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St John Passion
1724 musical composition by Johann Sebastian Bach
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The Passio secundum Joannem or St John Passion (German: Johannes-Passion), BWV 245, is a Passion or oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, the earliest of the surviving Passions by Bach. It was written during his first year as director of church music in Leipzig and was first performed on 7 April 1724, at Good Friday Vespers at the St. Nicholas Church.
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🇬🇧 Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists/Whelan review – St John Passion of drama and authority<p><strong>St Martin-in-the-Fields, London</strong><br>Peter Whelan conducted a performance of Bach’s oratorio that was full of driving cinematic exci...
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