Videos
A conversation with Markus Rathey about Bach's St. Matthew Passion
Explore Bach's B Minor Mass with Markus Rathey and the Chicago Bach Project
Markus Rathey explores how the 17th century can teach us how to deal with a pandemic in our times.
Radio/Podcasts
In an extended episode of MarsHill Audio, music historian Markus Rathey explains some of the historical, theological, and liturgical background that formed Johann Sebastian Bach’s choral compositions.
Listen to Markus Rathey's comments on Bach's St. Matthew Passion in this episode on Swedish Radion (podcast version).
Print/Online
"The Religious Hear of Bach's Music," Wall Street Journal
Read the interview with Markus Rathey in "Hallelujah! The remarkable story behind this joyful word," Los Angeles Times
"Music Lessons from the Reformation," Interview with Markus Rathey for "SING! The Center for Congregational Song"
Explore the remarkable discovery of a source for Bach's most famous cantata in "Decoding the Actus Tragicus: A new Discovery Unveiled," in PRISM
"Catharsis and Active Listening: Concerning the Spiritual in Music." Read Markus Rathey's featured essay in the program book for the Aspen Music Festival
The Life of a Migrant –Johann Sebastian Bach on the Move (Boston Musical Intelligencer 2026)
A Matter of Perspective: The manuscripts of recently rediscovered works by Bach and Mozart have been around for decades. What changed? (Van Magazine, 2026)
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