Monthly Archives: August 2015

The St Matthew Passion is a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew to music, with interspersed chorales and arias. It is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of classical sacred music. La … Continue reading →

The Lagrime di San Pietro (Saint Peter’s Tears) is a cycle of 20 madrigals and a concluding motet by the late Renaissance composer Orlande de Lassus. The Lagrime sets 20 poems by the Italian poet Luigi Tansillo (1510–1568) depicting the stages of grief experienced by St. Peter after his denial of Christ, and his memory of Christ’s admonition. El … Continue reading →

  Henry Purcell (September 1659 – 21 November 1695), was an English composer. Although incorporating Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, Purcell’s legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest … Continue reading →