With The Laudibus Chamber Choir and the English Festival Orchestra, conducted by Michael Brewer, O.B.E. After Bach?s death his music was neglected by the public for over 80 years, although a few musicians admired it, amon... more »g them Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Van Beethoven. A revival of interest in Bach?s music occurred in the mid-19th century when the German composer Felix Mendelssohn arranged a performance of the St. Matthew's Passion in 1829, creating great popular interest in Bach?s music that has persisted ever since. Taped in concert at the English Music Festival at Stratford-upon-Avon, this magnificent digital recording of Bach?s celebrated St. Matthew's Passion features virtuoso performances by some of the most exciting performers to emerge in recent years. Sung in English..« less