Bach, J S - St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) (Urtext) (G-E).

Bach, Johann Sebastian    (1685-1750)


Saint Matthew Passion   BWV 244
Vocal Score based on the Urtext of the New Bach Edition (English/German) Organ Chorus I and Organ Chorus II available
Instrumentation: Soprano solo, Alto solo, 2 Tenor solo, 2 Bass solo, 2 Mixed Choir-SATB, 2 Orchestra

Reviews of this publication:

* Bach’s St

Bach’s St. Matthew Passion as we know it today evidently had a long
history dating back before
1727. It is unclear whether the work performed at the Thomaskirche,
Leipzig on Good Friday
1729 was based on a still earlier version. Whatever the case, the
surviving version of 1729
presents the work in a form strikingly different from its later
incarnation. For example, the
opening section ends with the chorale ‘Jesum lass ich nicht von mir’
which was replaced by the
large-scale cantus firmus chorus ‘O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross’
for the 1736 performance.
The well-known alto aria ‘Ach! Nun ist mein Jesus hin’ is still
assigned to a bass in the earlier version,
and the aria ‘Komm süsses Kreuz’ calls for a lute instead of the
later viola da gamba. Moreover,
the pieces for double chorus only require a single continuo group.
Other differences can be
found in the instrumental scoring and voice leading. The early
version of the St. Matthew Passion
is thus a most interesting addition to the great concert repertoire.

St Matthew Passion Vocal score Eng/Ger

Additional Details

• Edition No -
  BA5038a
• Instrumentation -
  2 orchestras & 2 choirs (inquire for exact instrumentation)
• Format -
  Vocal Score Paperback
• Publisher -
  Barenreiter
• Edition -
  Piano Reduction/Vocal Score
• ISBN13 -
  9790006462421
• Binding -
  paperbound
• Duration -
  )99,59
• Editor -
  D&uuml:rr, Alfred:Schneider, Max
• Composer -
  Bach J.S.