Keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout talks about Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, obsessing over recordings as a teenager, and the dichotomy of Bach as both a total genius and also just a working guy.   Useful links: Spotify playlist for Kristian’s pieces  Spotify playlist for main pieces  Spotify playlist for final question pieces    Other useful links: Johann Sebastian Bach  St. Matthew Passion background information  English translation of St. Matthew Passion text  Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) in Leipzig, Germany, where St. Matthew Passion was premiered  History of St. Matthew Passion being performed in the Netherlands  John Eliot Gardiner  John Eliot Gardiner’s 1989 recording of St. Matthew Passion Recitative  Aria  Arioso  Chorale  Viola da Gamba, or Viol/Gamba for short  Basso Continuo, or Continuo for short  A discussion on some problematic aspects of the Bach Passions    Support Kristian: Kris Bezuidenhout’s website, where you can purchase CDs: http://kristianbezuidenhout.com/    Get in touch with us! DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox  Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts  Instagram: @musicboxconcerts Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox Email: [email protected] Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com