Bach: The Saint Matthew Passion [DVD]With The Laudibus Chamber Choir and the English Festival Orchestra, conducted by Michael Brewer, O. B. E. After Bachs death his music was neglected by the public for over 80 years, although a few musicians admired it, among them Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Van Beethoven. A revival of interest in Bachs music occurred in the mid 19th century when the German composer Felix Mendelssohn arranged a performance of the St. Matthew's Passion in 1829,