Turbae zur Johannes Passion

Rezitative und turbae von Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739)-St Mark Passion (BWV 247): A reconstruction.Recitatives and turbae by Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739). Although all that survives of Bach's “St. Mark Passion” is Picander's libretto virtually all the arias and choruses can be reconstructed from “parody” versions. The original recitatives and turbae however are probably lost forever. Rather than rewriting these numbers “in Bachs's style” the editor Austin Harvey Gomme has added passages from Reinhard Keiser's setting of the Passion (a setting highly esteemed by Bach who performed it several times) thereby allowing this lost work to be performed in its entirety. A detailed prefacesheds further light on this unique reconstruction based on the New Bach Edition. Full score (BA5209) and vocal score (BA5209-90) available for sale Performance material (BA5209-72) available for hire.

Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld-In the autumn of 1721 when Georg Philipp Telemann became cantor at the Hamburg Johanneum and music director of the city?s five principal churches he faced the challenge of composing and performing a new Passion setting every year. The ninety-minute St. John Passion of 1745 was written in a winningly clear and transparent style with two large choral numbers six chorales (probably joined by the congregation) and several turbae that pose interesting yet manageable demands on the chorus. The plain and unassuming recitatives and the eleven sharply defined yet contemplative arias give soloists broad leeway for artistic interpretation. This volume follows the Urtextof vol. 29 of the Telemann Edition thereby offering a reliable text at the pinnacle of modern scholarship. Contemplative setting of the Passion Urtext from the Telemann Edition Straightforward piano part