Under Jonathan Cohen’s direction, the St Matthew Passion delivers a gripping drama of Jesus’ final hours, showcasing Bach’s most profound musical testimony from intimate grief to monumental crowd scenes.
"The accumulated power of the score is magnificently managed and driven by conductor Jonathan Cohen, with the old instruments of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in peak-period condition, dazzlingly pungent, light and airy, with a total sense of stylistic confidence. "
The Telegraph
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