A Lenten Musical Journey, Day 42

Georg Philipp Telemann wrote a Matthäus Passion. I did not know this.

…which, by extension, means that I also did not know that he’d written more than forty musical reflections on Christ’s Passion. That’s right. OVER 40!

So, here’s his Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus (TWV 5:31) from 1746. It feels almost mild when compared to some of his contemporaries’ interpretations; calming, in fact. But wonderful.

Attribution(s): “Telemann” is licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons; “Bells” via Shutterstock.