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.
Released: Apr 07, 2012
Runtime: 174 minutes
Genre: Music
Stars: Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Maria Espada, Ingeborg Danz, Barbara Koselj, Henk Neven
Crew: Dick Kuijs (Director), Johann Sebastian Bach (Compositor)