Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. John Passion,” which had its premiere on Good Friday 1724, doesn’t so much begin as erupt. In the swirling, agitated strings and piercing cries of oboes, we ...

Upper Valley Baroque will celebrate the 300th anniversary of the premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterpiece, St. John Passion, in Leipzig, Germany, in 1724. It proved so important to the composer ...

That is how one could summarize the theme of the "St. John Passion" by Johann Sebastian Bach. The composition, alongside Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, is considered by many to be one of the ...

Bach's "St. Mark Passion" has been long lost. This reconstruction, coming to Seattle, combines detective work on the music and innovative staging — along with a prominent role for a former "Fresh ...

The Apostle John, as depicted in Domenico Zampieri’s Saint John the Evangelist (circa 1621-1629) Johann Sebastian Bach was passionate about his Passions.

Bach Collegium on Sunday will perform Johann Sebastian Bach's "St. John Passion," which is 300 years old this year.

The St John Passion was (if we don't count the lost Weimarer Passion) Johann Sebastian Bach's first passion oratorio, written at the age of 38 shortly after his appointment as Thomascantor in Leipzig.

It was in Leipzig that Johann Sebastian, while serving as Cantor of St. Thomas Church, composed his famous St. John Passion in 1723. Bach often rewrote his cantatas himself, using the so-called ...

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus convened Thursday evening at Symphony Hall for a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s sprawling epic “St. Matthew Passion.” ...

Upper Valley Baroque will celebrate the 300th anniversary of the premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterpiece, St. John Passion, in Leipzig, Germany, in 1724. It proved so important to the composer ...