STEP 1

Bach’s Novi Sad path STEP 1 Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” in Novi Sad Passion in Novi Sad As part of the major project “European Capital of Culture – Novi Sad 2022”, on the eve of the Great Lent period, both Orthodox and...
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St Mat✝︎hew Passion Johann  Sebastian  Bach Choir ORFELIN (Novi Sad) Ensemble NEW TRINITY BAROQUE on historical instruments Girls’ choir MS “Isidor Bajić” (Novi Sad)   Soloists: Christian Hilz, baritone (Germany) – as Jesus Richard Resch,...

STEP 2

Bach’s Novi Sad path STEP 2 Who is Bach He was born in 1685 in Germany, where he remained for the rest of his 65-year-long life. He was a composer, organist, and harpsichordist of the Baroque era, one of the greatest composers and pillars of universal culture....

STEP 3

Bach’s Novi Sad path STEP 3 Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” It is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of classical sacred music. It was first performed in 1727 at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach was the organist.The theme of...

STEP 4

Bach’s Novi Sad path STEP 4 The Complexity of the “St. Matthew Passion” The Passion is a large oratorio work, consisting of 68 choruses, chorales, recitatives, solo arias and duets, and is performed by a large number of musicians, as it was written...