Outside the MusicBox:
Check out our podcast, Outside the MusicBox, on PodBean!
Come hang out with Emma and Chloe, creators of MusicBox, while they explore a new piece each episode. This podcast features interviews with guest musicians about music they love. No prior knowledge necessary: you don’t need to know how a violin works, when Mozart was born or where Beethoven lived, just come along and let us help you explore this music for yourself!
Get listening:
Kristian Bezuidenhout – Outside the MusicBox
Keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout talks about Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, obsessing over recordings as a teenager, and the dichotomy of Bach as both a total genius and also just a working guy.
Useful links:
Spotify playlist for Kristian’s pieces
Spotify playlist for main pieces
Spotify playlist for final question pieces
Other useful links:
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. Matthew Passion background information
English translation of St. Matthew Passion text
Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) in Leipzig, Germany, where St. Matthew Passion was premiered
History of St. Matthew Passion being performed in the Netherlands
John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner’s 1989 recording of St. Matthew Passion
Recitative
Aria
Arioso
Chorale
Viola da Gamba, or Viol/Gamba for short
Basso Continuo, or Continuo for short
A discussion on some problematic aspects of the Bach Passions
Support Kristian:
Kris Bezuidenhout’s website, where you can purchase CDs: http://kristianbezuidenhout.com/
Get in touch with us!
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