In
Concertzender Live on Good Friday, 25 March 19:00 – 21:00 CET, we are
broadcasting a reconstruction by Jörn Boysen of Bach’s St Marks
Passion. The performance by Cantus Thuringia
and Musica Poëtica took
place in the Lutheran Church in The
Hague in early March 2016.
According
to his son Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Sebastian Bach composed five
passions. Unfortunately three of these have been lost and only the St Matthew
Passion and the St John Passion are still known by the general public.
There was however also a St Mark Passion. The libretto for this passion was
included in Picanders Ernstschertzhaffte und Satÿrische Gedichte.
Some of the
music could also be reconstructed, but the music for the
recitatives, several of
the chorales and one of the aria’s was lost
completely.
In 2010 the organisation Musica Antica da
Camera commissioned Jörn Boysen to compose new music for these missing
parts. The complete passion has since been performed all over the world.
The
German press wrote: “Finally a more convincing alternative to the
earlier reconstructions. It even compares favourably with Bach’s St
Matthew Passion and
St John Passion”.
Musica Antica perfomed the St Mark Passion by Bach/Boysen on 3, 4 and 5 March
in The Hague, Voorschoten en Amsterdam.
 The Concertzender was in the
Lutheran Church in The Hague and made the recording that is broadcast in this extra edition of Concertzender Live.
Performers:
- Evangelist: Benjamin Glaubitz, tenor
- Jesus: Julian Redlin, bass
- Anna Kellnhofer, soprano
- Stefan Kunath, alto
- Guillaume Olry, bass
- Cantus Thuringia and Musica Poëtica led by Jörn Boysen, harpsichord
Broadcasts:
St Mark Passion part 1: Friday 25 March 2016, 19:00 – 20:00 CET
St Mark Passion part 2: Friday 25 March 2016, 20:00 – 21:00 CET
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