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Matthäus-Passion

Matthäus-Passion
Photo: Johann Sebastian Bach · Public domain

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The St Matthew Passion (Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244) is a large-scale vocal and instrumental work by Johann Sebastian Bach, written for Good Friday and first performed in Leipzig in 1727. It sets the Passion narrative from the Gospel of Matthew and stands as one of the central works of the Western sacred music tradition.

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