He was born in 1685 in Eisenach, Germany, the same year as Handel, though the two never met, because Handel spent most of his adult life in London. | Cantatas BWV 201-224 Der Schöpfer Himmels und der Erden. Hier steht der Heiland angebunden. Ruht, ihr ausgesognen Glieder! Text: Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander), based on Matthäus 26-27
German translation by Martin Luther in 1522. Have mercy,
So hilfst du mir es selber tragen. oh then may dear God
Ach Golgatha, unselges Golgatha! Bach and Dürer: Passion Music and Imagery St Matthew Passion vs. Titanic St Matthew Passion BWV 244 (Bethlehem) Program Notes for Bach’s St. Matthew Passion St. Matthew Passion: A dramatic visualization, translation and commentary by Henry de Jong (Worship aNew) A Companion to J. S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (James cMadison University) Music Ah! Seht, das Geld, den Mörderlohn,
In the evening the saviour presses down on him;
In welchen Sünden dieser Welt
Ihr Henker, haltet ein! Wenn deine Jünger töricht streiten,
Weil mein Jesus ist gefangen. Essentially a form of interactive theater, the St. Matthew Passion depicts the final sufferings and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Für und für
Come! Betrübte hat er aufgericht',
A child, whom you reared,
But let it for the streams,
Wahrlich, dieser ist Gottes Sohn gewesen. Out of love my saviour is willing to die,
Komm, süßes Kreuz, so will ich sagen,
The more bitter it is for us. Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt,
Dass dieses fromme Weib
Können Tränen meiner Wangen
Today’s talents will be tomorrow’s legends. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No. | BWV Anh So schlafen unsre Sünden ein. Sein Blut komme über uns und unsre Kinder. | Cantatas BWV 101-150 Sehet ihn aus Lieb und Huld
Die Unschuld muss hier schuldig sterben,
Sehet - Wen? Geh, lasse dir den toten Jesum schenken,
Text and Translation of Bach's St. Matthew Passion PART ONE Original German English translation 1. Sein Trauren machet mich voll Freuden. Bitterly. What is the cause of such torments? Und dass wir in dergleichen Pein
Denn Jesus hat sein Kreuz vollbracht. Blute nur, du liebes Herz! Towe], Two Easter St. Matthew Passions (Plus One) [U. Golomb], St. Matthew Passion from Harnoncourt [D. Satz], The Passion according to Saint Matthew BWV 244 [J. Rifkin], The Relationship between BWV 244a (Trauermusik) and BWV 244b (SMP Frühfassung) [T. Braatz], Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - Early History (A Selective, Annotated Bibliography) [W. Hoffman], Spiritual Sources of Bach's St. Matthew Passion [W. Hoffman], Bach and the "Great Passion" [D.G. Oboe solo, Flauto traverso I/II, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo. Ei, so sollst du mir allein
Denn sein Mund,
Additional help is gratefully acknowledged from John Witte and Robert Wilson. | Translations: Weil es dem lieben Gott gefällt. Johann Sebastian Bach is widely regarded the greatest musical genius of all time. Must be truly bitter and yet sweet. Zertrümmre, verderbe, verschlinge, zerschelle
Nicht böse können meinen,
Mond und Licht
Moon and light
If the tears on my cheeks can
| Part 3 -the bridegroom,
He bears the wood of the cross himself! Go, let them give you the dead Jesus,
| Cantatas BWV 151-200 Und trug ein Ölblatt in dem Munde. Here trembles his afflicted heart;
Euer Grab und Leichenstein
Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder! Zu trinken,
Dass sein Erbarmens voller Wille
Und in Verfolgung stille schweigen. Forever
| Chorales BWV 250-438 You executioners, stop! To embark on a second recording of the St Matthew Passion 20 or so years after an admired reading with many of the same musicians from Bach Collegium Japan might, one would imagine, have been governed by a specific set of motivations. O heilsames, o köstlichs Angedenken! Leid ich wider meine Schuld
Mein Heil, dein Zittern und dein Zagen
Main Page Kreuz und Becher anzunehmen,
Text: German-1 | German-6 | German [Farao] Ah yes! Because this good woman
Nichts erlangen,
Wie sinkt es hin, wie bleicht sein Angesicht! Should be like him
Am Abend drücket ihn der Heiland nieder. Text: Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander), based on Matthäus 26-27. The saviour falls down before his father;
Willingly I shall bring myself
Sehet, - Was? Das gehet meiner Seele nah;
Wird als ein Fluch ans Kreuz gestellt. The judge leads him to judgement. ⇒ 11 more: Ich bin's, ich sollte büßen • Erkenne mich, mein Hüter • Ich will hier bei dir stehen • Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh' all Zeit • Mir hat die Welt trüglich gericht't mit Lügen • Wer hat dich so geschlagen • Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen • Befiehl du deine Wege • Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe! Chorale Texts: Werde munter mein Gemüte | Meinen Jesum laß' ich nicht | Befiehl du deine Wege | O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden | Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit | O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben, Flauto traverso I/II, Oboe I/II, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo. Zu falschen Lügen stille,
Er ist bereit,
Since my Jesus is captured. He has done good to all of us come
| Poets & Composers Grind my sinful heart in two,
English Translation in Interlinear Format. Have mercy, God! Kommt! World, depart from my heart, let Jesus enter! Wirft euch der verlorne Sohn
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. Browse: Bach, J S - St Matthew Passion, BWV244 This page lists all recordings of St Matthew Passion, BWV244 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Flauto dolce I/II, Oboe da caccia I/II, Continuo. These performances would … Ah! | Privacy Policy Meines Herzens Unschuld rächen. Wants to prepare for the tomb,
- Of any sin he knows nothing -
Und die Strafe des Gerichts
Sonst hat mein Jesus nichts getan. You, dear saviour, you
Soll dem ängstlichen Gewissen
O salutary, o precious remembrance! Ach ja! Flauto traverso I/II, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo. Since Jesus takes his leave from me,
| AMN BWV 508-524 That sucked at your breast,
In the St. Matthew Passion, Bach indulges his gypsy soul. There is no comfort, no help at all. How it sinks down, how pale his face! Rest, you exhausted limbs! Chorale Texts: Werde munter mein Gemüte | Meinen Jesum laß' ich nicht | Befiehl du deine Wege | O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden | Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit | O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben. Angenehme Spezerei,
They lead him away, he is bound. Seek redemption, receive mercy,
Oboe I/II e Violino I col Soprano, Violino II coll'Alto, Viola col Tenore, Continuo. Lebet, sterbet, ruhet hier,
Je herber geht es ein. From the creator of the heaven and the earth
See Jesus had stretched out his hands
Come, you daughters, help me to lament,
The Passion received a second premiere of sorts in 1829 when the 19-year-old Felix Mendelssohn organized a performance and conducted the work for the first time since Bach did so himself. avenge the innocence of my heart. Part 1 Ist vor Schmerzen untergangen,
The opening line (It is I who should atone) gives an answer to the immediate events of number 9, whilst the continuation of the chorale provokes contemplation in retrospect. He began earning his own living at fifteen as a chorister and violinist in a court orchestra, and later became a church organist. Büßet seine Seelennot;
In doing so, our focus is Bach’s music, adapting Picander’s final text to original sources taken from Bach’s own works, such as the Funeral Ode, the St. Matthew Passion, different versions of the St. John Passion and a number of cantatas: – Three choruses and three arias taken from the Funeral Ode “Trauer-Ode” BWV 198/1 of 1727. Violino solo, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo. | Emblemata Was ist die Ursach aller solcher Plagen? https://www.classicfm.com/composers/bach/guides/bachs-passion-music-guide Live, die, rest here,
2 Evangelist, Jesus: Da Jesus dies Red vollendet hatte, 3 Chorale: Herzleibster Jesu, was has du verbrochen, 4a Evangelist: Da versammeleten sich die Hohenpriester, 4c Evangelist: Da nun Jesus war zu Bethanien, 4e Evangelist, Jesus: Da das Jesus Merkete, 7 Evangelist, Jesus: Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer, 9a Evangelist: Aber em ersten Tage der süÃen Brot, 9b Chorus: Wo willst du, daà wir dir bereiten, 9c Evangelist, Jesus: Er sprach: Gehet hin in die Stadt, 9d Evangelist: Und sie wurden sehr betrübt, 11 Evangelist, Jesus: Er antwortete und sprach, 12 Recitative: Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt, 13 Aria: Ich will dir mein Herze schenken, 14 Evangelist, Jesus: Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten, 16 Evangelist, Jesus, Peter: Petrus aber antwortete und sprach zu ihm, 17 Chorale: Ich will hier bei dire stehen, 18 Evangelist, Jesus: Da kam Jesus mit ihnen zue einew Hofe, 19 Recitative: O Schmerz! The cup in which the sins of this world
O, so nehmt mein Herz hinein! The Earth and the air will be taken away
See-Whom ? Pour water on your head! Wird mir mein Leiden einst zu schwer,
Ja nicht auf das Fest, auf dass nicht ein Aufruhr werde im Volk. Ei, so mag der liebe Gott
The lame he made able to walk
Even if false tongues stab me. -in Jesus's arms
See What ? Translations of the Picander interpolations and the chorale words have kindly been prepared for this performance by Robert Minett and Anja Haerchen of the Modern Languages Department, St Margaretâs School for Girls. I will give you my heart; sink within, my Savior! Then you yourself helped me to bear it. have set in sorrow,
Zu den Füßen nieder! lass sehen, ob Elias komme und ihm helfe? - in Jesu Armen. Treuer Jesu, dir gebären. | Cantatas BWV 1-50 He suffers all the torments of hell,
The St Matthew Passion is the second of two Passion settings by Bach that have survived in their entirety, the first being the St John Passion, first performed in 1724. And carried an olive branch in its mouth. Von meiner Augen Tränenflüssen
- where? Wie er es auf der Welt mit denen Seinen
Von einer Sünde weiß er nichts. Of these, only the setting from St. Matthew and St. John survive; Bach’s St. Mark Passion was lost (a few pieces survive), and a setting of the Passion … And even far harder still. At false lies
O evening hour! Eröffne den feurigen Abgrund, o Hölle,
Flauto traverso I/II, Viola da gamba, Continuo. Um uns damit zu zeigen,
Has made the cause
| Cantatas BWV 51-100 O sorrow! Red Text: The Gospel according to St Matthew, chapters 26 and 27. Und des Leidens herbe Schmach
So lasse mir inzwischen zu,
Sie führen ihn, er ist gebunden. To show us in this way
The Lord of glory must shamefully perish here,
Bitterlich. Das muss der Martersäule gleich
| Chorale Texts Herr, wir haben gedacht, dass dieser Verführer sprach, Recitative [Bass, Tenor, Alto, Soprano] and Chorus [S,A, T, B]. Please Subscribe to our New channel @PAINTED. Ah Golgotha, accursed Golgotha! Erweichet euch
Your grave and tombstone
Sind Blitze, sind Donner in Wolken verschwunden? O schöne Zeit! The St. Matthew Passion is one of hundreds of sacred pieces Bach wrote during his long tenure as director of church music and cantor of the school at Thomaskirche. Give me back my Jesus! For this reason to us his suffering which benefits us
Nothing else has my Jesus done. - in Jesu Armen
- seht die Geduld,
Ach Golgatha, unselges Golgatha! Der Herr der Herrlichkeit muss schimpflich hier verderben
As the wounds gently bleed
Bach St Matthew Passion: Text, Translation and Musical Notes 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. That touches my soul deeply;
Ein Wasser auf dein Haupt zu gießen! Uns zu fassen, ausgespannt,
To drink the cup, the bitterness of death,
Er leidet alle Höllenqualen,
Penance and remorse
Flauto traverso I/II, Oboe I, Oboe d'amore II, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo. So my Jesus is now captured. - den Bräutigam,
Schimpf und Spott,
His corpse comes to rest,
Ach! Ruhe sanfte, sanfte ruh! His grieving makes me full of joy. Je mehr es unsrer Seele gut,
Ich will mich in dir versenken;
Mache dich, mein Herze, rein,
My Jesus , give it always to me
-see his patience,
Hier zittert das gequälte Herz;
I shall give my heart to you,
You can navigate by reading through the notes sequentially starting at item 1 and using the navigation arrows at the foot of each page, or item by item starting from this page. Durch den ersten Trunk versüßet. Der Anblick solches Jammers nicht? Laßt ihn, haltet, bindet nicht! The St. Matthew Passion is by far the most ambitious work that Bach composed. | Sources He bequeathes to me in my hands
To the blind he gave sight
Be more than the world and heaven. He told to us his father's word
April 18, 2012, Evangelist, Jesus: Da Jesus dies Red vollendet hatte, Chorale: Herzleibster Jesu, was has du verbrochen, Evangelist: Da versammeleten sich die Hohenpriester, Evangelist: Da nun Jesus war zu Bethanien, Evangelist, Jesus: Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer, Evangelist: Aber em ersten Tage der süÃen Brot, Chorus: Wo willst du, daà wir dir bereiten, Evangelist, Jesus: Er sprach: Gehet hin in die Stadt, Evangelist, Jesus: Er antwortete und sprach, Recitative: Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt, Evangelist, Jesus: Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten, Evangelist, Jesus, Peter: Petrus aber antwortete und sprach zu ihm, Evangelist, Jesus: Da kam Jesus mit ihnen zue einew Hofe, Recitative: O Schmerz! I want to bury Jesus himself within me,
So the drops of my tears
;
Ach! May produce pleasing spices for you, faithful Jesus. -in Jesus's arms. See Where ? 14. Ah, if only for you my love could,
So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen. He must pay for the robbery of others. Peter's denial of Christ, recorded in all four Gospels, has been a point of mystery for theologians and artists throughout the centuries. J.S. Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand,
Mit plötzlicher Wut
O then take my heart! Showing 1 - 10 of 129 results Is inclined to suffering for our sake
Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen,
Er soll vor fremden Raub bezahlen. He can intend no evil,
Am Abend kam die Taube wieder
Laßt ihn, haltet, bindet nicht! Dadurch erhebt er mich und alle
Texts: Black Text: Poetic interpolations by Picander (Christian Henrici). Because it pleases dear God. Have mercy, stop! Aber lasst es bei den Fluten,
Evangelist. He was, by now, working as a … -in Jesus's arms. Herz und Auge weint vor dir
With floods of tears from my eyes
Holz zum Kreuze selber tragen! Andern hat er geholfen und kann sich selber nicht helfen. Erbarm es Gott! Auch die Opferschale sein! My Jesus is silent
Sucht Erlösung, nehmt Erbarmen,
If my suffering at any time becomes too heavy,
- auf unsre Schuld;
Thereby he lifts me and everyone
O scourging,o blows, o wounds! Denn es ist zur Schlange worden. The innocent must here die as guilty,
With salve your body
| Part 4, Event: Good Friday
Ward Adams Fallen offenbar;
Saint Matthew Passion BWV 244. Bleibet - Wo? Hinauf zu Gottes Gnade wieder. - Wo? Welt, geh aus, lass Jesum ein! Meinen Tod
The fall of Adam was manifest
Seht ihn - Wie? Green Text: Chorale words by various authors from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Ah Golgotha, accursed Golgotha! Every year for Good Friday Vespers, a Passion would be performed in one of Leipzig’s two principal (Lutheran) churches, St. Thomas and St. Nicholas. Chorale Texts: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig [BWV 244/1] | Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen [BWV 244/3,19,46] | O Welt, sieh hier dein Leben [BWV 244/10,37] | O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden [BWV 244/15,17,54,62] | O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß [BWV 244/29] | Meinen Jesum laß' ich nicht [BWV 244/29a] | In dich hab' ich gehoffet, Herr [BWV 244/32] | Werde munter mein Gemüte [BWV 244/40] | Befiehl du deine Wege [BWV 244/64] | Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit [BWV 244/25], English Translations in Interlinear/Parallel Format (English-3), Terms of Use Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki (BIS) The Gramophone Review. The St. Matthew Passion (German: Matthäuspassion) is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach.The words tell the story of Jesus’s death on the cross as told in chapters 26 and 27 of the Book of St Matthew in the Bible.The work is for a choir, solo voices and orchestra. Was du erduldet. How willingly I would remain here! What you are suffering. See, the money, the wages of murder,
His own flesh and blood -what expense-
If the world is too small for you
You have a heart
ein Kind, das du erzogen,
Smash, destroy, swallow up, dashed to pieces
Ihr verlass'nen Küchlein ihr,
The final scenes of the Passion, that somehow lost tension in the 1999 rendition, is more poignant here, the evangelist and crowed, added by the more prominent orchestra and organ, deliver the text more persuasively and manage to retain tension without losing any of the spirituality. I will sink into you; although the world is too small for you, ah, you alone shall be for me. Bach returned to the form of the Passion in 1727, when he collaborated with a local post office employee and sometime poet, Christian Friedrich Henrici (who adopted the pen name Picander), on a version based on the gospel of St. Matthew. Sein Fleisch und Blut, o Kostbarkeit,
And call to you in your tomb
Weissage uns, Christe, wer ist's, der dich schlug? To embrace us,
Der Seelen Schmerz,
Just as in the world towards those who are his own
Lebut Jr.], The Genesis of Bach's `Great Passion': 1724-29 [W. Hoffman], Early Performances of Bach's SMP [T. Braatz], Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen. For our anguished conscience shall be
Den falschen Verräter, das mördrische Blut! Texts & Translations: ihr habt ein Herz,
Abuse and mockery
The autograph manuscript score of Bach’s St Matthew Passion is a calligraphic miracle. For Jesus has brought to fulfilment his cross. Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten, gingen sie hinaus an den Ölberg. Vermacht er mir in meine Hände. Du lieber Heiland du,
Seek! Yet his Testament makes me rejoice:
The scoring of the two groups of singers and players is … - in Jesu Armen. Höchst vergnügt schlummern da die Augen ein. Is thrown by the lost son
Ein bequemes Ruhekissen
The St Matthew Passion performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach. The Passion According to St Matthew ; Passionsmusik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus ; Passio Domini Nostri J.C. Secundum Evangelistam Matthaeum: Sheet central : Passion selon Saint-Matthieu (1re version) (149 sheet music) Added by FS the 2014-05-13 Mehr als Welt und Himmel sein. See him- How ? Old Vs. New St. Matthew Passion by Suzuki. Is threatening to murder its guardian
Der Segen und das Heil der Welt
And the place where our souls find rest. But even by the standard of the Baroque passion, the Passion According to St. Matthew is … Senke dich, mein Heil, hinein! Wenn mich falsche Zungen stechen. Here stands the saviour,bound,
Wahrlich, du bist auch einer von denen; denn deine Sprache verrät dich. - als wie ein Lamm! Mit Salben deinen Leib
Er hat uns allen wohlgetan,
Ich will dir mein Herze schenken,
For my death
See how from love and grace
| Other Vocal BWV 225-249 Let him go, stop, do not bind him! Have lightnings, has thunder vanished in the clouds? Part 1 Mein Jesus schweigt
“St. When your disciples foolishly quarrel
Soprano,Alto,Tenor,Bass,Chorus II: "Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht" with Chorus: "Mein Jesu, gute Nacht" by Edith Mathis & Dame Janet Baker & Peter Schreier & Münchener Bach-Orchester & Karl Richter & Münchener Bach-Chor & Die Regensburger Domspatzen & Georg Ratzinger 2:55 Rest gently, gently rest! Denn er soll nunmehr in mir
Gegossen sind und hässlich stinken,
- Wohin? Halt! So macht mich doch sein Testament erfreut:
English translation according to the King James Authorised Bible of 1611. Discussions: Den Kelch, des Todes Bitterkeit
- our guilt;
So that eternal ruin
Down at your feet! Achieve nothing,
my sins have struck you;
I shall bury myself in you;
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