BWV 244 (St Matthew Passion)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/BWV_244_(St_Matthew_Passion)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Matthäuspassion
gptkbp:basedOn	gptkb:Gospel_of_Matthew
gptkbp:BWV_number	244
gptkbp:catalogue	gptkb:Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
gptkbp:chorale	gptkb:O_Haupt_voll_Blut_und_Wunden
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:date	1727
gptkbp:duration	approximately 3 hours
gptkbp:firstPerformed	1727
gptkbp:genre	sacred oratorio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	BWV 244 (St Matthew Passion)
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Felix_Mendelssohn
gptkbp:key	E minor
gptkbp:language	gptkb:German
gptkbp:librettist	gptkb:Christian_Friedrich_Henrici
gptkbp:liturgicalUse	gptkb:Good_Friday
gptkbp:notableAria	gptkb:Erbarme_dich,_mein_Gott
gptkbp:notableFeature	double choir and orchestra recitatives, arias, and choruses use of chorales
gptkbp:notableMovement	gptkb:Kommt,_ihr_Töchter,_helft_mir_klagen gptkb:Mache_dich,_mein_Herze,_rein gptkb:Blute_nur,_du_liebes_Herz! gptkb:So_ist_mein_Jesus_nun_gefangen gptkb:Wir_setzen_uns_mit_Tränen_nieder
gptkbp:notableRecording	gptkb:Karl_Richter_(1958) gptkb:Nikolaus_Harnoncourt_(1970) gptkb:Otto_Klemperer_(1961) John Eliot Gardiner (1989) Philippe Herreweghe (1998)
gptkbp:notableSoloist	gptkb:Evangelist_(tenor) gptkb:Jesus_(bass) gptkb:Judas_(bass) gptkb:Peter_(bass) gptkb:Pilate_(bass) Alto solo Bass solo Soprano solo Tenor solo
gptkbp:period	Baroque
gptkbp:premiereLocation	gptkb:St._Thomas_Church,_Leipzig
gptkbp:scoredFor	soloists double choir double orchestra
gptkbp:structure	two parts
gptkbp:subject	Passion of Jesus
gptkbp:text	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible poetry by Picander
gptkbp:updated	1736
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:BWV
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6