JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: chorus parts for the St Matthew Passion; 1827-1829. Eight part-books, containing the Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass parts of Chorus 1 and Chorus 2 respectively, all except B and C in different hands; one leaf containing the chorale 'Wer hat dich so geschlagen' has been added to all the books. The part-books were among those used for the first public performance since Bach's death of the St Matthew Passion at the Singakademie in Berlin on 11 March 1829 under Mendelssohn's di...
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Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Chorus parts of the St Matthew Passion used for his performance in 1829: 1827-1829. Johann Sebastian Bach, composer: Chorus parts for the St Matthew Passion: 1827-1829.