Chor Des Br:Dijkstra - Bach: St Matthew Passion

Johann Sebastian Bach: Matthew-Passion, BWV 244 Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Regensburger Domspatzen, Concerto K�lnConductor: Peter DijkstraSoloists: Karina Gauvin, Gerhild Romberger, Julian Pr�gardien, Maximilian Schmitt, Michael Nagy, Karl-Magnus FredrikssonTo follow the Christmas Oratorio, the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks under its artistic director Peter Dijkstra again present a major work by Johann Sebastian Bach, in a live recording on CD and DVD: the St. Matthew Passion. The choir's instrumental partner is the renowned period instrument group Concerto K�ln, who can already be heard together with the choir on several BR-KLASSIK CDs. (H�ndel: Israel in Egypt, Dixit Dominus; Bach: Magnificat). Bach's epoch-making St. Matthew's Passion can be heard in historically informed performance practice with the renowned Bach singer Julian Pr�gardien, the Regensburger Domspatzen and further well-known soloists. The DVD edition of this live recording from Munich's Herkulessaal features highly atmospheric lighting effects.