Easter Oratorio

The Easter Oratorio ( BWV 249, D major ) is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, which he performed for the first time on 1 Easter Day 1725 (April 1 ). There are three different versions later with striking differences in occupation and text. The plant is classified as an oratory, because it is a narrative biblical text to reason; this will not be carried forward but deviating from the standard oratorios form of an evangelist, but reproduced in free nachgedichteter form.

Content

Peter ( tenor) and John ( bass) rush to the grave and found this empty because Jesus is risen.

Construction

The work consists of eleven movements:

History

The Easter Oratorio draws on the liturgical representation of the Easter barrel and the Easter laughter, as was common in the Middle Ages in the services to represent the Easter event (similar to the Kindel weighing in Christmas church services ).

Lyricist of the Easter oratorio was probably Picander. Bach attacked in parody method to the Weissenfels court ( the birthday of Duke Christian of Saxe- Weissenfels ) written Shepherd cantata " Flees, disappears entweichet, her worries " back ( BWV 249a ), exist by the turn at least two different versions; only the recitatives of the secular versions were not included in the Easter Oratorio and replaced by newly composed recitatives. The first three sentences of the Easter oratorio or cantata of the Shepherds are probably alteration of a lost instrumental concerto.

Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Evangelist (Bach) John the Apostle International Music Score Library Project Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3 Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33 Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39 Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68 Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72 Alles, was von Gott geboren, BWV 80a Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen, BWV 87 Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114 Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121 Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! BWV 132 Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136 Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens, BWV 148 Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162 Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185 Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 Entfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen, BWV 249a St Mark Passion (Bach)

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