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St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Complete Passion

Parte Prima
IMSLP #26030 - 40.98MB - 40 (double) pages - Scan Quality: 7.00/10 (2 ratings) - V/V/V

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Parte Seconda
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Publisher Info.:

Composer's Manuscript (1729)

Copyright:

Public Domain

Misc. Notes:

color scan


Part 1 - complete score
IMSLP #00934 - 8.16MB - 134 pages - Scan Quality: 4.50/10 (4 ratings) - V/V/V

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Part 2 - complete score
IMSLP #00935 - 9.07MB - 159 pages - Scan Quality: 7.50/10 (2 ratings) - V/V/V

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Recitativo: Mein Jesus schweigt zu falschen Lügen stille (page 154)
alternate version
IMSLP #05927 - 0.13MB - 2 pages - Scan Quality: 10.00/10 (1 rating) - V/V/V

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Editor:

Julius Rietz (1812-1877)

Publisher Info.:

Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1900), Band 4
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, (1854). Plate B.W. IV

Copyright:

Public Domain

Misc. Notes:

Chorus parts in old (Soprano, Alto, Tenor) clefs

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Large score: US CA UK DE FR - Dover (reprint)
Study score: US CA UK DE FR - Dover (reprint)


Selections

Selections - 23 Pages of Composer's manuscript
IMSLP #22994 - 105.60MB - 23 pages - Scan Quality: 8.00/10 (1 rating) - V/V/V

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Uploader: Perlnerd666 (12 October 2008)

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Hermann Kretzschmar (1848-1924)

Publisher Info.:

Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1900), Band 44
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, (1895). Plate B.W. XLIV

Copyright:

Public Domain

Misc. Notes:

Corresponds to pages 1-22; 168; 189-190; and 248-250 of the BGA score.


Part 1: Final Chorale (early version): Jesum lass Ich nicht von mir

Complete score (Preview)
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Alfred Dörffel (1821-1905)

Publisher Info.:

Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe (1851-1900), Band 41
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, (1894). Plate B.W. XLI

Copyright:

Public Domain

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Vocal Scores

Complete Passion

German

Complete score
IMSLP #20898 - 11.09MB - 168 pages - Scan Quality: 8.00/10 (1 rating) - V/V/V

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Julius Stern (1820-1883), piano reduction

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1890), plate 7644

Copyright:

Public Domain

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French

Complete score (French text)
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François-Auguste Gevaert (1828-1908), piano reduction
G. Antheunis, French text

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Henry Lemoine & Cie., (1897), plate 18,619.HL.

Copyright:

Public Domain

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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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A. Armendáriz

Publisher Info.:

A. Armendáriz

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Misc. Notes:

Alta calidad


Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete Passion

For Piano 4 hands (Jadassohn)

Complete score
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Uploader: Morel (18 September 2008)

Editor:

Salomon Jadassohn (1831-1902), transcriber

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Peters. n.d.(ca.1870) Plate 5752

Copyright:

Public Domain

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47. Aria: Erbarme Dich

For Piano solo (Jadassohn)

Complete score
IMSLP #24947 - 0.22MB - 4 pages - Scan Quality: 7.00/10 (1 rating) - V/V/V

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Uploader: Caprotti (29 November 2008)

Editor:

Salomon Jadassohn (1831-1902), transcriber

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. (ca.1870), plate 4982

Copyright:

Public Domain

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For Piano solo (Köhler)

Complete score
IMSLP #24948 - 0.14MB - 3 (29-31) pages - Scan Quality: 6.00/10 (1 rating) - V/V/V

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Uploader: Caprotti (29 November 2008)

Editor:

Louis Köhler (1820-1886), transcriber

Publisher Info.:

Braunschweig: Henry Litolffs Verlag, n.d. plate 3885

Copyright:

Public Domain

Misc. Notes:

Excerpt from a piano reduction of the complete work


Chorales and Final chorus

For Double Reed Quartet (Notenschreiber)

Complete parts for the chorales
IMSLP #30874 - 0.12MB - 24 pages - Scan Quality: No ratings yet - !N/!N/!N

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Uploader: Notenschreiber (2 May 2009)

Editor:

Notenschreiber, transcriber

Publisher Info.:

Notenschreiber

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0

Misc. Notes:

Notensatz Capella
Double Reed Quartet means Oboe, Cor anglais, Bassoboe, Bassoon


Score and parts for the final choir
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Notenschreiber

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Notenschreiber

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Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0

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Recordings

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Bach: St. Matthew PassionCornelius Hauptmann, Bach:St. Matthew Passion, London Oratory Junior Singers, ...
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General Information

Work Title  Passionsmusik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus
Alternative Title  Matthäuspassion; The Passion According to St Matthew
Composer  Bach, Johann Sebastian Genre  Cantata (sacred)
Opus/Catalogue Number  BWV 244 Librettist  Picander (Christian Friedrich Henrici)
Number of Movements/Sections  2 Language  German
Dedication  Piece Style  Baroque
Year/Date of Composition  Instrumentation 
Year of First Publication  Discuss this piece
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