Composition: 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 |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1724 |
| First published | 1831 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred oratorios, Passions |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | T. Trautwein | 1831 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Part I · view Part II · view Appendix · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag | 1920 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (Parts I-II) · view Part I · view Part II · view Anhang 1-3 · view Anhang 1: Nos.1-10 (Early Version) · view Anhang 2: Revisions for only Version II · view Anhang 3: Text revisions in Nos.9, 19, 20 (Version IV), 39 (later) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (600dpi) · view Complete Score (300dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | — | Part I · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1739 | Incomplete Score (first 9 pages) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1739 | Incomplete Score (First 21 Pages) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 9. Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (original clefs) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Gabriel Bachmanov | 2017 | 9. Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' · view 35. Aria: 'Zerfließe, mein Herze' · view |
| view | Aria: 'Zerfliesse, mein Herze' (No.35) | — | — | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | (1724) | parts | — | — | Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | (1725) | parts | Partial | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | (1728-32) | parts | Manuscript | 1728 | Viola da gamba (No.30), Organ (No.19) · view |
| view | (1749) | parts | — | — | Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | (1749) | parts | Manuscript | — | Fragmentary realisation · view |
| view | (1739-49) | parts | Edition Peters | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2, Oboe d'amore/Oboe da caccia 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A/B/C) (alternate for oboe d'amore and oboes da caccia) · view Harpsichord · view Organ · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Continuo (Bassoon/Cellos/Basses) · view |
| view | (1739-49) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1957 | Oboe 2/Oboe d'amore/Oboe da caccia/English horn · view Cellos/Basses/Viola da gamba · view |
| view | (1739-49) | parts | — | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 and Oboe da Caccia · view Oboe 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Viola d'Amore I · view Viola d'Amore II · view Violas · view Violas (cleaner scan) · view Viola da Gamba · view Lute · view Continuo (Cellos, Basses, Keyboards) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) | parts | — | — | Soprano (C clef) · view Soprano (G clef) · view Flute 1/2 · view Continuo · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | 12 Chorales · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | Chorale: 'O große Lieb' · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Bote & Bock | — | Chorale: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein' · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Scores and Parts (Bb, A) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein' (No.40) | vocal score | — | — | Choral Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Horn & Raasch | 1905 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | 3 later Title Pages · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 7 (3). Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (Textless) · view 9 (5). Chorus: 'Dein Will gescheh' (Textless) · view 11 (11). Chorus: 'Wer hat dich so geschlagen' (Textless) · view 27 (17). Chorus: 'Ach großer König' (Textless) · view 52 (26). Chorus: 'In meines Herzens Grunde' (Textless) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 7 (3). Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (Textless) · view 9 (5). Chorus: 'Dein Will gescheh' (Textless) · view 11 (11). Chorus: 'Wer hat dich so geschlagen' (Textless) · view 20 (14). Chorus: 'Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück' (Textless) · view 21 (15). Chorus: 'Christus, der uns selig macht' (Textless) · view 27 (17). Chorus: 'Ach großer König' (Textless) · view 40 (22). Chorus: 'Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn' (Textless) · view 52 (26). Chorus: 'In meines Herzens Grunde' (Textless) · view 56 (28). Chorus: 'Er nahm alles wohl in acht' (Textless) · view 65 (37). Chorus: 'O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn' (Textless) · view 68 (40). Chorus: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein' (Textless) · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Herr, Herr, unser Herrscher!' (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Herr, Herr, unser Herrscher!' (No.1) | Arrangement for organ 4 hands |
Emmanuel Legrand | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (No.3) | Arrangement for organ | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Von den Stricken meiner Sünden' (No.7) | Arrangement for voice and organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) | Arrangement for organ and soprano |
— | — | Complete Scores and Parts (Bb, A) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) | Arrangement for keyboard and soprano |
— | — | Complete Scores and Parts (Bb, A) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) | Arrangement for saxophone and keyboard |
— | — | Complete Scores and Parts (Bb, G) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) | Arrangement for piano |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Wer hat dich so geschlagen' (No.15) | Arrangement for 4 violas |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Durch dein Gefängnis' (No.22) | Arrangement for strings |
Farid Zehar | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'In meines Herzens Grunde' (No.26) | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (MusiXTeX) · view |
| view | Coro: 'Lasset uns den nicht zerteilen' (No.27b) | Arrangement for 4 recorders and continuo |
— | — | Complete Score · view Descant- and Treble recorder · view Tenor- and Bass recorder · view Continuo · view Engraving files (Encore) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Es ist Vollbracht' (No.30) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
F. E. Grabrecht | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Aria: 'Zerfliesse, mein Herze' (No.35) | Arrangement for organ and soprano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Ruht wohl' (No.39) | Arrangement for piano |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorale: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb’ Engelein' (No.40) | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2015 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Héctor Valls (piano) | For Voice and Piano | Aria: Zerfließe, mein Herze, in Fluten der Zähren (Part II, No.35) · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (No.3) | — | Synthesized audio · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Chorus: 'O große Lieb' (No.3) | For Organ (Lundberg) | Synthesized performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (No.9) | — | Synthesized audio · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Aria: 'Ich folge dir gleichfalls mit freudigen Schrillen' (No.10) | For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Chorus: 'Lasset uns den nicht zerteilen' (No.27b) | For 4 Recorders (Andreola) | Synthesized audio · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Choral: 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb’ Engelein' (No.40) | For Organ (Gouin) | Synthesized performance · file |
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