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Bach set the Passion three times, using the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John as the sources for his inspiration. He received and accepted sinners
meine Sünden haben dich geschlagen;
| AMN BWV 508-524 O evening hour! Ruht, ihr ausgesognen Glieder! Ach Golgatha, unselges Golgatha! On the occasion of the centenary of the first performance of the St Matthew Passion in Aberdeen in 1912, Peter Parfitt, Musical Director of Aberdeen Bach Choir, has prepared a musical commentary on the work with the text (in German) and translation into English. If I should suffer contrary to my guilt
Ach! He suffers all the torments of hell,
Welt, geh aus, lass Jesum ein! Höchst vergnügt schlummern da die Augen ein. Ihr verlass'nen Küchlein ihr,
With salve your body
Ward Adams Fallen offenbar;
I shall bury myself in you;
Has made the cause
Betrübte hat er aufgericht',
Of these, only the setting from St. Matthew and St. John survive; Bach’s St. Mark Passion was lost (a few pieces survive), and a setting of the Passion … See Jesus had stretched out his hands
Zertrümmre, verderbe, verschlinge, zerschelle
Ah yes! The St Matthew Passion performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach. - in Jesu Armen
His corpse comes to rest,
If the world is too small for you
Dass Jesus von mir Abschied nimmt,
The fall of Adam was manifest
He bequeathes to me in my hands
Wirft euch der verlorne Sohn
Seht, das Geld, den Mörderlohn,
Because it pleases dear God. Evangelist. Because Bach was employed by the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, an important Lutheran church, this is in German in Martin Luther’s own translation. Main Page I,ah Lord Jesus, have deserved this
Der Friedensschluss ist nun mit Gott gemacht,
Und trug ein Ölblatt in dem Munde. Johann Sebastian Bach 's St Matthew Passion ( Matthäuspassion ), BWV 244, is structured … The !rst is the Gospel according to Matthew, speci!cally chapters 26 and 27. The more bitter it is for us. Translations of the Picander interpolations and the chorale words have kindly been prepared for this performance by Robert Minett and Anja Haerchen of the Modern Languages Department, St Margaretâs School for Girls. Er trieb die Teufel fort,
Zum Grabe will bereiten,
| Cantatas BWV 51-100 That his merciful will
May produce pleasing spices for you, faithful Jesus. Für und für
Discussions: Smash, destroy, swallow up, dashed to pieces
Red Text: The Gospel according to St Matthew, chapters 26 and 27. To drink the cup, the bitterness of death,
Dass die Tropfen meiner Zähren
At false lies
avenge the innocence of my heart. See, the money, the wages of murder,
You executioners, stop! Von unserm Falle
With the greatest content there our eyes will close in sleep. | Part 3 Texts: Browse: Bach, J S - St Matthew Passion, BWV244 This page lists all recordings of St Matthew Passion, BWV244 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Droht den Pfleger zu ermorden,
Come! Ihr Henker, haltet ein! Text: German-1 | German-6 | German [Farao] Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French [Farao] | French-4/1 | French-4/2 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Hebrew-8 | Indonesian-1 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1/1 | Russian-1/2 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Part 2 Seine süße Ruhe haben. Erbarm es Gott! How willingly I would remain here! Dadurch erhebt er mich und alle
Hinauf zu Gottes Gnade wieder. Ah, if only for you my love could,
Was du erduldet. The St. Matthew Passion (German: Matthäuspassion) is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach.The words tell the story of Jesus’s death on the cross as told in chapters 26 and 27 of the Book of St Matthew in the Bible.The work is for a choir, solo voices and orchestra. Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten, gingen sie hinaus an den Ölberg. English translation according to the King James Authorised Bible of 1611. | Other Vocal 1081-1089 Phenomenal elegance and fluency of notation, characteristic of Bach in his forties, contrasts with passages made in the crabbed, rigid handwriting of his later, eye-damaged years, with corrections entered on meticulously inserted strips of paper. -like a lamb! Sein Blut komme über uns und unsre Kinder. Was ist die Ursach aller solcher Plagen? When J. S. Bach came to write his St. Matthew Passion in the 1720s, the passion, as a musical form, had grown to allow orchestra, choirs, and non-scriptural choruses and arias. To show us in this way
Da ist kein Trost, kein Helfer nicht. | Other Vocal BWV 225-249 Oboe da caccia I/II, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo. With sudden fury
So my Jesus is now captured. Flauto traverso I/II e Oboe I/II e Violino I col Soprano, Violino II coll'Alto, Viola col Tenore, Continuo. Hier steht der Heiland angebunden. lass sehen, ob Elias komme und ihm helfe? | Poets & Composers He can intend no evil,
Although my heart swims in tears,
The story for the work was taken mostly from the Gospel According to Matthew , but the actual verses that Bach set to music were provided by several contemporary poets. O scourging,o blows, o wounds! - als wie ein Lamm! Is inclined to suffering for our sake
The final scenes of the Passion, that somehow lost tension in the 1999 rendition, is more poignant here, the evangelist and crowed, added by the more prominent orchestra and organ, deliver the text more persuasively and manage to retain tension without losing any of the spirituality. For our anguished conscience shall be
liebe Seele, bitte du,
That must be like the post used for torture
That sucked at your breast,
Und dass wir in dergleichen Pein
He was, by now, working as a … Because this good woman
Dear soul, pray,
Ah Golgotha, accursed Golgotha! Wants to prepare for the tomb,
Können Tränen meiner Wangen
J.S. Is threatening to murder its guardian
What is the cause of such torments? His own flesh and blood -what expense-
Angenehme Spezerei,
Seht - Wohin? Rest, you exhausted limbs! Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen,
Wie er es auf der Welt mit denen Seinen
I drink as my saviour did
Aus Liebe,
For his mouth,
Flauto dolce I/II, Oboe da caccia I/II, Continuo. The autograph manuscript score of Bach’s St Matthew Passion is a calligraphic miracle. Just as in the world towards those who are his own
For Jesus has brought to fulfilment his cross. In doing so, our focus is Bach’s music, adapting Picander’s final text to original sources taken from Bach’s own works, such as the Funeral Ode, the St. Matthew Passion, different versions of the St. John Passion and a number of cantatas: – Three choruses and three arias taken from the Funeral Ode “Trauer-Ode” BWV 198/1 of 1727. You forsaken chicks,
Suchet! The St Matthew Passion is the second of two Passion settings by Bach that have survived in their entirety, the first being the St John Passion, first performed in 1724. The Passion According to St Matthew ; Passionsmusik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus ; Passio Domini Nostri J.C. Secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum: Sheet central : Passion selon Saint-Matthieu (1re version) (149 sheet music) Added by FS the 2014-05-13 Seek! Sehet, - Was? He raised up those who are distressed,
Is thrown by the lost son
are poured and stink hatefully,
Er sagt uns seines Vaters Wort,
So schlafen unsre Sünden ein. Bach's St. Matthew Passion has since remained one of the monuments of the literature. Mit plötzlicher Wut
⇒ 11 more: Ich bin's, ich sollte büßen • Erkenne mich, mein Hüter • Ich will hier bei dir stehen • Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh' all Zeit • Mir hat die Welt trüglich gericht't mit Lügen • Wer hat dich so geschlagen • Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen • Befiehl du deine Wege • Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe! To accept the cross and cup,
What you are suffering. Der Herr der Herrlichkeit muss schimpflich hier verderben
Flauto traverso solo, Oboe da caccia I/II. Zum Kreuz gezwungen sein;
Den Blinden gab er das Gesicht,
Halt! Bleibet - Wo? I will sink into you; although the world is too small for you, ah, you alone shall be for me. The judge leads him to judgement. Have mercy, God! Weissage uns, Christe, wer ist's, der dich schlug? The cup in which the sins of this world
Wo willst du, dass wir dir bereiten, das Osterlamm zu essen? In welchen Sünden dieser Welt
;
Every year for Good Friday Vespers, a Passion would be performed in one of Leipzig’s two principal (Lutheran) churches, St. Thomas and St. Nicholas. That touches my soul deeply;
So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen. He was born in 1685 in Eisenach, Germany, the same year as Handel, though the two never met, because Handel spent most of his adult life in London. Today’s talents will be tomorrow’s legends. To embark on a second recording of the St Matthew Passion 20 or so years after an admired reading with many of the same musicians from Bach Collegium Japan might, one would imagine, have been governed by a specific set of motivations. Penance and remorse
For he now within me
Der Heiland fällt vor seinem Vater nieder;
Von einer Sünde weiß er nichts. I shall keep watch by my Jesus,
My salvation,lessen your trembling and your discouragement
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our article today discusses Bach's St. Matthew Passion, which you can find online at this YouTube link.Occasionally, the article links to a specific point in the video so you can hear the examples referenced in the text. The scoring of the two groups of singers and players is … Erweichet euch
It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew to music, sung in recitative by the various characters portrayed within the text. Yet his Testament makes me rejoice:
Mein Heil, dein Zittern und dein Zagen
Ein bequemes Ruhekissen
| Cantatas BWV 151-200 Sehet ihn aus Lieb und Huld
Part 1 - in Jesu Armen. Flauto traverso I/II, Oboe I, Oboe d'amore II, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo. Wie sinkt es hin, wie bleicht sein Angesicht! He told to us his father's word
The blessing and salvation of the world
Ich will dir mein Herze schenken,
Mit Salben deinen Leib
Schimpf und Spott,
Denn es ist zur Schlange worden. Recht bitter und doch süße sein. For my death
| Geistliche Lieder BWV 439-507 For that child has become a serpent. And in persecution remain silent. - in Jesu Armen. How it sinks down, how pale his face! Denn er soll nunmehr in mir
Sonst hat mein Jesus nichts getan. | Cantatas BWV 101-150 Vermacht er mir in meine Hände. J.S. Gerne will ich mich bequemen,
In the St. Matthew Passion, Bach indulges his gypsy soul. Since Jesus takes his leave from me,
This monumental St Matthew Passion is hailed as the greatest setting of the Passion story in western music, but surprisingly it was not until almost 100 years after its premiere that Bach’s music got the recognition it deserved. Ach! 2 Evangelist, Jesus: Da Jesus dies Red vollendet hatte, 3 Chorale: Herzleibster Jesu, was has du verbrochen, 4a Evangelist: Da versammeleten sich die Hohenpriester, 4c Evangelist: Da nun Jesus war zu Bethanien, 4e Evangelist, Jesus: Da das Jesus Merkete, 7 Evangelist, Jesus: Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer, 9a Evangelist: Aber em ersten Tage der süÃen Brot, 9b Chorus: Wo willst du, daà wir dir bereiten, 9c Evangelist, Jesus: Er sprach: Gehet hin in die Stadt, 9d Evangelist: Und sie wurden sehr betrübt, 11 Evangelist, Jesus: Er antwortete und sprach, 12 Recitative: Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt, 13 Aria: Ich will dir mein Herze schenken, 14 Evangelist, Jesus: Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten, 16 Evangelist, Jesus, Peter: Petrus aber antwortete und sprach zu ihm, 17 Chorale: Ich will hier bei dire stehen, 18 Evangelist, Jesus: Da kam Jesus mit ihnen zue einew Hofe, 19 Recitative: O Schmerz! 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