St. Matthew describes the tearing of the Temple curtain and an earthquake – set to music by Bach. I found your Website because of the enthusiastic comments of Robert Murphy who will be participating in the Bach Festival 2000 St. Matthew Passion chorus. He dies. The music of the cantata consisted largely of music adapted from the St Matthew Passion. [5] He set them all in common time for four parts, the instruments playing colla parte with the voices. The chorus sings, in the final chorale No. Since 1975, it is usually assumed that Bach's St Matthew Passion was first performed on Good Friday 11 April 1727,[3] although its first performance may have been as late as Good Friday 1729, as older sources assert. 41) Jesus is sent to Pontius Pilate while Judas is overcome by remorse and kills himself. It is surrounded by two choral movements, which not only both ask for the crucifixion of Jesus, but also use the same musical motifs, the second time intensified. In this version the Passion was written for two choruses and orchestras. The presenter and explicator was Leonard Bernstein, who introduced the St Matthew Passion as "that glorious work that started me off on my own private passion for Bach."[33]. 65, "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein", offers to bury Jesus himself. 7) has Judas Iscariot negotiating the price for handing Jesus over. The work is closed by a grand scale chorus in da capo form, choir I and II mostly in unison for the first part Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder (We sit down in tears), but in dialog in the middle section, choir II repeating "Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh!" In the St Matthew Passion there are three such extended choral movements: the opening chorus ("Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen", text by Picander and. A small group is represented by Chorus I or Chorus II separately (Chorus I always for the disciples); High priests and larger groups of people are sung by Chorus I and II together. [8] Bach took this movement from his cantata Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV 23, which had been an audition piece for his post in Leipzig. [8][20], The sixth chorale, movement 17, comments in two more stanzas from "Herzliebster Jesu" (3), after Jesus addresses the different people of his kingdom. The following day (No. "Jesu, der du warest tot, lebest nun ohn' Ende" (Jesus, you who suffered death, now live forever)[8] is the final stanza of Stockmann's hymn (14). Two variants of movement numbering are given, first that of the Neue Bach-Ausgabe (NBA), then that of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV). Bach often uses madrigalisms, as in "Buß und Reu", where the flutes start playing a raindrop-like staccato as the alto sings of drops of his tears falling. After Peter's denial, "Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück" (Peter, when he fails to think)[8] summarizes the scene with stanza 10 of Paul Stockmann's 1633 hymn "Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod". 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S. Bach: Johannes-Passion – Eine musikalische Analyse", "Die Passionsgeschichte vom Leiden und Sterben Jesu Christi in der musikalischen Interpretation von J.S. In the morning (No. "Christus, der uns selig macht" (Christ, who has made us blessed),[8] stanza 1 of Michael Weiße's 1531 hymn, summarizes what Jesus has to endure, even though he is innocent ("made captive, ... falsely indicted, and mocked and scorned and bespat"). The available information derives from extant early manuscripts, contemporary publications of the libretto, and circumstantial data, for instance in documents archived by the Town Council of Leipzig. This is notable in "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß", the conclusion of the first half – a movement which Bach also used as an opening chorus for the second version (1725) of his St John Passion (later – ca. Sterndale Bennett 1845 edition of the Passion was to be the first of many (as Adolph Bernhard Marx and Adolf Martin Schlesinger's one in 1830), the latest being by Neil Jenkins (1997) and Nicholas Fisher and John Russell (2008). [2] A setting of the then-popular Brockes Passion libretto, largely consisting of such paraphrasing, could not be done without replacing the paraphrases by actual Gospel text. The first scene of Part Two is an interrogation at the High Priest Caiaphas (No. Bach's recitatives often set the mood for the particular passages by highlighting emotionally charged words such as "crucify", "kill", or "mourn" with chromatic melodies. 1, Chorus I/II: "Kommt, Ihr Töchter, Helft Mir Klagen"", "St. Matthew These are not always sung by all different soloists. On the other hand, George Balanchine staged it in 1943 with Stokowski conducting, and the Hamburg Ballet presented a Saint Matthew Passion under John Neumeier with Peter Schreier in 1981. Notable staged performances include Jonathan Miller's 1997 production in English. Staged productions of the Passion include Lindy Hume's 2005 production for the Perth International Arts Festival, restaged in 2013 for Opera Queensland with Leif Aruhn-Solén [sv], Sara Macliver, Tobias Cole; and Peter Sellars' 2010 production with the Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle with Mark Padmore, Camilla Tilling, Magdalena Kožená, Topi Lehtipuu, Christian Gerhaher and Thomas Quasthoff. The first chorale, movement 3, is inserted after Jesus tells the crowd to arrest him, but let his disciples go. Listen to Bach: St. Matthew's Passion (Highlights) by Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Sandor Frigyes & Jeunesses Musicales Chorus on Apple Music. a maximum of what could be fitted in the organ lofts. Their first performance was effectively publicized in six consecutive issues of the Berliner Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung, founded and edited by Adolf Bernhard Marx. 6, "Buß und Reu", portrays a desire to anoint Jesus with her tears out of remorse. In 1730, Bach informed the Leipzig Town Council as to what he saw as the number of singers that should be available for the churches under his responsibility, including those for the St. Thomas Church: a choir of twelve singers, plus eight singers that would serve both St. Thomas and the Peterskirche. 19), two oboes, in certain movements instead oboe d'amore or oboe da caccia, two violins, viola, viola da gamba, and basso continuo. Because Bach never intended the St. Matthew Passion to be "easy listening". The sopranos sing the cantus firmus, the other voices interpret aspects of the narration. All choral sections and instrumental ritornellos now include a. Where he cites Psalm 22, "Eli, Eli, lama asabthani?" Apple MusicでMunich Bach Chorus, ミュンヘン・バッハ管弦楽団 & カール・リヒターの「J.S.バッハ:マタイ受難曲 BWV244」を聴こう。"マタイ受難曲 BWV244 第1曲:合唱:来たれ、娘たちよ … Typically, these are done with all performers in street clothes or neutral costumes, the orchestras on stage, at least the soloists singing without scores from memory, and the words acted out in a solemn, melodramatic fashion with only a minimal stage set. Possibly Bach had an influence on their selection. Rifkin, Joshua (1982). [8][25], The eighth chorale, movement 28, is related to Jesus telling his mother and John to take care of each other. The St Matthew Passion was not heard in more or less its entirety outside Leipzig until 1829, when the twenty-year-old Felix Mendelssohn performed a version in Berlin, with the Berlin Singakademie, to great acclaim. [28] Around December 1828 – January 1829 Devrient persuaded Felix that the two of them should approach Zelter to get the Sing-Akademie to support their project. "O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn" (O help, Christ, Son of God)[8] is stanza 8 of Weiße's hymn (15). "Dein Will gescheh, Herr Gott, zugleich" (Your will be done, Lord God, alike)[8] is stanza 4 of Luther's 1539 hymn "Vater unser im Himmelreich,[8] a paraphrase of the Lord's Prayer.[17]. The opening Chorus of the Passion comes at us in waves, like the undulation of some gigantic animal, as we move from one kind of music to another. – See the endurance) and ultimately Seht — Wohin? 1727 sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, Versions and contemporaneous performances, First version (BWV 244.1, previously 244b), Funeral cantata for Köthen (BWV 1143, previously 244a), Passion performances in the St. Thomas Church, Later revisions and performances (BWV 244.2, previously 244), Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen, Without text (played by organ only) in older versions of the Passion, Klagt, Kinder, klagt es aller Welt, BWV 244a, St Matthew Passion structure § Numbering of the movements, List of chorale harmonisations by Johann Sebastian Bach § BWV 244–244b, Learn how and when to remove this template message. The chorale melodies and their texts would have been known to those attending the services in the St Thomas church. 12c ends with "und alsobald krähete der Hahn" in B minor. Bach worked together with his librettist, Christian Friedrich Henrici, known as Picander[4] who published the text of the libretto of the St Matthew Passion in 1729. 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Bach created particularly distinctive accompagnato recitatives in this work: they are accompanied not by continuo alone, but also by the entire string section of the first orchestra using long, sustained notes and "highlighting" certain words, thus creating an effect often referred to as Jesus's "halo". (How?) Stream songs including "St. Matthew Passion… It also represents (outside of the St Matthew Passion) the largest instrumental ensemble used (calling for 3 1st Violins), and (for the first time in his work) calls for a Contrabassoon (used in all choral parts, as well as instrumental ritornellos). However, though he had stopped at measure 42 of Movement 10, he continued to work on this revision, as shown by the copyists' score and parts. Diminished seventh chords and sudden modulations accompany Jesus's apocalyptic prophecies. Essentially a re-production of Version I with a few alterations (text changes in Movements 9, 19 & 20, instrumentation reflective of Version III). In the revision of 1743–1746, it is also these words (the Vox Christi) that receive a sustained continuo part. The corresponding movement numbers are given from the Neue Bach-Ausgabe (NBA). "[14] In 1749, Bach performed the St John Passion once more, in an expanded and altered form from the 1724 version, in what would be his last performance of a Passion. Again, in a repetition of similar musical material, a preceding turba choir explains the law, while a corresponding movement reminds Pilate of the Emperor whose authority is challenged by someone calling himself a king. [19][8], The fifth chorale, movement 15, opens Part II and the third scene. The central chorale is not part of a common hymn, its text being taken from a libretto by Christian Heinrich Postel. In the middle of the hearing, a chorale (22) interrupts the argument, which is a discussion about freedom and captivity. Bach led the first performance on 7 April 1724 in Leipzig's Nikolaikirche. — What? Part Two uses Matthew 26:57–75 and Matthew 27:1–66. 44 has two sharps (D major), No. The Evangelist, a tenor voice, sings the Gospel text in a declamatory style called secco recitative, that is, with only a continuo accompaniment. In the evening (No. The first "O Lamm Gottes" chorale compares Jesus' crucifixion to the ritual sacrifice of an Old Testament lamb, as an offering for sin. As in other Passion oratorios the backbone of the structure is the narration of the Gospel, in this case chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew in the German translation of the Luther Bible. Five chorales comment within a scene (3, 11, 17, 22, 28), including the central movement (22). Bach." The two main schemes in use today are the scheme from the Neue Bach-Ausgabe (NBA, New Bach Edition) which uses a 1 through 68 numbering system, and the older Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, Bach Works Catalog) scheme which divides the work into 78 numbers. Bach added some instruments which were already old-fashioned at the time in arias for special effects, such as the archlute (Version I and 1739-1749 revision only, replaced by Organ and/or Harpsichord), the viola d'amore and the viola da gamba (Vg). After a few words of introduction by the Evangelist, the first words of Christ, set as an accompagnato recitative with slow strings, contain an ominous prediction of his imminent fate. [4] The performance took place in the St. Thomas Church (Thomaskirche) in Leipzig. Part Two is opened by a dialog between the alto soloist deploring her lost Jesus and choir II offering help in searching for him, quoting Song of Songs 6:1 (Wo ist denn dein Freund hingegangen). The work displays a thoughtful symmetry. [8][clarification needed], The second chorale, movement 5, ends the first scene, after Jesus remarks that he has to be obedient. The size of the organ lofts limited the number of performers for each Choir. I am working with a group that is promoting … Two distinctive aspects of Bach's setting spring from his other church endeavors. Bach used the hymns in different ways, most are four-part setting, two as the cantus firmus of the two chorale fantasias framing Part I, one as a commenting element in a tenor recitative. "Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein" (Ah Lord, let your own angels dear)[8] is stanza 3 of Martin Schalling's 1569 hymn "Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr".[8][29]. Matthew Passion' : Deceptive Cadence Join tenor Ian Bostridge, conductor Ton Koopman and other singers, conductors and scholars for a guided tour of … He added five movements from his Weimarer Passion, with three texts now thought to be by Christoph Birkmann. It is said to be … A number of passages for several speakers, called turba (crowd) parts, are sung by one of the two choirs or both. They vote to crucify Jesus, Pilate gives in, washing his hands claiming his innocence, and delivers Jesus to torture and crucifixion. (Wreck, ruin, engulf, shatter with sudden force the false betrayer, the murderous blood!). The gospel account by John narrates the story in five "scenes". [22], In 1824, Felix Mendelssohn's maternal grandmother Bella Salomon had given him a copy of the score of the Passion. ), followed by the question Wie? Devrient was especially enthusiastic, hoping to sing the part of Jesus as he eventually did. Voice-leading and instrumental notation altered; Most extensive revision in voice-leading and instrumental notation. ("Rest gently, gently rest! Choral movements come in two additional formats (apart from the turba and dialogue with soloist roles already mentioned above): Cornerstone choral movements, or chorale fantasias: these are the extended movements, typically used to open or close both parts of the oratorio. [27] One of the group was Eduard Devrient, a baritone and since 1820 one of the principal singers at the Berlin Royal Opera. This page was last edited on 5 January 2021, at 20:55. J.S. Jesus is often referred to as "my Jesus". But even by … At Golgatha (No. Additionally, Song of Songs 6:1 is used in the opening aria (with chorus) of Part Two (No. [6], At the time only men sang in church: high pitch vocal parts were usually performed by treble choristers. Stream songs including "St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No. It was possibly performed in 1728 and definitely in 1732. The other is the extensive use of chorales, which appear in standard four-part settings, as interpolations in arias, and as a cantus firmus in large polyphonic movements. He also dispensed with the Lute and the Viola d'amore, replacing them with an Organ and Violini con sordino. Bach wanted to … Listen to Bach: St. Matthew Passion by Gabrieli & Paul McCreesh on Apple Music. and Chorus II promptly asks Wen? Chorale: first stanza of Johann Heermann's "Herzliebster Jesu". [11], In version 5 (never performed), possibly dating from as early 1739, Bach returned to the first version, but revised it thoroughly. The St Matthew Passion was probably first performed on 11 April (Good Friday) 1727 in the St. Thomas Church, and again on 15 April 1729, 30 March 1736, and 23 March 1742. The soloists included Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. Music for Good Friday part one: Bach's St. Matthew Passion, opening chorus This is the first of two posts with music to mark Good Friday: the first chorus of J.S. 58) Jesus and two others are crucified and mocked by the crowd. The sense of gigantic undulation is … In version 3, after Bach wrote his St Matthew Passion, he returned the opening chorus Herr, unser Herrscher and the final chorus Ruht wohl to their … In fact one can. 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