| 作曲者 | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)・ヨハン・セバスティアン・バッハ |
| タイトル | Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244（ヴォーカル・スコア） |
| 出版社 | Bärenreiter・ベーレンライター |
| シリーズ名 | BÄRENREITER URTEXT |
| 楽器編成 | Solos, Mixed Choir, Orchestra |
| 楽器編成（詳細） | SSolo/ASolo/2TSolo/2BSolo/2Mixed choir-SATB/2Orch |
| 品番 | 9790006462421 |
| 校訂者 | Alfred Dürr, Max Schneider |
| 編曲者 | Alfred Dürr |
| 言語 | ドイツ語、英語 |
| 形状 | VIII, 304 ページ・27.0 x 19.0 cm・829 g・ソフトカバー |
| 出版年 | 2019年第2刷 |
| 出版番号 | BA 5038-90 |
| ISMN | 979-0006462421 |
Bach’s St. Matthew Passion as we know it today evidently had a long history dating back before 1727. It is unclear whether the work performed at the Thomaskirche , Leipzig on Good Friday 1729 was based on a still earlier version. Whatever the case, the surviving version of 1729 presents the work in a form strikingly different from its later incarnation. For example, the opening section ends with the chorale ‘ Jesum lass ich nicht von mir ’ which was replaced by the large-scale cantus firmus chorus ‘O Mensch , bewein dein Sünde gross’ for the 1736 performance.
The well-known alto aria ‘Ach! Nun ist mein Jesus hin ’ is still assigned to a bass in the earlier version, and the aria ‘ Komm süsses Kreuz ’ calls for a lute instead of the later viola da gamba . Moreover, the pieces for double chorus only require a single continuo group. Other differences can be found in the instrumental scoring and voice leading. The early version of the St. Matthew Passion is thus a most interesting addition to the great concert repertoire.