Matthäuspassion, BWV 244 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
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Part I, No.6. Aria: "Buß und Reu" (organ)
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Part I, No.26. Aria: "So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen" (organ)
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Part II, No.39. Aria: "Erbarme Dich" (organ)
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Part II, No.68. Final Chorus (organ)
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Marc Boniteau
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Part II, No.49. Aria: "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben"
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Fabio M. Castellarin
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Scores
Full Scores
Complete
Part I
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Part II
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Composer's Manuscript (1743-1746)
color scan
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Part I
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Part II
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Recitativo: Mein Jesus schweigt zu falschen Lügen stille (page 154)
alternate version
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Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 4
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1854. Plate B.W. IV.
Chorus parts in old (Soprano, Alto, Tenor) clefs
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Complete Score
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Arnold Schering (1877–1941)
Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, No.953, n.d.(ca.1925). Plate E.E. 2654
Based on BGA.
Selections
23 Pages of Composer's manuscript
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Hermann Kretzschmar (1848–1924)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 44
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1895. Plate B.W. XLIV.
Corresponds to pages 1-22; 168; 189-190; and 248-250 of the BGA score.
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Part I, Final Chorale: "Jesum lass ich nicht von mir"
Complete score (early version) (Preview)
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Alfred Dörffel (1821–1905)
Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 41
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1894. Plate B.W. XLI.
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Aria: "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben" (No.49)
Complete Score, original clefs
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Complete Score, Soprano in G clef
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Engraving files attached (Finale)
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Parts
Complete
Coro (Orchestra) 1
Flute 1, 2
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Oboe 1, 2 (both double on Oboe d'amore, Oboe da caccia)
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Bassoon
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Violins I
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Violins II
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Violas
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Cellos / Basses, Cello solo (for Viola da gamba solo)
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Cellos / Basses
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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate Orch.-B. 4950
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
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Coro (Orchestra) 2
Flute 1, 2, Recorders
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Oboe 1, 2 (both double on Oboe d'amore)
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Bassoon
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Violins I
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Violins II
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Violas
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Cellos / Basses
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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate Orch.-B. 4950
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
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Keyboard Continuo (Organ, Harpsichord)
Organ 1*
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Organ 2 or Harpsichord
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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate Orch.-B. 4950
New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).
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*Organ 1 is cued with the Organ 2/Harpsichord part to facilitate performance with a single instrument.
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Aria: "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben" (No.49)
Soprano, C clef
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Soprano, G clef
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Flute
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Oboe da caccia 1/2
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Vocal Scores
Complete
Preliminaries - Part I
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Part II
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Salomon Jadassohn (1831-1902), piano reduction
German
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1876). Plate V.A. 11.
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Complete Score
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Julius Stern (1820–1883)
German
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 7644
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Complete Score
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François-Auguste Gevaert (1828–1908)
French
G. Antheunis, French text
Paris: Henry Lemoine & Cie., (1897). Plate 18,619.HL.
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Chorales
Collection of 11 Chorales
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Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht (chorale at the end of Part 1)
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Spanish / German
Lodosa: Antonio Armendáriz Navarro
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Complete
For Piano 4 hands (Jadassohn)
Complete Score
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Salomon Jadassohn (1831-1902)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters. n.d.(ca.1870). Plate 5752
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For Piano solo (Bagge)
Complete Score
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Selmar Bagge (1823-1896)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1876). Plate V.A. 12.
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For Piano solo (Jadassohn)
Complete score
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Color cover
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Salomon Jadassohn (1831-1902)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(1884). Plate 6740.
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Chorales
For Double Reed Quartet (Notenschreiber)
Complete parts
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Part 1, No.1: Coro
For Piano Solo (Willner)
Complete Score
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Arthur Willner (1881-1959)
Corona-Collection. J. S. Bach. II Piano Solo C. 332
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1931). Plate C.C. 99
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Part 1, No.6 Aria: "Buß und Reu"
For Piano Solo (Willner)
Complete Score
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Arthur Willner (1881-1959)
Corona-Collection. J. S. Bach. II Piano Solo C. 332
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1931). Plate C.C. 99
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For Organ (Boniteau)
Complete Score
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Part 1, No.8 Aria: "Blute nur"
For Piano Solo (Willner)
Complete Score
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Arthur Willner (1881-1959)
Corona-Collection. J. S. Bach. II Piano Solo C. 332
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1931). Plate C.C. 99
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Part 1, No.11 Words of Institution
For Piano Solo (Willner)
Complete Score
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Arthur Willner (1881-1959)
Corona-Collection. J. S. Bach. II Piano Solo C. 332
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1931). Plate C.C. 99
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Part 1, No.13 Aria: "Ich will dir mein Herze schenken"
For Double Reed Quartet (Notenschreiber)
Complete Score and Parts
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For Piano Solo (Willner)
Complete Score
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Arthur Willner (1881-1959)
Corona-Collection. J. S. Bach. II Piano Solo C. 332
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1931). Plate C.C. 99
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Part 1, No.17 Chorale: "Ich will hier bei dir stehen"
For Male Chorus (O'Brien)
Complete score
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Part 1, No.20 Aria: "Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen"
For Organ (Boniteau)
Complete Score
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Part 1, No.26 Aria: "So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen"
For Keyboard (Boniteau)
Organ score
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Keyboard score
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Piano score
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Marc Boniteau
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Part 2, No.30 Aria and Chorus: "Ach, nun ist mein Jesus hin"
For Piano Solo (Willner)
Complete Score
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Arthur Willner (1881-1959)
Corona-Collection. J. S. Bach. II Piano Solo C. 332
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1931). Plate C.C. 99
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Part 2, No.39 Aria: "Erbarme Dich"
For Cello and Piano (Roth)
Piano score
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Cello part
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Philipp Roth (1853–1898)
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate V.A. 1562.
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For Piano solo (Jadassohn)
Complete Score
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Salomon Jadassohn (1831-1902)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. (ca.1870). Plate 4982
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For Piano solo (Köhler)
Complete Score
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Louis Köhler (1820–1886)
Braunschweig: Henry Litolffs Verlag, n.d. Plate 3885
Excerpt from a piano reduction of the complete work
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For Piano Solo (Willner)
Complete Score
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Arthur Willner (1881-1959)
Corona-Collection. J. S. Bach. II Piano Solo C. 332
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1931). Plate C.C. 99
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For Organ (Boniteau)
Complete Score
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Part 2, No.42 Aria: "Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder"
For Piano Solo (Willner)
Complete Score
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Arthur Willner (1881-1959)
Corona-Collection. J. S. Bach. II Piano Solo C. 332
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1931). Plate C.C. 99
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Part 2, No.68 Final Chorus
For Double Reed Quartet (Notenschreiber)
Complete Score and Parts
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For Piano Solo (Willner)
Complete Score
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Arthur Willner (1881-1959)
Corona-Collection. J. S. Bach. II Piano Solo C. 332
Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.(ca.1931). Plate C.C. 99
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For Organ (Boniteau)
Complete Score
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Commercial Recordings
| Title | Artists |
|---|---|
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General Information
| Work Title | Matthäuspassion |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | St. Matthew Passion ; The Passion According to St Matthew ; Passionsmusik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus ; Passio Domini Nostri J.C. Secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum |
| Composer | Bach, Johann Sebastian |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | BWV 244 ; BC D3a, BC D3b |
| Movements/Sections | 2 |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1727/1729, revised 1736, 1742, 1743-1746 |
| First Performance | 1727-04-11, Leipzig |
| First Publication | 1830 |
| Librettist | Picander, pseud. Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700–1764) |
| Language | German |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Orchestra/Chorus 1: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes/Oboes d'Amore/Oboes da Caccia, Strings, Viola da Gamba, Chorus (SATB) Orchestra/Chorus 2: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes/Oboes d'Amore/Oboes da Caccia, Strings, Chorus (SATB) Soloists (SATB): Soprano Solos: First and Second Maid, and Pilate's Wife. Alto and Tenor Solos: Evangelist, Witnesses. Bass Solos: Jesus, Peter, Judas, Pilate, Pontifices I and II. |
| External Links | Wikipedia article Bach Cantatas website Translation from German to Portuguese |
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