Several composers have written St. Mark Passions – a passion (story of the last days of Christ) based on the Gospel of Mark. Among them are:
- St Mark Passion (Bach) (BWV 247, 1731, lost) by Johann Sebastian Bach
- St. Mark Passion (Wood) (1920) by Charles Wood
- La Pasión según San Marcos (The Passion According to St. Mark) (2000) by Osvaldo Golijov
- A Swedish St Mark Passion by Fredrik Sixten 2004
Famous quotes containing the words mark and/or passion:
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick;...”
—Bible: New Testament, Mark 2:17.
“A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh, but passion makes the bones rot.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 14:30.