Ton Koopman was born in Zwolle in 1944. After a classical education he stud… Read Full Bio ↴Ton Koopman was born in Zwolle in 1944. After a classical education he studied organ, harpsichord and musicology in Amsterdam and was awarded the Prix d'Excellence for both instruments. Almost from the beginning of his musical studies he was fascinated with authentic instruments and a performance style based on sound scholarship.
Even before completing his studies he laid the foundations for a career as a conductor of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music and this fascination with the Baroque era led him in 1969, at age 25, to establish his first Baroque orchestra and, in 1979, to found The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra followed in 1993 by the Amsterdam Baroque Choir.
Koopman's extensive and impressive activities as a soloist, accompanist and conductor have been recorded on a large number of LP's and CD's for labels like Erato, Teldec, Sony, Philips and DGG. Recently Ton Koopman has created his own record label: 'Antoine Marchand', with which he will publish his future recordings.
Over the course of a forty-year career Ton Koopman has appeared at the most important concert halls and festivals of the five continents.
As an organist he has performed on the most prestigious historical instruments of Europe, and as a harpsichord player and conductor of his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir he has been a regular guest at venues which include the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Theatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, the Philharmonie in Munich, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, the Lincoln Center in New York, and leading concert halls in Vienna, London, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Rome, Salzburg, Tokyo and Osaka. Over the past ten years Ton Koopman has been engaged in 'the recording project of the '90's' (so described by 'The Guardian' in London). Between 1994 and 2004 he has conducted and recorded all the existing cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, a massive work for which he has been awarded with the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis "Echo Klassik 1997", the Prix Hector Berlioz, and been nominated for both the Grammy Award (USA) and the Gramophone Award (UK). In March 2000 he received an Honorary Degree from the Utrecht University for his scholarly work on the Bach Cantatas and Passions and in February 2004 he was awarded both the prestigious Silver Phonograph by the Dutch recording industry and the VSCD Classical Music Award 2004 by the Directors of Theatres and Concert Halls of Holland. Ton Koopman is also very active as a guest conductor and he has worked with many prominent orchestras in Europe, the USA and Japan including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Boston Symphony, the Vienna Symphony, the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Danish Radio Orchestra and many others. He has been for eight years principal conductor of the Radio Chamber Orchestra in Holland and he is principal guest conductor of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. In the coming season he will be working with the Chicago Symphony, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Helsinki Radio Orchestra, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
Ton Koopman publishes regularly and for a number of years he has been engaged in editing the complete Handel Organ Concerti for Breitkopf & Härtel. Pedagogy has been an important factor in Ton Koopman's life for many years and to that end he is professor of harpsichord at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music in London.
http://www.tonkoopman.nl/
Even before completing his studies he laid the foundations for a career as a conductor of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music and this fascination with the Baroque era led him in 1969, at age 25, to establish his first Baroque orchestra and, in 1979, to found The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra followed in 1993 by the Amsterdam Baroque Choir.
Koopman's extensive and impressive activities as a soloist, accompanist and conductor have been recorded on a large number of LP's and CD's for labels like Erato, Teldec, Sony, Philips and DGG. Recently Ton Koopman has created his own record label: 'Antoine Marchand', with which he will publish his future recordings.
Over the course of a forty-year career Ton Koopman has appeared at the most important concert halls and festivals of the five continents.
As an organist he has performed on the most prestigious historical instruments of Europe, and as a harpsichord player and conductor of his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir he has been a regular guest at venues which include the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Theatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, the Philharmonie in Munich, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, the Lincoln Center in New York, and leading concert halls in Vienna, London, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Rome, Salzburg, Tokyo and Osaka. Over the past ten years Ton Koopman has been engaged in 'the recording project of the '90's' (so described by 'The Guardian' in London). Between 1994 and 2004 he has conducted and recorded all the existing cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, a massive work for which he has been awarded with the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis "Echo Klassik 1997", the Prix Hector Berlioz, and been nominated for both the Grammy Award (USA) and the Gramophone Award (UK). In March 2000 he received an Honorary Degree from the Utrecht University for his scholarly work on the Bach Cantatas and Passions and in February 2004 he was awarded both the prestigious Silver Phonograph by the Dutch recording industry and the VSCD Classical Music Award 2004 by the Directors of Theatres and Concert Halls of Holland. Ton Koopman is also very active as a guest conductor and he has worked with many prominent orchestras in Europe, the USA and Japan including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Boston Symphony, the Vienna Symphony, the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Danish Radio Orchestra and many others. He has been for eight years principal conductor of the Radio Chamber Orchestra in Holland and he is principal guest conductor of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. In the coming season he will be working with the Chicago Symphony, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Helsinki Radio Orchestra, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
Ton Koopman publishes regularly and for a number of years he has been engaged in editing the complete Handel Organ Concerti for Breitkopf & Härtel. Pedagogy has been an important factor in Ton Koopman's life for many years and to that end he is professor of harpsichord at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and is an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music in London.
http://www.tonkoopman.nl/
Matthäus Passion
Ton Koopman Lyrics
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Mache dich, mein Herze, rein,
Ich will Jesum selbst begraben.
Denn er soll nunmehr in mir
Für und für seine süße Ruhe haben.
Welt, geh aus, lass Jesum ein!
Ich will Jesum selbst begraben.
Denn er soll nunmehr in mir
Für und für seine süße Ruhe haben.
Welt, geh aus, lass Jesum ein!
The song "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein" is from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Matthäus Passion" and is sung by Jesus as he prepares himself for his death. The lyrics are in German and translate to "Make yourself pure, my heart. I want to bury Jesus myself. For he should now have his sweet rest in me, now and forever. World, go away, let Jesus in!"
These lyrics convey Jesus' desire to have his devotees cleanse their hearts and souls of sin so that he may rest within them eternally. The call for the world to "go away" is a symbolic reference to the sinful distractions of the world and the need for solitude and purification. Through these lyrics, Bach encourages his listeners to reflect on their lives and prepare themselves to receive the love of Jesus.
Line by Line Meaning
Mache dich, mein Herze, rein,
Purify yourself, my heart,
Ich will Jesum selbst begraben.
I want to bury Jesus myself.
Denn er soll nunmehr in mir
For he shall now in me
Für und für seine süße Ruhe haben.
Forever and ever find his sweet rest.
Welt, geh aus, lass Jesum ein!
World, depart, let Jesus enter!
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Johann Sebastian Bach
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Jeffrey Soto
The Evangelist here is a freaking machine, just churning out beautifully sculpted line after line like it's nothing. The whole cast is stellar, but that is a hard and enormous role and his rendition is impeccable. Thank you for posting this!
Therese Sprunger
I agree with you, Jeffrey, that tenor is outstanding.
Anna Maria Barbastefano
subscribed - thank for sharing this masterpiece with lyrics - love Bach and Tom Koopman is my favorite n.1 for Bach.
Conrad Hertzler
This rendition is beautiful and so moving. Thanks for sharing!
Dee Kobald
beautiful... Ton Koopman, I used to listen to him and the Amsterdam Baroque orkestra in the Waalse Kerk..long time ago late 70s.
Peter pensive
since my undergrad German is so poor, I appreciate the English subtitles. I can see why our German fluent friends point too, though. Regardless, absolutely beautiful!
Mateusz1953
Such care - precision and feeling - in each phrase of every recitative, aria, chorus and chorale brings Bach's genius so strongly and beautifully to life. The whole is marvelous. Awe-struck. Thank you.
Ccmire On The Beat
The ads on this are ridiculous. How is anyone supposed to sit and enjoy this with literally 17 midroll ads in the way? Damn shame.
Jean de Peyrelongue
I fell sad that I cannot replace the English subtitles by the German ones. I have a srt file for the german subtitles but I cannot extract the English one. If someone has trick for solving that issue, I will thank him
Петр Николай Горванский
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