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St Matthew Passion
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St Matthew Passion
The
St Matthew Passion
(also frequently
St Matthew's Passion
; ),
BWV
244
is a
Passion
, a sacred oratorio written by
Johann Sebastian Bach
in 1727 for solo voices, double
choir
and double
orchestra
, with
libretto
by
Picander
(Christian Friedrich Henrici). It sets chapters and 27 of the
Gospel of Matthew
(in the
German translation of Martin Luther
) to music, with interspersed
chorales
and
arias
. It is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of classical
sacred music
. The original Latin title translates to "The Passion of our Lord
J[esus] C[hrist
] according to the Evangelist Matthew".
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