Bach: Matthäus-Passion
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Bach: Matthäus-Passion
Parsifal's suffering is only the ‘prelude’ to the Passion of Christ, which Bach set out in his opulently scored work. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy had the right idea and had the long-forgotten St....
Bayreuth, 1882: turmoil in Wagner's wordy and wondrous ‘Weihespiel’ (dramatic work). ‘Parsifal’ is too short! A few bars are missing to ensure that the stage magic runs synchronously with the music....
