Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244b
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Editor: Andreas Glöckner Instrumentation: Orchestra, Double Choir (SATB + SATB) Work: St. Matthew Passion (Early Version), BWV 244b Binding: Work Languages: English, German ISMN: 9790006531738 Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches Pages: 274 Urtext / Critical Edition Description 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 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