[Terriergal]

Ahhh. wow, cool! We did the Bach St Matthew Passion in 1998 and I do remember a few of us breaking down in tears in places... during some of the last rehearsals, the director tried to remind us to keep focus and keep the music going and not to get overwhelmed... but he did certainly understand the emotion. That piece is so powerful.

[cornelis]

I'll see the performance whenever I can. That is difficult--a real art in itself. I discovered the St. Matthew's Passion watching The Sacrifice (Tarkovsky) which begins with the camara panning over Michelangelo's Adoration of the Magi and for the music the violin was playing for the Aria "Erbame dich".

[Savage Beast]

Yes, when I'm marooned on the island with only one piece of music, it's going to the the St. Matthew Passion.