: Oh you blessed person!!!! You have hours and hours of joy in front of you - All their performances are stupendous and the filming is 2nd to none too - such a gift to all of us.
@@kikivolauvent1 yes indeed, but this recording have luckily already been on RUclips for a few years, so I found it two years ago or so hehe
Andreas Wolf is honestly such an underrated singer, the tone of his voice gives me chills, glad to see him in this performance and I'd love to see him in more
Magnifique, Bach Netherland Socity est ce que je connais de plus beau et de plus réussi dans l'exécution des œuvres de BACH: inégalable, vivant, habité de spiritualité, c'est rarissime.
Qui dit mieux ? Non, il n'y a pas mieux!
I feel that God loves me so much to grant me this glorious opportunity and privilege to be among other listeners
Bach’s music was Christ centered and heaven inspired! Sublime masterpiece!
I have listened to and sung this music hundreds of times for 45 years and it becomes more and more Divine for each time I heard it. Thanks so much to Netherlands Bach Society and all others that perform it.
... to think that as a 59 year old, this is one of the most beautiful memories of my childhood ...
... and the recitatives still stand out as the most precise musical statements of all time.
We sang as as a school senior choir in a public performance in the 1950s and all the school had lessons about it in our Music O level classes!
The most beautiful interpretation !!
The prominent pieces ("Kommt, Ihr Töchter,...", "Erbarme dich", "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden", "Wir setzen uns..." are divine ! All the singers are exceptionnally good !
You're entitled to your opinion of course, but objectively speaking, these singers are not "exceptionally good". None of them seems to know how to use chest resonance; as a result, the sound produced is weak and thin. Also, the choir can barely be heard, which means that it's either too small (which it is!), or they should've tried to sing with more power.
Overall, these "authentic" performances have little "authenticity" about them. Yes, the choirs and orchestras of the period were small, but this doesn't mean that Bach (or any other composer of the era, for that matter) didn't dream of being able to involve more musicians and singers in the performance of their music, and it certainly doesn't mean that those small choirs and orchestras, that were available, performed with this highlighted sense of restraint and delicacy, afraid to ever produce a full, dark, chesty, powerful sound. And, of course, "vibrato-less" singing of the era is a pure myth. Vocal treatises of the time advise against singing with a trembling voice (which is a sign of serious vocal problems), and perhaps they advise against excessive vibrato, which, indeed, is ugly, but they never advocate straight tone!
@@countalma9800 I am sorry Countalma but I totally disagree. I think that the singers are exceptionally good, as well as the choir (which I personally hear very well), the orchestra and the maestro. I do not really understand what you mean by chest resonance and I do not receive their voices as weak and thin. What I also hugely appreciate in this interpretation is that the soloists participate in all choirs. This makes the choirs stronger and is actually very democratic: they are not above the choir signers / the crowd, but instead part of them...
@@countalma9800 are we listening to the same recording? I agree that say, the evangelist has quite a bright tone as tenors are wont to have nowadays, however I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps you are hoping to hear dramatic robust singing akin to the Melocchi school, but a modern recording of Matthew Passion is probably not the best place to look for that. Maybe perhaps because it might be musically inappropriate for the more delicate ensemble singing. It's all a matter of taste tbh
@@countalma9800 Surely you cannot include the older Gentleman in your sad opinion. He has a very robust chest voice. The other singers are very good too. Maybe you need a better sound system?
@@countalma9800 How often have you heard baroque music in your life so far? I don`'t think that has been the case with you that often, because otherwise you would know that ensemble performed very well! Bach's music requires a different way of interpreting it, for example an opera by Wagner.
I’m listening to the GREATEST of the GREATEST MASTERPIECE every year during the Passion Week. God bless you all, performers & Maestro!❤️🎶
Sincerely,
Gregory A Smirnov, choir director. California.
A sensational recording that I keep returning to. Thank you so much Jos van Veldhoven and everyone from the Netherlands Bach Society for this sublime performance.
The pandemic is still raging. It is Lent 2021. Today is the 2nd Friday of Lent. Listening to this passion narrative today fills me with much spiritual thoughts of the Passion and Crucifixion of Our Lord. Thank you for this beautiful rendition. For people like me, born and raised in the EAST, these treasures of the WEST are shockingly unbelievable surprises. Thank you again for posting this for free.
Something is raging alright , all our churches here unjustifiably closed for public worship, did slip in to light a candle though some allow that ours only recently opened to do that, listening to this spiritually uplifting. Thank you .
@@annehathaway2107
As wrong as closing churches are, remember that YOUR body is a temple. God's spirit fills your soul. You are always in church, right? Best of God's Blessings to you! Cheers~🌞
@@sonshine5038 Thank you for that. It's so easy to slip into despondency when we feel deprived of our spiritual food. He set the table before us, let us feast on our blessings.
@@liammurphy2725
Bless you Liam.
You're a lovely fellow and I wish you the best of God's Blessings 🌞💞
@@sonshine5038 And to you and yours.
This is absolutelyt superb. And I won't forget Andreas Wolf singing his heart out as Jesus - what a beautiful voice. A singer to keep track of.
He is just something else, isn’t he. One of the most incredible basses I’ve ever heard
Thanks thanks thanks 👍👍👍 I am eternally grateful for Bach and The Netherlands Bach Society 🥰🥰🥰
We need Music by Johann Sebastian Bach. And we need wonderful concerts like this. Bachs music is my soothing resting place since I was a little child. And it is a special gift today for me to hear this music with these great artists. Thank you for this concert.
Ii
De acuerdo, está música es sanadora!!
성금요일
주님의 고난과 죽음을 묵상하며
바흐의 수난곡을 듣습니다.
가장 그 아픔을 절제하며 감동스럽게 화려하지 않지만 기품있게 잘 그려냈다고 생각합니다.
이런 음악으로 더 주님을 사랑하게 하고 묵상하게 할 수 있으니 감사하고 감사합니다.
성가곡을 부르는 아이들도 넘 아름답고 잘부르네요.
Beautiful performance! I cannot get enough of Bach’s Passion. Tim Mead’s voice is beautiful!
It is truly magnificent - the whole range, rich and resonant throughout - there are other leading countertenors who'll have to watch their backs. He's truly remarkable!!!
Whent as a Child with my dad. Hé Told i have to go once in my life. Dit not want to go... but this Made me love classic music and leave a great impression!and certainly the end.
Thank you, Netherlands Bach Society, for making this treasure available. This masterpiece can fill hearts and souls thanks to your generosity. Happy Easter!
I cannot agree more.
I'm a Muslim but I love this. I listen to this a lot, although I don't understand the lyrics (but if I'm not mistaken, it came from the Gospel of Matthew). for most of my writings, I got my inspiration from listening to this!
this is sacred Music, they talking about Jesus Christ our Lord.
The recitative is taken directly from the German (Luther) translation of the Gospel of Matthew (chapters 26 and 27) which recount the events of the crucifixion of Jesus.
You can read them in any language by getting a Bible in that language - I tend to use the New King James Version or the English Standard Version for an English version.
@@lucianobrjr.1347 What is sacred music?
It doesn't matter if you are a Muslim or a Buddhist, Bach is the greatest composer of all time.... You can enjoy listening him just because He is THE Father of all others composers out there. I actually don't believe in God but I enjoy listening to Bach, I always say if you don't believe in God believe in Bach hahaha he is actually THE GOD of wester music ❤️🙂🎻🎻
That countertenor... WOW. I got chills. Also, during Sind Blitze sind Donner, I was on the edge of my seat. Bravo all around.
1921 ... soon it will be your 100th anniversary. Congratulations, with all my respect!
I love Bach. Thank you for this-the fact that this is just out there for free for anyone to listen to is amazing to me. It's a miracle, what we've created for ourselves. A symphony playing one of the greatest pieces ever written by one of the greatest composers ever to exist can be found in only a few seconds right in your bedroom. It's astounding to me.
"Soli Deo gloria"
The size of the orchestra shows just how musically ambitious Bach was! I am sure he had to battle an establishment unwilling to fulfill his petition of performing such a complex and monumental work for a church festivity. But at the end both Bach and the world won! One of the masterpieces of humanity.
Bravo Benjamin Hulett, selten einen so guten Evangelisten gehört.
Bach ist für mich das größte Genie aller Zeiten.
This is the third year I listen to Netherland Bach Society in this. It has become a tradition, this 2023. If all around us is in a constant changing the St Matthew Passion by Bach is still the same. If all is in movement we need a rock that stays still. And St Matthew Passion is such a rock.
Is that Rock not the God and Father of Jesus Christ?
@@jphanson That's subjective, a rock for one person may not be one for another.
@79_Au Going by OP’s comment, nothing in this world can be permanent. So any true Rock is not only transcendent, but also unchanging and eternal. Listen closely and Bach will tell you about it…
Kkoo kijk het
@@jphanson I love this music, and I am grown up in a Christian home with loving parents, still I have to say that Im more of an agnostic these times. But I can never deny my love for the roots in which I am grown up, and so I love this music, the nearest a rock I can come.
Confined to our house.. A pure blessing to hear this. Listen and read the text. Get my heart reconciled to God through Jesus dying to forgive my sins.
@SteppenWolff100 I listened already to Bach preaching Jesus when the world was free and maybe you were not born yet. Blessings!
@SteppenWolff100 No. You will tell me. Do you really mean Bach preached the gospel because he was payed for that. I will more quickly believe atheists write their books against God because they are payed for that...
@SteppenWolff100 I think I better stop talking to you. Your profile picture shows your attitude. I think too that there's a big chance I earn less money than you... You are the rich one of the two of us. Bach was poor too. Three of his children died. I should not wonder there was hunger in his family. May God bless you like He did to me. For I was just as you some time ago. But Jesus changed my life. Shalom.
I didn’t think I would ever come across someone interpreting Erbarme Dich as divinely as Julia Hamari did. After I heard Tim Mead I had to change my mind. We still have exceptional talents with exceptional feel for Bach. Thank you, Mr Mead. So important to have your talent in this difficult, weird time.
I also recommend Tolzer Knabenchor performance of this Opus Magnum of Bach. I used to sing in a choir with Prof. Stefan Stuligrosz and we have performed this masterpiece in 1987 couple of times!
Countenor Tim Mead is in the pick of his potential with this incredibly moving and virtuoso performance, a racing star and I'm greatly expecting to listen so much more about him.
une de mes version favorite , juste apres celle de karl richter de 1958 , quelle force cette musique nous communique ! elle peux nous aider dans les moments dures et nous remetre dans la bonne voie ! merci a bach et a tous ces interpretes :pierre xavier de chassot .
Such a felix to listen to this masterpiece on youtube, so beautiful
Andreas Wolf: wonderful performance, what a voice! May that voice never be damaged and bring joy to mankind for many years to come!
..and to humankind!
Agreed!
It's like my grumpy soul is being sucked away in this wonderful performance and the solemn chorus
I do love Tim Mead's performance in "Erbarme Dich", probably the best version I've ever listened to.
Overwhelmingly emotionnal !
God's voice ! Thanks so much to move me so deeply !
Hij kan mooi zingen ja. Alleen zijn bovenste knoopje vergeten dicht te doen.
Agreed. And the violin playing is wonderful too.
@@eduardvanleersum2881 😆 I imagine he didn't have time after the self-flagellation...
Tim Mead - flawless performances time after time - I never want my money back!!
Mead is a very good singer and musician. It's not his fault countenor is not natural voice.
Good female alto always sounds better.
Try this Dutch gem.
ruclips.net/video/NQhqXFB26jY/видео.html
Wonderful as a Dutch woman in Oz ( Australia ) to thoroughly enjoy this moving rendition of The Matthew passion .
As a young child I would sit ,with my 5 sisters and my parents, around the dining room table to listen to this wonderful performance .
A deep thank you to my parents Mien and Wouter !
Good Friday is not Good Friday without this concert but it is very difficult to find performances of the St Matthew Passion. It is my favorite. I’m played flute in it several times
Also, in my family it was a tradition to listen to St Matthew's Passion on Good Friday. Unfortunately, I couldn't 't fully enjoy the music because I felt ashamed to be human and part of humanity that crucified Jesus. Strange in retrospect. I have to admit, I have an aptitude to feel guilty.
Danke lieber Gott, dass wir einen solchen Menschen bekommen haben, der uns solche zeitlose göttliche Musik geschenkt hat. Und danke auch dass es solch fantastische Ensembles gibt, wie die Bach Gesellschaft in den Niederlanden. Ich bin am weinen vor dieser grandiosen Musik und dieser hervorragenden Leistung. Vielen herzlichen Dank. ❤
The most beautiful performance of this passion ever. With Andreas Wolf as the most beautiful Jesus I’ve ever heard.
A prayerful and moving start to my Holy week
To me "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helfet mir klagen" is the most stunning piece of music in existence.
It's truth put to music. "Look, LOOK at our guilt!" it says, see what we're doing to ourselves, others and the world.
It ends, as always in Bach, with hope. It takes us through the darkest valley, but at the end of the valley, it points towards a glorious light: "Da steht ein Lamm!"
Thank you so much , NBS! This channel is precious!
It's to me scientifically impossible to listen to Matthew's Passion without crying.
I feel the same but it makes me yawn instead of crying
@@bargledargle7941 Dear Bargle Dargle! Yawning proves that you are a human beeing. I am sure they also yawned a lot also 2022 years ago. We are only humans.
@@staffanolofsson8201 My humanity is displayed quite well when I'm challenged by boredom like so!
@@bargledargle7941 :-)
@@bargledargle7941 Dear Bargle Dargle! I think you need something like "the best of" Matthew Passion. Listen to this most popular tune Erbarme Dich at 1:26:19 five times and count how many times you yawn. And I hope that after the fifth time you will not yawn anymore. Tears is to much to hope for, but a non-existent yawn is a progress :-)
Avec tous les compliments annoncés par les autres auditeurs, quoi dire de plus ? Le seul petit français qui viens dire que c'est magnifique ! A croire que mes concitoyens n'écoutent pas ce chef d’œuvre de JS. Bach ?
J'ai bien vu aussi, les belles images (caméras) la prise de son qui nous fait penser que nous y sommes vraiment ! Et les différents artistes autant qu'ils sont : Merci à tous et bravo - bravo c'est une régal de vous écouter et de vous voir !
Félicitations à tous et au réalisateur !
Thank you all for, in the footsteps of Bach, raising our humanity above the beastly level so prevalent these days. ❤️👍🏻👌👏
What beastly level? Humanity is as beastly as it ever was
@@Vextrove Which is the whole point of Bach's passion... hence the need for Jesus.
I performed the St. Matthew Passion last February with my university chorale and I am so grateful that I got to be a part of such an amazingly beautiful work of art. Listening to this has me feeling so nostalgic and emotional; I never thought I would miss it as much as I do!
Winter evening. Restrained hum of voices. Those who were looking forward to this moment with impatience and trepidation, and those who, through ignorance or curiosity, found themselves under the shadow of his greatest creation. Sounds and emotions, gestures, frozen like lava, and the roads traversed, reflected in the heavenly mirror. Hope and a merciless curtain, ready to fly upward with a movement of the hand for each of us!
Nog nooit heb ik zo'n mooie uitvoering gezien en gehoord van de Mattheuspassion als deze o.l.v. dirigent Van Veldhoven. Met zulke vocale en instrumentale solisten als deze en zo'n fantastisch koor is dit regelrecht een geschenk uit de hemel.
The greatest performance of St Matthew Passion i ever heard. This easter it sounds even better than last easter! Thank you, NBS.
True.
@@susannabonke8552 This music gets just better and better all the time. It is sort of a wonder, I believe.
The best music ever written, played by the best ensemble I´ve ever knew!
I am thankful from my heart- I am listening this recording on Goodfriday from Hungary. We are in quarantine because of the COVID-19. It gives me hope to this crasy Eastern....
Bin immer wieder erstaunt wie bei diesen Aufnahmen der Bach Society jeder einzelne Musiker der ins Bild kommt
so viel Individualität und Persönlichkeit ausstrahlt.
Es muß ein genialer Dirigent sein, der es vermag diese wunderbare Musik durch Betonung der Individualität zum erklingen zu bringen!
Welch eine wunderbare Musik. Danke für die exzellente Aufnahme. Eine Augen- und Ohrenweide!! Bach der 5. Evangelist! Gottes Segen Ihnen allen ! 😇♥️🙏
Bach der 5. Evangelist? Alles in allem genommen, übertrifft Bach alle Evangelisten (es gibt mehr als vier) an Ausdruck, Wahrhaftigkeit und Tiefe. Bach war ein tiefgläubiger evangelischer Christ, der seiner tiefen Gottgläubigkeit durch seine unsterbliche Musik unnachahmlichen Ausdruck verliehen hat.
Just wanted to say, in a recording full of moving performances, Tim Mead’s “Erbarme dich” is heartbreaking.
The dynamics of a total presentation ... and yet a picture of "We do this every day, we live to sing" .. not possible without every aspect so visual or behind a curtain. Thank You All.
I closed my eyes and imagined angels singing and playing wonderful music, as it will be in heaven!
You'll be disappointed. Even heaven is digitized now and all the angels use Pro Tools too.
Haha im so with lsd and weed
preparémonos para la eternidad.Por favor lee en tu Biblia (Apocalipsis 21:8) que dice:
Pero los cobardes e incrédulos, los abominables y homicidas, los fornicarios y HECHICEROS, los idólatras y todos los mentirosos tendrán su parte en el lago que arde con fuego y azufre, que es la muerte segunda .ruclips.net/video/HE4q81xU9Kk/видео.html.
Querido todos nacimos con la maldición y tendencia a pecar,Pero Cristo Jesús murió por nuestros pecados solo debemos recibirlo cómo nuestro Dios y Salvador y Arrepentirnos sinceramente para poder entrar al Cielo porque escrito esta:
( Proverbios 28:13 )
El que encubre sus pecados no prosperará;Mas el que los confiesa y se aparta alcanzará misericordia.
AMIGO:Cristo viene pronto ver (1 Tesalonicenses 4:14-18),(Mateo 24:3-8) Arrepitamonos Porque escrito esta: (Hebreos 9:27) Y de la manera que está establecido para los hombres que mueran una sola vez, y después de esto el juicio,Dios te Bendiga,Jesús te ama y murio por ti (Juan 3:16) para que creas en El, arrepientamonos de nuestros pecados para que podamos entrar al Cielo. para ti es la siguiente cancion por favor escuchala es CON TODO EL AMOR DE JESUS POR TI😘: ruclips.net/video/_2sTAV3v6ns/видео.html
Hoy quiero compartirte el plan de Salvacion para tu alma y una hermosa enseñanza para que la veas y puedas entrar al cielo.
CRISTO MURIO EN NUESTRO LUGAR Y PAGO CON SU SANGRE EL PRECIO POR NUESTROS PECADOS. (ROMANOS 5:8), (HEBREOS 9:28), (1 PEDRO 2:24), (1 JUAN 3:5), (JUAN 3:16)
1). Reconoce que eres pecador. Como está escrito: No hay justo, ni aun uno. (Romanos 3:10). 2). Decide dejar el pecado (Arrepiéntete) Pero Dios, habiendo pasado por alto los tiempos de esta ignorancia, ahora manda a todos los hombres en todo lugar, que se arrepientan. (Hechos 17:30). 3). Cree que Jesucristo murió por ti, fue sepultado y resucito de los Muertos. Que, si confesares con tu boca que Jesús es el Señor, y creyeres en tu corazón que Dios le levantó de los muertos, serás salvo. Porque con el corazón se cree para justicia, pero con la boca se confiesa para salvación. (Romanos 10:9-10). 4). En oración, invita a Jesús a tu vida para que sea tu salvador personal. porque todo aquel que invocare el nombre del Señor, será salvo. (Romanos 10:13). ORACIÓN DE ARREPENTIMIENTO Amado Señor Jesús: Soy pecador (a) y necesito tu perdón creo que tu moriste por mis pecados en la cruz del calvario, Gracias por tu preciosa sangre que derramaste para limpiarme de mis pecados y pagar el rescate de mi alma, Quiero dejar el pecado. Ahora invito a Cristo a venir a mi corazón y a mi vida como mi salvador personal, ven a mi corazón y sálvame. Amén. AMIGO: la biblia nos enseña que Jesucristo es Dios El creador, sustentador, y dueño del mundo, del universo, y de todo lo que existe visible e invisible. (Colosenses 1:15-17), (Romanos 9:5), (1 Juan 5:20), (1 Timoteo 3:16), (Juan 10:30), (1 Timoteo 3:16). (Isaías 43:11) Dice: Sólo yo soy Dios, sólo yo puedo salvarlos. Cree en El Señor Jesucristo y Él salvara tu alma de caer al Infierno. El que cree en el Hijo tiene vida eterna; pero el que rehúsa creer en el Hijo no verá la vida, sino que la ira de Dios está sobre él. (Juan 3:36). Porque el Hijo del Hombre vino a buscar y a salvar lo que se había perdido. (Lucas 19:10). El que encubre sus pecados no prosperara; Mas el que los confiesa y se aparta alcanzara misericordia. (PROVERBIOS 28:13). Bienaventurados los limpios de corazón, porque ellos verán a Dios. (Mateo 5:8). Por favor escucha el siguiente mensaje para ti ruclips.net/video/J81mJToU_nc/видео.html
@@renesonse5794 Dear Friend, let me dream and be happy, it is the most certain thing in my heart.
De grootste componist verdient het beste koor en orkest!
Der größte Komponist verdient den besten Chor und das beste Orchester!
The greatest composer deserves the best choir and orchestra!
Le meilleur compositeur mérite le meilleur chœur et orchestre!
L'un des plus beaux chefs d'oeuvre musicaux de tous les temps. Je m'agenouille devant une telle splendeur
Encore une fois cette année j’écoute cette musique si sublime et les larmes me coulent même avant de commencer. Je ne comprends pas ce mystère mais tout est bien là.
Vous avez été touché par la Grâce Divine !Seuls Dieu et Bach peuvent accomplir ce miracle !
Prachtige muziek. Afgelopen maand voor het eerst live meegemaakt in het Concertgebouw. De aardbeving, zoals te horen op 2:24:06 zat zo ontzettend veel kracht in, veroorzaakt door de contrabassen aldaar aanwezig, dat de hele zaal het gewoon voelde donderen. Geweldig!
Your versions are the best on RUclips. It would be amazing to have subtitles in English for the ones who don’t understand German, it would be so pedagogic and interesting to understand the text and rhetoric meanings.
At 1h28m the combination of lute and organ for the continuo is something I’ve not seen or heard before. What a lovely richness it adds to the legato of Erbame dich.
Like so many other people who have commented, this is one of the most beautiful interpretations of the St. Matthew Passion I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. Clarity and Presentation is stunning; pure joy and so uplifting, even though it is the representation of Our Lord's Passion. Thank you.
One of...indeed, hard to forget Herreweghe, Harnoncourt, Christie, Goebel,....Leonhardt (another Dutch), and I personally prefer it sung by children's choir.
Such wonderful balanced singing, nothing forced, it just flows.
Bach is a magnificent and great and irreplaceble elixir of the soul