Bach's St. Matthew Passion

The culmination of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach's sacred works came with his oratorio St. Matthew Passion, first performed in Leipzig in 1724. Almost every part of this work offers examples of Bach's ability to merge illustrative musical figures with colorful effects. This excerpt from the passage "Wahrlich, dieser ist Gottes Sohn gewesen" (Truly This Was the Son of God) is from one of the most beautiful choral segments in the oratorio.

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