St. John Passion

St. John Passion (Version IV). By Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Edited by Peter Wollny. Arranged by Paul Horn. For solo tenor voice (Evangelist), solo bass voice (Jesus), SATB vocal soli, SATB choir, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, basso continuo. Stuttgart Urtext editions. Score available separately - see item CA.3124500. Oratorios, Passions, Lent and Passiontide. Complete orchestral parts. Language: German/English. Composed 1749. BWV 245. Duration 120 min. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3124519).

ISBN M-007-07418-0. With Language: German/English. Oratorios, Passions, Lent and Passiontide.

with the unfinished revision (1739) an an appendix. The St. John Passion ranks among the great vocal works from Bach's Leipzig years. In contrast to his other large-scale choral works, however, Bach never gave this work a definitive final form. Rather, for every performance he made numerous changes. All previous editions of the St. John Passion have combined readings from various layers of sources. The wish often expressed by conductors to perform an authentic version is made possible for the first time with the present edition in this fourth and final version which was performed under Bach's direction in 1749. At the same time, with the aid of the appendix it is possible to perform the work in the traditional 'mixed version.' A piano score for this work is also available (Carus 31.245/03,11.00 EUR). Complete performance materials are in preparation.