St. Mark Passion

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.