tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194809435670809838.post3483078177610728806..comments2023-09-25T07:46:21.823-07:00Comments on LA Opus: Bach's St. John Passion from a minimalist Musica AngelicaRodney Punthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14125235785295217694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194809435670809838.post-60740359447657735412010-04-23T23:18:41.425-07:002010-04-23T23:18:41.425-07:00Thanks for your observations Joe and Ken. What a ...Thanks for your observations Joe and Ken. What a privilege to hear Musica Angelica in the Musikverein!Rodney Punthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125235785295217694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194809435670809838.post-23791926243019301142010-04-14T18:39:32.458-07:002010-04-14T18:39:32.458-07:00We had the pleasure of hearing Musica Angelica in ...We had the pleasure of hearing Musica Angelica in the St Matthew Passion at the Musikvereinsgebäude in Vienna a couple of years ago. In that performance, Hasselböck used an ensemble drawn from the Arnold Schönberg Choir. The performance was excellent except for the baritone that sang the part of Jesus who seemed overparted.TomTallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136714802765804316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194809435670809838.post-70586963892111845422010-04-03T11:47:57.773-07:002010-04-03T11:47:57.773-07:00"...its more famous apostolic sibling..."..."...its more famous apostolic sibling..."<br /><br />I might quietly quibble with that. I think Matthew and John are evangelical siblings with certitude, but it is questionable whether or not they are also apostolic siblings. While John was certainly an evangelist as was Matthew, many think he is not the same John who was one of the twelve chosen.Joseph Mailanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753082460547996624noreply@blogger.com