Mengelberg made commercial recordings in the united states with the new york philharmonic for victor 192230 and brunswick 192627. The netherlands bach society was formed in 1921, in reaction to the popular performances by willem mengelberg and the concertgebouw. Matthew passion is assuredly one of the greatest masterpieces ever composed in the history of music. On 11 march 1829 the 20yearold felix mendelssohn conducted a performance of the st matthew passion, composed by johann sebastian bach, in the concert hall of the singakademie in berlin, almost 100 years after the work had last been played. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. Media praise didnt stop at the berliner philharmoniker and their principal conductor but extended to what is called the ritualization by american. Download passion of the christ 2004 torrent kickasstorrents.
His 1939 recording of bachs st matthew passion, while not captured on film, was created on a philips. At that time, i was already familiar with furtwaengler, knappertsbusch, and walter, who all have unique personalities. In amsterdam mengelberg had long conducted an annual performance of the matthew passion, a tradition he had started in 1899. Xvid ac3 prastary aramejski lektor pl posted by in movies 1. Matthew passion, an album by johann sebastian bach, karl erb, willem ravelli, jo vincent, ilona durigo, louis van tulder, herman schey, jongenskoor. John passion predates the matthew passion by a few years and is of smaller scale, as well as the text being based on the gospel of john as opposed to matthew. Matthew passion was first performed on either good friday 1727 or good friday 1729 in the thomaskirche in leipzig, where bach was the cantor. St matthew passion by bach with simon rattle digital. Track list by johann sebastian bach mattheus passion. The works down below were performed by willem mengelberg and have, on. Discography of willem mengelberg compiled by takeshi hasegawa on october 2, 2001.
The selection is taken from the 253 recordings listed on bachcantatas as of 2015, beginning with a recording from 1939 by a. Only two of the four or five settings of the passion which bach wrote have survived. The second is how very few full arias mendelssohn retained. Matthew passion mengelberg 1939 by johann sebastian bach.
Jun 01, 2015 the second is how very few full arias mendelssohn retained. The earliest surviving recorded trace of this tradition comes from acetates dating from 1936 and issued on one cd by the late michael g thomas on his archive documents label adcd 109. Toscanini biographer harvey sachs has documented that mengelberg and toscanini clashed over interpretations of music and even rehearsal techniques, creating division among the musicians that eventually resulted in mengelberg leaving the. Oct 19, 20 johann sebastian bach st matthew passion, bwv 244. Amsterdam, 1999 isbn 978 90 533 3849 0 and willem mengelberg. Willem mengelberg 18711951, the longtime conductor of amsterdams concertgebouw orchestra and now known primarily because he was the first champion of mahlers music outside austria and germany, had been conducting a yearly performance of bachs mighty st. After studies in utrecht with the composer and conductor richard hol, the composer anton averkamp 18611934 and the violinist henri wilhelm petri 18561914, he went on to study piano and. Joseph willem mengelberg 28 march 1871 21 march 1951 was a dutch conductor, famous for his performances of mahler and strauss with the concertgebouw orchestra. The most recent studies show that the first performance of the st matthew passion took place in 1727 on 11 april in the church of st thomass in leipzig. Mendelssohn was given the score of the st matthew passion for his 15th birthday, 3 february 1824 he knew of the score as one of zelters pupils and as a member of the singakademie, which had a few chorus parts from the st matthew in its repertoire. Mengelberg, willem willem mengelberg conducts amazon. In specifically measurable respects, it is bachs longest work, and it also calls for the largest array of performing forces he ever used in a single composition. St matthew passion i have never experienced such silence or seen an audience moved in this way.
His father was the wellknown dutchgerman sculptor friedrich wilhelm mengelberg. But the st matthew passion is the thing, an astonishing survival of a cherishable tradition, bringing unique insights and the lifetimes experience of a great conductor, played and sung by some of the leading performers of their day. Matthew passion by johann sebastian bach, willem mengelberg, concertgebouw orchestra, amsterdam, new york philharmonic symphony orchestra from amazons classical music store. Le chef dorchestre willem mengelberg, traduction jacques fournier, livret du cd mahler, symphonie n 4, philips, 1960, p. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. And one of the best evenings with the philharmoniker for years. Apr 11, 2010 johann sebastian bach st matthew passion, bwv 244.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Scan of the original magazine page submitted by jan willemsen, painter in amsterdan restored by r. Mengelberg was the fourth of fifteen children of germanborn parents in utrecht, netherlands. Discografie mengelberg pdf,32 kb or discografie mengelberg xls, 98kb. The radio station rbb kultur considered it to be a moment of glory for rattle. This threecd set highlights the inimitable artistry of dutch conductor willem mengelberg, who led amsterdams concertgebouw orchestra for an unprecedented 50 years 18951945. Joseph willem mengelberg 28 march 1871 21 march 1951 was a dutch conductor, famous for his performances of beethoven, brahms, mahler and strauss with the concertgebouw orchestra. Bachs st matthew passion in the netherlands, 19191939. Beginning in january 1926, he shared the podium with arturo toscanini. Matthew passion bwv 244 on palm sunday 1939 with the concertgebouw orchestra and solists jo vincent, ilona durigo, karl erb and louis van tulder, was recorded on the philipsmiller optical sound recording system, transferred to analog tape, released on the minigroove label in 1953, and later issued on compact disc, cd.
It is of the painting made by therese schwartze 18511918 of willem mengelberg aged around fourty, expressing passion and prominence. St marys cathedral, glasgow john butt and the dunedin consort bring the score alive and deliver the. Bach st matthew passion bwv 244 van veldhoven netherlands. John debney the passion of the christ 2004 flac, lossless. It depicts the passion of jesus largely according to the new testament gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john. Passion a curious, quite unique and extraordinary version, with perhaps the most outstanding evangelist ive ever heard. Recordings of the st matthew passion are shown as a sortable table of selected notable recordings of johann sebastian bach s st matthew passion. During the early days of cds, the philips labels japanese branch released a group of mostly live 193941 recordings taken down by hilversum radio featuring willem mengelberg and the concertgebouw orchestra on 12 single cds and a threedisc set containing bachs st. Matthauspassion bwv 244 conducted by willem mengelberg. Js bachs st matthew passion with exeter chamber choir and devon baroque, conducted by andrew daldorph. Download bach matthauspassion 64 lossless recordings. For others its an elaborate conspiracy to coerce religious sympathy. Matthew passion, an album by johann sebastian bach, karl erb, willem ravelli, jo vincent, ilona durigo, louis van tulder, herman schey, jongenskoor zanglust, amsterdam toonkunst choir, concertgebouworkest, willem mengelberg on spotify.
The passion of jesus christ is the most important event in history and the most explosive political and personal issue of the 21st century. St matthew passion suite no 2 air from suite no 3 concerto for two violins. March 21, 1951 chur, switzerland the celebrated dutch conductor, josef willem mengelberg, studied in utrecht under richard hol, henri wilhelm petri and anton averkamp and then went to the music school in cologne to study under franz wullner and adolf jensen. The passion of jesus christ and the passion of auschwitz. Mengelberg was music director of the new york philharmonic orchestra from 1922 to 1928. We therefore take the liberty of letting furtwangler speak of some of the aesthetic concepts that mengelberg wrote little about. The selection is taken from the 253 recordings listed on bachcantatas as of 2015, beginning with a recording from 1939 by a symphony orchestra and choir to match. Joseph willem mengelberg 28 march 1871 21 march 1951 was a dutch conductor, famous. F or the love of bach and the glory of god, rene jacobs states in a sleevenote for his recording of the st matthew passion. Mel gibsons passion 0 hours and 00 minutes movie 2004. John debney the passion of the christ 2004 flac, lossless 241 mb.
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