Review: St Matthew Passion (Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra)

With the Philharmonia’s Chamber and VOX choirs being joined by the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra (ARCO) for this one-off concert under Associate Music Director Elizabeth Scott, a Sydney audience got Australia’s first taste of what [Mendelssohn’s 1841 revival of Bach’s St Matthew Passion] sounded like.

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The mellower sound of the clarinet and basset horn featured enchantingly alongside Melissa Farrow’s flute solo in soprano Penelope Mills’s ariaAus Liebe, will mein Heiland sterben…and ARCO Concertmaster Rachael Beesley’s gut stringed solo violin added a concerto-like feel to the accompaniment of the beautiful pivotal aria Embarme Dich….There were moments of sheer magic – irresistible Mendelssohnian textures over Bach’s glorious tunes – as well as tenderness, majesty and despair.

Steve Moffat, Limelight
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