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After our concerts in March 2023, numerous audience members expressed their opinion about our work and described their impressions. We would like to say our heartfelt thanks for these feedbacks and for the good wishes that have reached us.
Since the publication of the audio recording in CD form and in online streaming services on March 8, 2024 (CD label: resonando) many critiques have appeared in addition in newspapers, magazines, and online media, and the St. Mark Passion has been heard and discussed on numerous radio stations.
For these media echos as well, we offer the parties involved our sincere thanks. You will find below all contributions that may be currently heard or read. The list is brought up to date regularly.
RADIO BROADCAST
NDR Kultur à la carte
Markuspassion in der Göttinger St. Jacobikirche
(St. Mark Passion in the church of St. Jacobi, Göttingen)
Franziska von Busse in conversation with Nikolaus Matthes; Monday, March 2, 2026, 1.00 p. m.
BBC Radio 3
Record Review
With Andrew McGregor; Saturday, March 30 2024; no longer available online.
SWR 2
Die Fußspuren von Bach – Nikolaus Matthes über die neukomponierte Markuspassion
(Bach’s footprints – Nikolaus Matthes on the newly composed St. Mark Passion)
With Ulla Zierau; March 8, 2024
WDR 3 Tonart
Nikolaus Matthes über die Neukomposition seiner Markuspassion
(Nikolaus Matthes on his new composition of the St. Mark Passion)
With Philipp Quiring; März 25, 2024
NDR Kultur
Das Konzert
(The Concert)
Slightly shortened broadcast of the St. Mark Passion; Good Friday, March 29, 2024, 11 a.m.
hr 2 Kultur
Live talk with Karmen Mikovich, March 13, 2024; no longer available online.
Radio France – France Musique
En Pistes! – L’actualité du disque classique
(On track! – Classical music news)
With Emilie Munera; presentation of the St. Mark Passion CD; May 3, 2024, 9 a.m.
SRF 2 Kultur
CH-Musik – Wiederauferstandene Markus-Passion
(CH-Musik – St. Mark Passion resurrected)
By and with Valerio Benz; Palm Sunday and Easter Saturday, April 13 and 19, 2025, 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.
Concertzender
Geen dag zonder Bach
(No Day Without Bach)
First public broadcast of the entire St. Mark Passion; March 11 / 13 / 18 / 20, 2024
Resumption: March 24, 25 and 26, 2025
Concertzender – Podcast
Podcast in two parts on the St. Mark Passion: Part 1 – Part 2
By Govert Jan Bach and Hans Meerman; March 11 / 18, 2024
klassikradio.at, Radio Stephansdom Wien
Osterprogramm
(Easter Programme)
Palm Sunday, March 24, 2024
klassikradio.at, Radio Stephansdom Wien
Second public broadcast of the entire St. Mark Passion
Easter Saturday, March 30, 2024, from 5 p.m.
rbb
Nach dem Text von Picander; Nikolaus Matthes – Markuspassion
(Setting of Picander’s Text; Nikolaus Matthes – St. Mark Passion)
In “Meine Musik”, with Bernhard Schrammek; March 14 / 20, 2024
SRF 2
Musikmagazin
(Music Magazine)
With Moritz Weber and Jenny Berg; March 30 / 31, 2024
PRESS, ONLINE MEDIA, BLOGS
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Angenehmes Mord-Geschrey
(O welcome cries of murder)
By Werner M. Grimmel; online: April 7, 2024, Print: April 8, 2024
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Das ist doch von Bach
(But that’s by Bach!)
By Reinhard J. Brembeck; online: March 27, 2024, Print: March 28 / 29, 2024
Fanfare Magazine
Reviews and interview
By Colin Clarke, David Cutler, Bertil van Boer, Ken Meltzer, Michelle Dulak Thomson, David DeBoor Canfield (reviews) and James A. Altena (interview and review); May and autumn 2024
Marginal Revolution
Why don’t they compose music like Bach any more?
By Tyler Cowen; Blogpost, July 18, 2024
Schabel Kultur-Blog
Markuspassion von Nikolaus Matthes – Eine grossartige Weltersteinspielung
(St. Mark Passion by Nikolaus Matthes – A magnificent world premiere recording
Review in Michaela Schabel’s blog; March 23, 2025
O-Ton online
Oratorium häppchenweise
(Oratorio bit by bit)
Michael S. Zerban; April 9, 2025
Landeszeitung Lüneburg
Im Geiste der barocken Musikwelt
(In the spirit of the musical world of the Baroque)
Hans-Martin Koch; April 24, 2025
klassik.com
Ein gemeinsamer Lebensklang
(A collective refrain of life)
Nikolaus Matthes in conversation with Dr. Kai Marius Schabram (interview); May 14, 2024
Rondo
Musikalische Wiedergeburt
(A Musical Resurrection)
By Stephan Schwarz-Peters; March 23, 2024
FonoForum
Im Stile Bachs
(In the Style of Bach)
By Klemens Hippel; 04/2024
Klassik heute
Nikolaus Matthes – Markuspassion
(Nikolaus Matthes – St. Mark Passion)
By Holger Sambale; March 17, 2024
Augsburger Allgemeine
Alles zu Ehren von Johann Sebastian Bach
(All in Honor of Johann Sebastian Bach)
By Rüdiger Heinze; June 5, 2024
Opera Lounge
In barocker Stilistik
(In Baroque Style)
By Gerhard Eckels; March 30, 2024
Kirchenzeitung des Erzbistums Köln
Auf Bachs Spuren
(Following Bach’s Footprints)
March 24, 2024
Online-Merker
CD: MARKUSPASSION – Weltersteinspielung
(CD: St. Mark Passion – World Premiere Recording)
By Dr. Ingobert Waltenberger; March 10, 2024
Basellandschaftliche Zeitung
Die “Markuspassion” neu vertont: dieser Basler spricht fliessend Bach
(The St. Mark Passion, newly composed: this Basler speaks fluent Bach)
By Kathrin Signer; April 10, 2024
Musik Basel
Mit einem Ohr im Barock, mit einem in der Gegenwart
(One ear in the Baroque, one in the present)
Link to the article by Kathrin Signer; April 10, 2024
Austria Presse Agentur
Passions-Bach
(Passion-Bach)
zeh/maf; March 11, 2024
Pizzicato
Leidenschaft für die Passion
(A Passion for the Passion)
By Guy Engels; March 9, 2024
Classical Music Sentinel
Nikolaus Matthes – Markus Passion
(Nikolaus Matthes – St. Mark Passion)
By Jean-Yves Duperron; March 2024
Opus Klassiek
Matthes: Markus-Passion
(Matthes: St. Mark Passion)
By Aart van der Waal; March 2024
Concerti
Neue Passion
(A New Passion)
February 28, 2024
Pro Classics
Nikolaus Matthes’ Markuspassion: Neu komponiert auf den originalen Picander-Text
(St. Mark Passion by Nikolaus Matthes: new setting of Picander’s original text)
By Eckhardt van den Hoogen; February 2024
Musik und Ästhetik
Trauermusik der Immanenz – Überlegungen zu Nikolaus Matthes’ Markuspassion nach Johann Sebastian Bach
(Funeral Music of Immanence – Thoughts on the St. Mark Passion of Nikolaus Matthes, after Johann Sebastian Bach)
By Christoph Haffter; January 2024
Perlentaucher
March 28, 2024
Zur Markuspassion von Nikolaus Matthes in Luzern
(On the St. Mark Passion by Nikolaus Matthes in Lucerne)
By Pius Strassmann; March 2023
Orpheus
Auf Bachs Spuren
(Following Bach’s Footprints)
By Roland H. Dippel; May 1, 2024