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St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

BWV 244

The St Matthew Passion (German: Matthäuspassion), BWV 244, is a Passion, a sacred oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1727 for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto in German by Picander. It sets the 26th and 27th chapters of the Gospel of Matthew (in the Luther Bible) to music, with interspersed chorales and arias. It is widely regarded as one of the masterpieces of Baroque sacred music. The original Latin title Passio Domini nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam Matthæum translates to "The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Evangelist Matthew".

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Movements

  1. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, I. Choir I & II "Come, ye Daughters"
  2. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Parl I, II. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus) "When Jesus had finished"
  3. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, III. Choral "O Blessed Jesu"
  4. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, IV. Recit. (Evangelist) "Then Assembled the Chief Priests"
  5. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, V. Chorus "Not Upon the Feast"
  6. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, VI. Recit. (Evangelist) "Now When Jesus"
  7. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, VII. Chorus "To What Purpose is This Waste"
  8. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, VIII. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus) "When Jesus Understood It" "To What Purpose is This Waste"
  9. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, IX. Accompanied Recit. (Alt) "My Master and my Lord"
  10. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, X. Aria (Alt) "Grief for Sin"
  11. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XI. Recit. (Evangelist, Judas) "Then Went out one of the Twelve"
  12. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XII. Aria (Sop.) "Break in Grief"
  13. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Partl I, XIII. Recit. (Evangelist) "Now the First Day"
  14. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XIV. Chorus "Where Wilt Thou I"
  15. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XV. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus, Chorus) "And He Said, Go ye Into the City"
  16. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XVI. Choral "'Tis I, Whose Sin"
  17. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XVII. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus, Judas) "And He Answered, and Said"
  18. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XVIII. Accompanied-Recit. (Sop.) "Although Our Eyes with Tears O'erflow"
  19. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XIX. Aria (Sop.) "Jesus, Saviour"
  20. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XX. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus) "And When They had Sung"
  21. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXI. Choral "Receive me, my Redeemer"
  22. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXII. Recit. (Evangelist, Petrus, Jesus) "Peter Answered, and Said Unto Him"
  23. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXIII. Choral "Here Woud I Stand"
  24. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXIV. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus) "Then Came Jesus With Them"
  25. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXV. Accompanied Recit. (Tenor) and Choral (Chorus II) "O Grief! That Bows"
  26. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXVI. Aria (Tenor) und Chorus II "I Would Beside my Lord"
  27. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXVII. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus) "And He Went a Little Further"
  28. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXVIII. Accompanied Recit. (Bass) "The Saviour low Before His Father Bending"
  29. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXIX. Aria (Bass) "Gladly Would I Take"
  30. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXX. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus) "And He Cometh to His Disciples"
  31. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXXI. Choral "O Father, let Thy Will be Done"
  32. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXXII. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus) "And He Came and Found"
  33. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXXIII. Aria (Sop., Alt) and Chorus "Behold, My Saviour now is Taken"
  34. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXXIV. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus) "And Behold, one of Them"
  35. Part I: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part I, XXXV. Choral "O man, thy Grievous sin Bemoan"
  36. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XXXVI. Aria (Alt) and Chorus "Ah, now is my Saviour Gone"
  37. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XXXVII. Recit (Evangelist) "And They That Laid Hold on Jesus"
  38. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XXXVIII. Choral "How Falsely Doth the World"
  39. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XXXIX. Recit (Evangelist, High Priest, Chorus II) "Yea, Tho' Many Flase Witnesses"
  40. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XL. Accompanied Recit. (Tenor) "He Holds his Peace"
  41. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLI. Aria. (Tenor) "Endure! Even Lying Tongues"
  42. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLIII. Recit. (Evangelist, Chorus) "Then did They Spit"
  43. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLIV. Choral "O Lord, who Dares to Smite Thee"
  44. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLV. Recit. (Evangelist, Peter, Maids I and II), Chorus "Now Peter was Sitting Without"
  45. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLVII. Aria (Alto) "Have Mercy, Lord on Me"
  46. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, XLIX. Recit. (Evangelist, Judas, Chorus) "Now When the Morning was Come"
  47. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, L. Recit. (Evangelist, High Priest I, II) "And he Cast Down the Pieces"
  48. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LI. Aria. (Bass) "Give me Back my Lord"
  49. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LII. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus, Pilate) "And They Took Counsel"
  50. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LIII. Choral "Commit thy way to Jesus"
  51. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LIV. Recit. (Evangelist, Pilate, Pilate's Wife, Chorus) "Now at That Feast"
  52. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LV. Choral "O Wond'rous Love"
  53. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LVI. Recit. (Evangelist, Pilate) "And the Governor Said"
  54. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LVII. Accompanied Recit. (Sop.) "To all men Jesus Good Hath Done"
  55. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LVIII. Aria (Sop.) "For Love my Saviour now is Dying"
  56. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LIX. Recit. (Evangelist, Pilate, Chorus) "But They Cried Out"
  57. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LX. Recit. (Alt.) "O Gracious God"
  58. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXI. Aria (Alto) "If my Tears be Unavailing"
  59. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXII Recit. (Evangelist, Chorus) "Then the Soldiers of the Governor"
  60. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXIII. Choral "O Sacred Head Sore Wounded"
  61. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXIV. Recit (evangelist) "And After That They had Mocked Him"
  62. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXV. Recit. (Bass) "In Truth, to Bear the Cross"
  63. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXVI Aria (Bass) "Come, Healing Cross"
  64. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXVII. Recit. (Evangelist, Chorus) "And When They Were Come Unto a Place"
  65. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXVIII. Recit. (Evangelist) "The Thieves Also Were Crucified"
  66. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXIX. Recit. (Alt.) "Ah, Golgotha!"
  67. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXX. Aria (Alt.) Chorus "See the Saviour's Outstretched Hands"
  68. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXI. Recit. (Evangelist, Jesus, Chorus) "Now From the Sixth Hour"
  69. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXII. Choral "Be Near me, Lord, When Dying"
  70. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXIII. Recit. (Evangelist, Chorus) "And, Behold, the Veil of the Temple"
  71. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXIV. Recit. (Bass) "At Evening, Hour of Calm and Rest"
  72. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXV. Aria (Bass) "Make Thee Clean, my Heart, From Sin"
  73. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXVI. Recit. (Evangelist Chorus, Pilate) "And Joseph Took the Body"
  74. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXVII. Recit. (Sop., Alt., Ten., Bass, Chorus) "And now the Lord to Rest is Laid"
  75. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, LXXVIII. Chorus "In Tears of Grief"
  76. No. 62, Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden
  77. Part II, XLVI. Recit. (Evangelist) "Then Began he to Curse"
  78. Part II, XLVIII. Choral "Lamb of God, I Fall"

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