Entretien : Paul Mc Creesh, Gabrieli Consort and Players
Transcript
00:20Tonight we play
00:22the most famous masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach,
00:26Saint Matthew Passion,
00:28in a minimalist version,
00:31minimist, maybe in French,
00:34with a great chamber ensemble,
00:37with eight singers,
00:39and some ancient instruments.
00:46It's the greatest, the most complex,
00:49the structure of this work, it's really beautiful,
00:52but it's true that it's more than two hours of music,
00:55of absolut first quality.
01:15It's always a great pleasure,
01:17a great honor,
01:19to play in a festival like this one,
01:21I am very happy to be here.