Early performances of bachs smp by thomas braatz timings of mvt. Matthew passion is a work very different in character from its extant predecessor, the st. It sets chapters 26 and 27 of the gospel of matthew in the luther bible to music, with interspersed chorales and arias. Nederlandse vertaling dutch translation matteus passie bwv 244. The most recent studies show that the first performance of the st matthew passion took place in 1727 on 11 april in the church of st thomass in leipzig. St matthew passion i have never experienced such silence or seen an audience moved in this way. Track list by johann sebastian bach mattheus passion.
In ensuing years, the other gospels were added throughout the week, but the gospel of john remained as the one for good friday. Only two of the four or five settings of the passion which bach wrote have survived. Luke, is considered spurious, while the fifth, referred to in bachs obituary, may be a singlechoir version of the st. Margaret medlyn sings j s bachs erbarme dich from st matthew passion, with violin obbligato from martin riseley and accompanied by the new zealand school of music string orchestra conducted by donald maurice. He led his ensemble on an international bach cantata pilgrimage through 50 cities including new. Hymn gospel song for keyboard, guitar, bass and percussion. St matthew passion detailed notes on text, translation. Matthaus passion van bach, tekst en nederlandse vertaling. Schutz, heinrich matthauspassion st matthew passion.
Here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. Close for 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. The traditionalist john eliot gardiner to say that gardiner knows his bach would be an enormous understatement. Matthew passion matthauspassion is fervent and dramatic albeit somewhat austere due to the predominance of recitative. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. The performance was part of the nzsms friday at five showcase concert given at the ilott theatre, wellington new zealand, on friday. With usual stamps and markings, in poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Note that, regardless of what the score may say about choir 1. Johann sebastian bach 16851750 mathews passion, bwv 244 philipp herreweghe, conductor collegium vocale gent christoph pregardien, tenor tobias berndt, ba. Mark passion is lost and a fourth, using the text of the gospel of st. Satb favoritchor antiphonalchamber choir, satb choir sheet music book by heinrich schutz 15851672.
Matthew passion in the 1720s, the passion, as a musical form, had grown to allow orchestra, choirs, and nonscriptural choruses and arias. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. Matthauspassion, bwv 244 johann sebastian bach choralwiki. Picanders words invoke one of the principal themes of the christian faith in general, and the reformed faith in particular that of the innocent man who has taken upon himself the responsibility for the sins of the world and, in doing so, pays the ultimate price to redeem mankind. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music at the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Chorus kommt, ihr tochter, helft mir klagen by willem van erk pdf, january 2007prepared by aryeh oron december 2000 april 2015. Matthauspassion bwv 244 dutch translation parallel format. Johannespassion, bwv 245 bach, johann sebastian imslp. Matthew passion matthauspassion by heinrich schutz. By the 5th century, pope leo the great specified that the gospel of matthew should be used on palm sunday while that of john was always reserved for good friday. Bach composed five passion settings, of which those based on the gospels of st. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryusedbook markings inside.
The spirit of turtle offers hybrid sacds and highresolution downloads up to dsd and 352. Deze muziek trekt jaar op jaar duizenden toehoorders. This is one of the editions that shares the fortunes of both sufficient awareness of textual critique and. Felix mendelssohn bartholdy up to the present day there has scarcely been a work in the history of music which has fascinated listeners and performers more than bachs st matthew passion. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. There is an excellent performance of this work starting here here is a clickable table of the available midi files for this work. Choir midi learning files js bach page st matthew passion. This item is not free anymore, but can be purchased at costs of 1.
Matthaus passion st matthew passion bwv 244 original title. St matthew passion matthew owens oxford university press. One is the doublechoir format, which stems from his own doublechoir motets and those of many. Matthew passion is in the same tradition of leonhardts dhm recording, gardiners recording and what little drama there was in the harnoncourts recording specifically the storm chorus no. Ijs 1 key d dorian mode movementssections movtssecs. But even by the standard of the baroque passion, the passion according to st. This was the st matthew passion the passion according to saint matthew, bwv 244, which was performed at least four times but each time in a different version in 1727, 1729,1736 and 1744. Matthew passion was first performed on either good friday 1727 or good friday 1729 in the thomaskirche in leipzig, where bach was the cantor. Matthew passion stephen cleobury, kings college choir of cambridge on allmusic 2009. J s bach mattheus passion door arise kampen choral 48 bin.
We are interested in two inhabitants of the city, the composer johann sebastian bach, cantor of the thomas school and church, and the writer christian friedrich henrici pen name. The work opens with a monumental sound picture which employs three choirs and two orchestras. Solo voices soprano, alto, tenor, bass mixed chorus satb orchestra 2 flutes, 2 oboes both also oboe damore, oboe da caccia strings with 2 violas damore, viola da gamba, lute, continuo. Matthauspassion, bwv 244 bach, johann sebastian imslp. The principal role of the evangelist is taken by a baritone soloist, who narrates the story of christs trial and crucifixion in unaccompanied chant. 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. Nonetheless, the subsequent rewards more than compensate for the prolonged concentration required for adequate comprehension of schutzs formidable design. Matthew passion church music association of america. Learning your voice part soprano, alto, tenor, bass in bachs st matthew passion does require you to dedicate some time to ensure you know the notes you are singing so you will sing with confidence and really enjoy fully contributing to your choir choraline rehearsal recordings are learning tools specifically created for you learn to sing your part. Bach erbarme dich from matthew passion midi file for. Bach bwv 244 tekst en nederlandse vertaling matthauspassion. Erbarme dich from matthew passion to save these files to your local computer try right click, then save link as on a pc.