| 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 Autograph Facsimile = マタイ受難曲：自筆スコア・ファクシミリ版 |
| サブタイトル | Facsimile of the Autograph in Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz |
| 出版社 | Bärenreiter・ベーレンライター |
| シリーズ名 | Documenta musicologica II/47 / Bärenreiter Facsimile |
| 楽器編成 | Solos, Mixed Choir, Orchestra |
| 品番 | 978-3761824948 |
| 校訂者 | Christoph Wolff, Martina Rebmann |
| 言語 | 英語・ドイツ語 |
| 形状 | 178/27 ページ・37.5 x 24.0 cm・1792 g・布装丁 |
| 出版年 | 2022年第1刷 |
| 出版番号 | BVK 2494 |
| ISBN | 978-3761824948 |
| その他 | Autograph: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz |
“I have never experienced such silence or seen an audience moved in this way.” Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Up to the present day there has scarcely been a work in the history of music which has fascinated listeners and performers more than Bach’s “St Matthew Passion”. Originally composed for Vespers on Good Friday, and even longer in duration than the “St John Passion”, it reconstructs the story of Christ’s Passion with immense musical, emotional and spiritual intensity.
And so, this monumental and complex composition has come to rank amongst the high points of Western culture. For good reason the “rediscovery” of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music began in 1829 with the performance of this work by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and the Berlin Singakademie.
The autograph manuscript is regarded as one of Bach’s most beautiful – the fair copy demonstrates the importance he attached to the careful preservation of the work for posterity. A further spezial feature is the coloured ink with which he wrote the biblical text and the music of the chorale “O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig”.
This facsimile edition reproduces the autograph score of the “St Matthew Passion” for the first time in high-quality colour printing. The Bach specialist Christoph Wolff introduces the background to the work’s composition and the characteristics of the manuscript.
Barbara Schneider-Kempf and Martina Rebmann (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) provide further details regarding the history of the autograph manuscript.