Johannespassion, BWV 245 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Title Johannespassion
Alternative title St. John Passion ; Passionsmusik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes ; Passio secundum Joannem
Creators Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
Opus BWV 245
Instrumentation soprano, alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra
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Composed 1724
First published 1831
Dedication
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Composition types Sacred oratorios, Passions
Language German
Period Baroque
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Chorus: 'Herr, Herr, unser Herrscher!' (No.1) 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos Russ Bartoli
View Chorus: 'Herr, Herr, unser Herrscher!' (No.1) organ 4 hands Emmanuel Legrand
View Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (No.3) organ
View Aria: 'Von den Stricken meiner Sünden' (No.7) voice and organ Alain Brunet
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) organ and soprano Alain Brunet
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) keyboard and soprano Alain Brunet
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) saxophone and keyboard Alain Brunet
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) trumpet and organ Michel Rondeau
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) piano Arthur Willner
View Chorale: 'Wer hat dich so geschlagen' (No.15) 4 violas Nick Dinopoulos
View Chorale: 'Durch dein Gefängnis' (No.22) strings Farid Zehar
View Chorale: 'In meines Herzens Grunde' (No.26) mixed chorus Daniel Taupin
View Coro: 'Lasset uns den nicht zerteilen' (No.27b) 4 recorders and continuo Giacomo Andreola
View Aria: 'Es ist Vollbracht' (No.30) cello and piano Robert Schaab
View Aria: 'Zerfliesse, mein Herze' (No.35) organ and soprano Alain Brunet
View Chorus: 'Ruht wohl' (No.39) piano Arthur Willner
View Chorale: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb’ Engelein' (No.40) organ Pierre Gouin

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete Manuscript Complete Score
View Complete T. Trautwein 1831 Complete Score
View Complete Part I
Part II
Appendix
View Complete Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag 1920 Complete Score
Color Cover
View Complete Complete Score (Parts I-II)
Part I
Part II
Anhang 1-3
Anhang 1: Nos.1-10 (Early Version)
Anhang 2: Revisions for only Version II
Anhang 3: Text revisions in Nos.9, 19, 20 (Version IV), 39 (later)
View Complete Complete Score (600dpi)
Complete Score (300dpi)
View Complete selections Manuscript Part I
View Complete selections Manuscript 1739 Incomplete Score (first 9 pages)
View Complete selections Manuscript 1739 Incomplete Score (First 21 Pages)
View Complete selections 9. Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (original clefs)
View Complete selections Gabriel Bachmanov 2017 9. Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls'
35. Aria: 'Zerfließe, mein Herze'
View Aria: 'Zerfliesse, mein Herze' (No.35) Complete Score and Parts
Engraving files (Sibelius)
View Complete parts Complete Parts
View (1724) parts Incomplete Parts
View (1725) parts Partial Complete Parts
View (1728-32) parts Manuscript 1728 Viola da gamba (No.30), Organ (No.19)
View (1749) parts Incomplete Parts
View (1749) parts Manuscript Fragmentary realisation
View (1739-49) parts Edition Peters Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2, Oboe d'amore/Oboe da caccia 1/2
Clarinet 1/2 (A/B/C)
(alternate for oboe d'amore and oboes da caccia)

Harpsichord
Organ
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Continuo (Bassoon/Cellos/Basses)
View (1739-49) parts Breitkopf und Härtel 1957 Oboe 2/Oboe d'amore/Oboe da caccia/English horn
Cellos/Basses/Viola da gamba
View (1739-49) parts Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1 and Oboe da Caccia
Oboe 2
Violins I
Violins II
Viola d'Amore I
Viola d'Amore II
Violas
Violas (cleaner scan)
Viola da Gamba
Lute
Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Keyboards)
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) parts Soprano (C clef)
Soprano (G clef)
Flute 1/2
Continuo
Engraving files (Finale)
View Complete vocal score Breitkopf und Härtel Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Edition Peters Complete Score
View Complete selections,vocal score 12 Chorales
View Complete selections,vocal score Chorale: 'O große Lieb'
Engraving files (PMX)
View Complete selections,vocal score Bote & Bock Chorale: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein'
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) vocal score Complete Scores and Parts (Bb, A)
View Chorale: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein' (No.40) vocal score Choral Score
View Complete Horn & Raasch 1905 Complete Libretto
View Complete Manuscript 3 later Title Pages
View Complete selections 7 (3). Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (Textless)
9 (5). Chorus: 'Dein Will gescheh' (Textless)
11 (11). Chorus: 'Wer hat dich so geschlagen' (Textless)
27 (17). Chorus: 'Ach großer König' (Textless)
52 (26). Chorus: 'In meines Herzens Grunde' (Textless)
View Complete selections 7 (3). Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (Textless)
9 (5). Chorus: 'Dein Will gescheh' (Textless)
11 (11). Chorus: 'Wer hat dich so geschlagen' (Textless)
20 (14). Chorus: 'Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück' (Textless)
21 (15). Chorus: 'Christus, der uns selig macht' (Textless)
27 (17). Chorus: 'Ach großer König' (Textless)
40 (22). Chorus: 'Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn' (Textless)
52 (26). Chorus: 'In meines Herzens Grunde' (Textless)
56 (28). Chorus: 'Er nahm alles wohl in acht' (Textless)
65 (37). Chorus: 'O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn' (Textless)
68 (40). Chorus: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein' (Textless)
View Chorus: 'Herr, Herr, unser Herrscher!' (No.1) Arrangement for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos
by Russ Bartoli
Complete Score
Complete Parts
View Chorus: 'Herr, Herr, unser Herrscher!' (No.1) Arrangement for organ 4 hands
by Emmanuel Legrand
Emmanuel Legrand 2019 Complete Score
View Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (No.3) Arrangement for organ Complete Score
Engraving files (Finale)
View Aria: 'Von den Stricken meiner Sünden' (No.7) Arrangement for voice and organ
by Alain Brunet
Complete Score
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) Arrangement for organ and soprano
by Alain Brunet
Complete Scores and Parts (Bb, A)
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) Arrangement for keyboard and soprano
by Alain Brunet
Complete Scores and Parts (Bb, A)
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) Arrangement for saxophone and keyboard
by Alain Brunet
Complete Scores and Parts (Bb, G)
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) Arrangement for trumpet and organ
by Michel Rondeau
Complete Score and Trumpet Part
Engraving files (Finale & XML)
View Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) Arrangement for piano
by Arthur Willner
Universal Edition Complete Score
View Chorale: 'Wer hat dich so geschlagen' (No.15) Arrangement for 4 violas
by Nick Dinopoulos
Complete Score
Engraving files (Sibelius)
View Chorale: 'Durch dein Gefängnis' (No.22) Arrangement for strings
by Farid Zehar
Farid Zehar 2018 Complete Score
View Chorale: 'In meines Herzens Grunde' (No.26) Arrangement for mixed chorus
by Daniel Taupin
Complete Score
Engraving files (MusiXTeX)
View Coro: 'Lasset uns den nicht zerteilen' (No.27b) Arrangement for 4 recorders and continuo
by Giacomo Andreola
Complete Score
Descant- and Treble recorder
Tenor- and Bass recorder
Continuo
Engraving files (Encore)
View Aria: 'Es ist Vollbracht' (No.30) Arrangement for cello and piano
by Robert Schaab
F. E. Grabrecht Complete Score and Cello Part
View Aria: 'Zerfliesse, mein Herze' (No.35) Arrangement for organ and soprano
by Alain Brunet
Complete Score
View Chorus: 'Ruht wohl' (No.39) Arrangement for piano
by Arthur Willner
Universal Edition Complete Score
View Chorale: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb’ Engelein' (No.40) Arrangement for organ
by Pierre Gouin
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises 2015 Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeSectionPerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Héctor Valls, piano For Voice and Piano Aria: Zerfließe, mein Herze, in Fluten der Zähren (Part II, No.35)
View MIDI Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (No.3) Synthesized audio
View MIDI Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (No.3) For Organ (Lundberg) Synthesized performance
View MIDI Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) Synthesized audio
View Synthesized Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls mit freudigen Schrillen' (No.10) For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) Synthesized Performance
View MIDI Chorus: 'Lasset uns den nicht zerteilen' (No.27b) For 4 Recorders (Andreola) Synthesized audio
View MIDI Choral: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb’ Engelein' (No.40) For Organ (Gouin) Synthesized performance


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