J. S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, (1/-)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

"Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen", Chorus (Chorale ) from Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Mov. I

Written in Leipzig, 1729 and revised in the same city in the late 1740's.

1st performance: April 11, 1727 - Leipzig (Earlier Version, possibly as late as Apr 15, 1729); 2nd performance: March 30, 1736 - Leipzig (Later Version); 3rd performance: March 23, 1742 ? - Leipzig (Later Version); 4th performance: 1743-1746 - Leipzig

Scoring:
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Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; Choir I: SATB; Choir II: SATB
Orchestra: 2 flutes dolce, 2 transverse flutes, oboe, 2 oboes d'amore, 2 oboes da caccia, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, continuo

Lyrics for Mov. I
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German (original)

Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen,
Sehet - Wen? - den Bräutigam,
Seht ihn - Wie? - als wie ein Lamm!
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
Am Stamm des Kreuzes geschlachtet,
Sehet, - Was? - seht die Geduld,
Allzeit erfunden geduldig,
Wiewohl du warest verachtet.
Seht - Wohin? - auf unsre Schuld;
All Sünd hast du getragen,
Sonst müßten wir verzagen.
Sehet ihn aus Lieb und Huld
Holz zum Kreuze selber tragen!
Erbarm dich unser, o Jesu !


English
Come, ye daughters, share my mourning,
See ye --- whom? --- the bridegroom there,
See him --- how? --- just like a lamb!
O Lamb of God, unspotted
Upon the cross's branch slaughtered,
See ye, --- what? --- see him forbear,
Alway displayed in thy patience,
How greatly wast thou despised.
Look --- where, then? --- upon our guilt;
All sin hast thou borne for us
Else we had lost all courage.
See how he with love and grace
Wood as cross himself now beareth!
Have mercy on us, O Jesus!

Category:

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• Baroque
• Matthäus-Passion
• BWV
• 244
• Chorus

[eolynx]

schön! aber wer singt?? wer dirigiert?? kannst du auch bitte schreiben??

[The30YearOldVirgin]

Der Dirigent: John Eliot Gardiner

Das Orchester: English Baroque Soloists

Die Chören: Monteverdi Choir & London Oratory Junior Choir

[angela44ize]

Awesome Spiritual & Reverent, J.S. Bach: Matthaus-Passion...Indeed breath taking!!

[adina12100]

BELLEZA MAJESTUOSA.Es la música de J.S.BACH!

[RosaBeck1971]

@rixancourt

He is protestant ...

[leorenier1]

@rixancourt correction: Bach was Lutheran...but this does not matter at all. Any christian will be understanding the depth of bach's faith in Jesus.

[alex4allofyou]

@rixancourt

Lets be real here, without the Catholic church the Renaissance with all of its splendor wouldn't have looked the same / maybe woudn't be realised. Of all religions it is the Roman influenced church with the most splendor, althought this can be seen also as a bad thing (Christ).

[xoblues9]

Casino !! Brilliant :)

[berniewa2008]

really very well performed, but it is really a pity that here there is not more hall effect, and so the music seems to be imprisoned in a too small room, though it should have the universe as it's space . One may listen to this with putting the boxes in a huge room with at least 1 to 1 and a half seconds echoe ;-)

[ilshatt]

@rixancourt I think he was protestant, however, right point, the soul regardless what you are, labels are meaningless compared with the mightiness of this.

[rixancourt]

Though Bach was a devoted Catholic , his music is universal.

It's about the joy of the soul. Religious or atheïstic

[skimdit]

To the Thirty Year Old Virgin: You'll be back.