The read
It runs long at 2h 54m.
Synopsis
A beautiful, sensitive, reverent performance. Fischer allows Bach to speak with no unnecessary flourishes. Padmore as the Evangelist is superb, and the other soloists and choirs are near perfect. And of course the Concertgebouw orchestral musicians are absolutely first class.
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Key crew
- Dick KuijsDirector
Cast
- Mark PadmoreEvangelist
- Peter HarveyChrist
- Maria EspadaSoprano
- Ingeborg DanzMezzosoprano Alto
- Barbara KoseljMezzosoprano Alto
- Henk NevenBass
- Iván FischerConductor
Themes
oratorios