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Arts & Life

'St. Matthew Passion': A Monumental Bach Feast

Lloyd Schwartz

Bach's oratorio The St. Matthew Passion has been called the Mount Everest of Western classical music. For some three and a half hours, it tells the story of Jesus' last days, based on the Gospel of St. Matthew. A new DVD deals with this monumental work in an original way.