Passions (Telemann)
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually...
wrote a series of Passions, musical compositions reflecting on Christ's Passion
Passion (Christianity)
The Passion is the Christian theological term used for the events and suffering – physical, spiritual, and mental – of Jesus in the hours before and including his trial and execution by crucifixion...
– the physical, spiritual and mental suffering of Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
from the hours prior to his trial through to his crucifixion
Crucifixion
Crucifixion is an ancient method of painful execution in which the condemned person is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross and left to hang until dead...
. The works were written for performance in German
Germany
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churches in the days before Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
. A prolific composer, Telemann wrote over 40 Passions for the churches of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
alone, of which 22 have survived according to the present state of research. He also wrote several Passion oratorio
Oratorio
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...
s. Unlike the Passions intended for liturgical
Liturgy
Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...
performance, they were not closely set to the literal text of the Gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
s. His 1716 Passion oratorio Der für die Sünde der Welt gemarterte Jesus ("Jesus Who was Tortured for the Sins of the World", TWV 5:1), used a poetic meditation on the passion story by Barthold Heinrich Brockes
Barthold Heinrich Brockes
Barthold Heinrich Brockes was a German poet.He was born at Hamburg and educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums. He studied jurisprudence at Halle, and after extensive travels in Italy, France and the Netherlands, settled in Hamburg in 1704...
. Telemann himself wrote the text for his second Passion oratorio, Seliges Erwägen des bittern Leidens und Sterbens Jesu Christi ("Blessed Contemplation of the Bitter Suffering and Dying of Jesus Christ", TWV 5:2). The latter work, written in 1763 and first performed in that year at the Berlin court, was one of the most beloved and frequently performed Passions in eighteenth-century Germany, although today the work is much less known than his later Passions.
In actuality, there were 6 total Passion Oratorios by Telemann (all of which were not used in the liturgy proper, but were still used in the church [either in the lesser churches or during the period between Judica Sunday and Good Friday, when it was traditional to have virtually non-stop Passion performances in the churches]).
In Telemann's Passions, one sees many changes occurring and also many deviations from those that today have been deemed the "standard" and benchmark works of the genre (namely, those of Telemann's friend and father of his godson and successor Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
right|250pxCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and second son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach...
, Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
). In his dissertation "The Rise of Lyricism and the Decline of Biblical Narration in the Late Liturgical Passions of Georg Philipp Telemann" (University of Pittsburgh, 2005), Jason Benjamin Grant describes the three basic periods of Telemann's Passion composition as follows:
Stylistically, there are many differences between these works by Telemann and those of the "standard" model (the works of Bach), and in some ways they have much in common with Emanuel Bach's works (for a detailed look at these works, see The Passions of C.P.E. Bach
The Passions of C.P.E. Bach
As Kapellmeister at Hamburg from 1768 to 1788, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach composed 21 settings of the Passion narrative.-History:The tradition of the German oratorio Passion began in Hamburg in 1643 with Thomas Selle’s St John Passion and continued unbroken until the death of Carl Philipp Emanuel...
).
One element was in context used. The Telemann Passions were (unlike his Leipzig associate Bach) not written for and used in the context of a separate Good Friday
Good Friday
Good Friday , is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of...
Vespers
Vespers
Vespers is the evening prayer service in the Western Catholic, Eastern Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran liturgies of the canonical hours...
liturgical service, but rather in the regular church services for the five main churches in Hamburg for the Sundays of Lent (except for Oculi Sunday). In deference to Ulrich Leisinger, who states in the Passions Preface in the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Complete Works edition: and quotes (he states) pages 656-657 of the 4th Vorrath (Volume) of Johann Mattheson's "Plus Ultra, ein Stückwerk von neuer und mancherley Art". Hamburg never really adapted the bipartite division of Passion settings (Part 1 being before the Sermon and Part 2 after it). What had changed was that after 1736, the narration of the Last Supper and the Entombment were eliminated (although in some cases, even before 1736 the Last Supper was never used, i.e., the St Mark Passion now attributed to Friedrich Nicolaus Bruhns). These Hamburg Passions were whole entities performed in succession. Unlike those in Leipzig, where the division before and after the Sermon was retained. The other issue with Leising's statement is that he quotes from a volume by Mattheson that is now lost (according to the German WikiSource, the 4th Volume of the "Plus Ultra, ein Stückwerk von neuer und mancherley Art" is lost).
Another element that is different between Telemann's and Sebastian Bach's works is viewpoint. Telemann was not a "preacher" like Bach was, although he did have a theological background and education. Telemann's viewpoint was that of the Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an elite cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in church and state...
, which placed less emphasis on Christ's divinity and more on his humanity (to the extent that in many arias in both Telemann's and Emanuel Bach's works, Christ is referred to as "Menschenfreund" ("Friend of Man")). They emphasize less Christ as the revelation of God's will for the world and revelation of prophecy and divine grace, less Christ the Word incarnate, less Christ the Lamb of God, and more Christ the man, the healer, the sufferer. In opposition to this is Bach the Fifth Evangelist, Bach the Mystic, Bach the Orthodox Lutheran. One way that this difference is evidenced is the way Telemann and Sebastian Bach approaches the word of Scripture. Bach does not alter one iota of the scriptural word, he writes the words of scripture in red ink, and generally his whole attitude is that Scripture is supreme. In opposition to this is Telemann, who treats Scripture in his own manner. He does not hold it as sacred (as evidenced by two facts: in the St Matthew Passion of 1738, a whole Gospel verse is replaced by an aria, and in the 1744 St Luke Passion, he changes the order of Scripture verses (specifically Luke 22: 43-44) in Movement 2).
Finally, Telemann employs a more lyric style than Bach does. While there are places in Bach's Passions where he does employ more flourishes in the recitatives, these are usually few and far between. Bach usually uses a word-and-music form where the music is made to fit the words. Telemann, however, fits the words to the music that he writes, to the extent that many parts of recitatives are either elongated or repeated verbatim.
The following is a list of these works:
List of Telemann's Passion Oratorios
| Year | TWV Number | Generic Name | Title | Librettist | Scoring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1716, rev. 1722 | TWV 5:1 | Der für die Sünde der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus aus den IV. Evangelisten (Brockes-Paßion) | Mich vom Stricke meiner Sünden | Barthold Heinrich Brockes Barthold Heinrich Brockes Barthold Heinrich Brockes was a German poet.He was born at Hamburg and educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums. He studied jurisprudence at Halle, and after extensive travels in Italy, France and the Netherlands, settled in Hamburg in 1704... |
SSSAATTBBB with 3 transverse flutes, recorder (Flauto dolce), 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, violetta, violoncello and continuo | Barfüßerkirche Frankfurt/Main, 10 April 1716; Modern edition (Bärenreiter); Recorded--McGegan, Jacobs |
| 1722, perf. 1728 | TWV 5:2a | Paßions-Oratorium: Seliges Erwägen des Leidens und Sterbens Jesu Christi | Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele | Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually... |
SATB with transverse flute, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and continuo | Hamburg version, composed Frankfurt/Main 1722, revised and performed first Hamburg Lent 1728; Modern edition (Bärenreiter) |
| 1731 | TWV 5:3 | Die Bekerung des römischen Hauptmanns Cornelius | Mach dich auf, werde Licht! | A. J. Zell | **** | Lost; Perf. Drillhaus Hamburg, 9 March 1731 |
| 1731 | TWV 5:4 | Die Kreutzigte Liebe oder Tränen über das Leiden und Sterben unseres Heilandes | Nicht das Band, das dich bestricket | Johann Ulrich von König | SATB with 2 transverse flutes, chalumeau, Oboe d'Amore, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Violetta, Violoncello und continuo | Perf. Drillhaus Hamburg, 9 March 1731(?); Recorded--Scholl |
| 1755 | TWV 5:5 | Betrachtung der 9. Stunde an dem Todestage Jesu | Erhole dich, o Sonne | Joachim Johann Daniel Zimmermann | ATB with 2 transverse flutes, 2 Horns, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello und continuo | perf. Lent 1755; Modern edition (Bärenreiter); Recorded--Max |
| 1755 | TWV 5:6 | Der Tod Jesu (Paßions-Kantate) | Du, dessen Augen flossen | Karl Wilhelm Ramler Karl Wilhelm Ramler Karl Wilhelm Ramler was a German poet.Ramler was born in Kolberg. After graduating from the University of Halle, he went to Berlin, where, in 1748, he was appointed professor of logic and literature at the cadet school... |
SAATBB with 2 transverse flutes, recorder (flûte à bec), 2 Oboes, Oboe d'Amore, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello und continuo | Perf. Lent 1755; Modern edition (Bärenreiter); Recorded--Schwarz, Heyerick, Rémy, Wehnert |
| 1763 | TWV 5:2 | Paßions-Oratorium: Seliges Erwägen des Leidens und Sterbens Jesu Christi | Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele | Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim, Telemann entered the University of Leipzig to study law, but eventually... |
SATB with 2 oboes, 2 chalumeaux, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and continuo | composed and performed Berlin, 3 April 1763; Modern edition by Johannes Pausch and Bvrenreiter; Recorded |
List of Telemann's Hamburg and Danzig liturgical Passions
Note that this list may be incomplete- The Order of Church Service forbade performance of Passion music on Oculi Sunday (3rd Sunday in Lent—reserved for the Installation Music (Juraten-Einführungsmusik) at the Michaeliskirche) and the dense succession of Passion performances had to be modified whenever the Feast of the Annunciation (25 March) fell on a Sunday during Lent or anytime during Holy Week and.
- The "Normal Order" for Passion music in Hamburg (as found in the Hamburg "Schreib-Kalendar") was as follows:
Event Locale Quadragesima QuadragesimaQuadragesima may refer to:* Lent, the Christian period of fasting, prayer and alsmgiving* Quadragesima Sunday...
(Invocavit) SundaySt. Peter's Church, Hamburg Reminiscere Sunday St. Nikolai, Hamburg St. Nikolai, HamburgThe Gothic Revival Church of St. Nicholas was formerly one of the five Lutheran Hauptkirchen in the city of Hamburg. It is now in ruins, serving as a memorial and an important architectural landmark. When Hamburg residents mention the Nikolaikirche, it is generally to this church that they are...Laetere Sunday St. Catherine's Church, Hamburg St. Catherine's Church, HamburgSt. Catherine's Church is one of the five principal Lutheran churches of Hamburg, Germany. The base of its spire, dating from the 13th century, is the oldest building preserved in the city; after the lighthouse on Neuwerk island...Judica Sunday St. Jacobi, Hamburg St. Jacobi, HamburgThe St. Jacobi church is one of the five principal Lutheran churches of Hamburg, Germany. The church is located directly in the city center, has a 125 m tall tower and features a famous organ by Arp Schnitger from 1693. It is dedicated to St James the Greater and often incorrectly known in English...Thursday after Judica Sunday Lesser St. Michael Church, Hamburg Friday after Judica Sunday Heilig-Geist Church, Hamburg Saturday after Judica Sunday St. Johannis Church, Hamburg Palm Sunday Palm SundayPalm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four Canonical Gospels. ....
St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg Holy Monday Holy MondayHoly Monday or Great and Holy Monday is the Monday of Holy Week, which precedes the commemoration of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. It is the second day of Holy Week.-Events on the Real Day:...
St. Mary Magdalene Church, Hamburg Holy Tuesday Holy TuesdayHoly Tuesday or Great and Holy Tuesday is the Tuesday of Holy Week, which precedes the commemoration of the death of Jesus.-Western Christianity:...
St. Gertrude Chapel, Hamburg Holy Wednesday Holy WednesdayIn Christianity, Holy Wednesday is the Wednesday of the Holy Week, the week before Easter...
Pesthof Church, Hamburg Maundy Thursday Maundy ThursdayMaundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Great & Holy Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries, is the Christian feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles as described in the Canonical gospels...
St. Pauli St. PauliSt. Pauli , located in the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is one of the 105 quarters of the city of Hamburg, Germany. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the Landungsbrücken are a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pauli contains a world famous red light district around the street Reeperbahn...
Church, HamburgGood Friday Good FridayGood Friday , is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of...
St. Georg Church, Hamburg
In 1745, due to the mourning period following the death of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VII Albert a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 until his death in 1745...
on 20 January 1745 (the mourning period lasting from 14 February–14 March), the performance schedule was altered in the following way:
| Date | Event | Locale | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March | Tuesday after Reminiscere Sunday | Petriskirche Hamburg | Johannes-Passion TWV 5:30 |
| 25 March | Thursday after Oculi Sunday (Feast of the Annunciation Annunciation The Annunciation, also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary or Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary to name her... ) |
Nikolaikirche Hamburg | TWV 5:30 |
| 28 March | Laetere Sunday | Katherinenkirche Hamburg | TWV 5:30 |
| 31 March | Wednesday after Laetere Sunday | Zuchthauskirche Hamburg | Paßions-Oratorium: Seliges Erwägen des Leidens und Sterbens Jesu Christi TWV 5:2a (extra performance) |
| 4 April | Judica Sunday | Jakobiskirche Hamburg | TWV 5:30 |
| 7 April | Wednesday after Judica Sunday | Waisenhauskirche Hamburg | TWV 5:2a (extra performance) |
| 8 April | Thursday after Judica Sunday | Klein Michaeliskirche Hamburg | TWV 5:30 |
| 9 April | Friday after Judica Sunday | Heilig-Geist-Kirche Hamburg | TWV 5:2a (substitute performance) |
| 10 April | Saturday after Judica Sunday | Johanniskirche Hamburg | TWV 5:30 |
| 11 April | Palmarum | Michaeliskirche Hamburg | TWV 5:30 |
| 12 April | Heiligen Montag | Maria-Magdalenenkirche Hamburg | TWV 5:30 |
| 13 April | Heiligen Dienstag | Gertrudenkirche Hamburg | TWV 5:30 |
| 14 April | Heiligen Mittwoch | Pesthofkirche Hamburg | TWV 5:2a (substitute performance) |
| 15 April | Gründonnerstag | Pauliskirche Hamburg | TWV 5:30 |
| 16 April | Karfreitag | Georgenkirche Hamburg | TWV 5:30 |
| Year | TWV Number | Gospel | Title | Librettist | Scoring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1722 | TWV 5:7 | Matthew | Wenn meine Sünd' mich kränken (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Performed 22 February (Petrikirche) and 1 (Nikolaikirche), 15 (Katherinenkirche), 22 (Jakobikirche), and 29 (Michaeliskirche) March 1722; Lost; First Passion setting performed as Cantor (church) Cantor (church) A cantor is the chief singer employed in a church with responsibilities for the ecclesiastical choir; also called the precentor.... of the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums The Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums is a Gymnasium in Hamburg, Germany. It is Hamburg's oldest school and was founded in 1529 by Johannes Bugenhagen. The school's motto is The Future needs a Heritage... and Music Director in Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... |
| 1723 | TWV 5:8 | Mark | Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | SATB SATB In music, SATB is an initialism for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, defining the voices required by a chorus or choir to perform a particular musical work... , Flute Flute The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening... , 2 Oboe Oboe The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca... s, 2 Oboes d'amore, Strings String section The string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses... , and Continuo |
Performed 14 (Petrikirche) and 21 (Nikolaikirche) February and 7 (Katherinenkirche), 14 (Jakobikirche), and 21 (Michaeliskirche) March 1723 |
| 1724 | TWV 5:9 | Luke | O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 27 (Petrikirche) February, 5 (Nikolaikirche), 19 (Katherinenkirche), and 26 (Jakobikirche) March, and 2 (Michaeliskirche) April 1724 |
| 1725 | TWV 5:10 | John | Jesu, deine tiefen Wunden (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 18 (Petrikirche) and 25 (Nikolaikirche) February and 11 (Katherinenkirche), 18 (Jakobikirche), and ?(Michaeliskirche) March 1725 |
| 1726 | TWV 5:11 | Matthew | O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 10 (Petrikirche), 17 (Nikolaikirche), and 31 (Katherinenkirche) March and 7 (Jakobikirche) and 14 (Michaeliskirche) April 1726 |
| 1727 | TWV 5:12 | Mark | Mein Heiland, du bist mir zulieb (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 2 (Petrikirche), 9 (Nikolaikirche), 23 (Katherinenkirche), and 30 (Jakobikirche) March and 6 (Michaeliskirche) April 1727 |
| 1728 | TWV 5:13 | Luke | Israel, ach geliebtes Vater-Herz! (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | M. Wilkens | SATB, 2 Flutes, Recorder Recorder The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple... , 2 Oboes, Bassoon Bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature... , Strings, and Continuo |
Modern Edition (Bärenreiter); Performed 15 (Petrikirche) and 22 (Nikolaikirche) February and 7 (Katherinenkirche), 14 (Jakobikirche), and 21 (Michaeliskirche) March 1728 |
| 1729 | TWV 5:14 | John | Unsre Sünden-Schuld zu heben (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 6 (Petrikirche), 13 (Nikolaikirche), and 27 (Katherinenkirche) March and 3 (Jakobikirche) and 10 (Michaeliskirche) April 1729 |
| 1730 | TWV 5:15 | Matthew | Wenn meine Sünd' mich kränken (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | SATB, 2 Flutes, Oboe, Strings, Violetta Violin family The violin family of musical instruments was developed in Italy in the sixteenth century. The standard modern violin family consists of the violin, viola, cello, and double bass.... , and Continuo |
Recorded - Redel 1965, Freiberger 2010; Performed 26 (Petrikirche) February, 5 (Nikolaikirche), 19 (Katherinenkirche), and 26 (Jakobikirche) March and 2 (Michaeliskirche) April 1730 |
| 1731 | TWV 5:16 | Mark | Hochheiliges Versöhnungsfest (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 11 (Petrikirche) and 18 (Nikolaikirche) February and 4 (Katherinenkirche), 11 (Jakobikirche), and 18 (Michaeliskirche) March 1731 |
| 1732 | TWV 5:17 | Luke | Brüllest du? Gewaltger Donner! (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 2 (Petrikirche), 9 (Nikolaikirche), 23 (Katherinenkirche), and 30 (Jakobikirche) March and 6 (Michaeliskirche) April 1732 |
| 1733 | TWV 5:18 | John | Du laßest uns durchs Blut (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | Unknown librettist | SATB, Flute, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo | Performed 22 (Petrikirche) February and 1 (Nikolaikirche), 15 (Katherinenkirche), 22 (Jakobikirche), and 29 (Michaeliskirche) March 1733 |
| 1734 | TWV 5:19 | Matthew | Unknown (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 14 (Petrikirche) and 21 (Nikolaikirche) March and 4 (Katherinenkirche), 11 (Jakobikirche), and 18 (Michaeliskirche) April 1734 |
| 1735 | TWV 5:20 | Mark | Jesu, deine tiefen Wunden (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 27 (Petrikirche) February, 6 (Nikolaikirche), 20 (Katherinenkirche), and 27 (Jakobikirche) March and 3 (Michaeliskirche) April 1735 |
| 1736 | TWV 5:21 | Luke | Wenn meine Sünd' mich kränken (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 19 (Petrikirche) and 26 (Nikolaikirche) February and 11 (Katherinenkirche), 18 (Jakobikirche), and ?(Michaeliskirche) March 1736 |
| 1737 | TWV 5:22 | John | Jesu, deine heil'gen Wunden (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | Unknown librettist | SATB, Flute, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo | Modern edition (Edition Kunzelmann (PE.OCT10122)); Performed 10 (Petrikirche), 17 (Nikolaikirche), and 31 (Katherinenkirche) March and 7 (Jakobikirche) and 14 (Michaeliskirche) April 1737 |
| 1738 | TWV 5:23 | Matthew | O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 23 (Petrikirche) February and 2 (Nikolaikirche), 16 (Katherinenkirche), 23 (Jakobikirche) and 30 (Michaeliskirche) March 1738 |
| 1739 | TWV 5:24 | Mark | O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 15 (Petrikirche) and 22 (Nikolaikirche) February and 8 (Katherinenkirche), 15 (Jakobikirche) and 22 (Michaeliskirche) March 1739 |
| 1740 | TWV 5:25 | Luke | O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 6 (Petrikirche), 13 (Nikolaikirche), and 27 (Katherinenkirche) March and 3 (Jakobikirche) and 10 (Michaeliskirche) April 1740 |
| 1741 | TWV 5:26 | John | O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | Unknown librettist | SATB, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo | Performed 19 (Petrikirche) and 26 (Nikolaikirche) February and 12 (Katherinenkirche), 19 (Jakobikirche) and 26 (Michaeliskirche) March 1741 |
| 1742 | TWV 5:27 | Matthew | O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 11 (Petrikirche) and 18 (Nikolaikirche) February and 4 (Katherinenkirche), 11 (Jakobikirche) and 18 (Michaeliskirche) March 1742 |
| 1743 | TWV 5:28 | Mark | Unknown (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 3 (Petrikirche), 10 (Nikolaikirche), 24 (Katherinenkirche), and 31 (Jakobikirche) March and 7 (Michaeliskirche) April 1743 |
| 1744 | TWV 5:29 | Luke | Wenn meine Sünd mich kränken (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | SATB, Flute, Oboe d'amore, Strings, and Continuo | Recorded - S. Heinrich 1973; Performed 16 (Petrikirche) and 23 (Nikolaikirche) February and 8 (Katherinenkirche), 15 (Jakobikirche), and 22 (Michaeliskirche) March 1744 |
| 1745 | TWV 5:30 | John | Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | J. J. D. Zimmermann | SATB, Flute, Oboe d'amore, Strings, and Continuo | Recorded - P. Peire; Performed 16 (Petrikirche), 25 (Nikolaikirche), and 28 (Katherinenkirche) March and 4 (Jakobikirche) and 11 (Michaeliskirche) April 1745 |
| 1746 | TWV 5:31 | Matthew | Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | SATB, Flute, Oboe d'amore, 2 Horns Horn (instrument) The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player .... , Strings, and Continuo |
Recorded - Stötzel, H. Max, W. Seeliger; Performed 27 (Petrikirche) February, 6 (Nikolaikirche), 20 (Katherinenkirche), and 27 (Jakobikirche) March and 3 (Michaeliskirche) April 1746 |
| 1747 | TWV 5:32 | Mark | Jesu deine tiefen Wunden (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 19 (Petrikirche) and 26 (Nikolaikirche) February and 12 (Katherinenkirche), 19 (Jakobikirche), and 26 (Michaeliskirche) March 1747 |
| 1748 | TWV 5:33 | Luke | Wisset ihr, dass ihr (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | SATB, Flute, Oboe, Oboe d'amore, Strings, and Continuo | Recorded - H. Max; Performed 3 (Petrikirche), 10 (Nikolaikirche), 24 (Katherinenkirche), and 31 (Jakobikirche) March and 7 (Michaeliskirche) April 1748 |
| 1749 | TWV 5:34 | John | Jesu, meines Lebens Leben (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | Unknown librettist | SATB, instruments unknown | Recorded - M. Scholl 2011; Performed 23 (Petrikirche) February and 2 (Nikolaikirche), 16 (Katherinenkirche), 23 (Jakobikirche), and 30 (Michaeliskirche) March 1749 |
| 1750 | TWV 5:35 | Matthew | Wenn meine Sünd mich kränken (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | SATB, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo | Recorded - Rademann; Performed 15 (Petrikirche) and 22 (Nikolaikirche) February and 8 (Katherinenkirche), 15 (Jakobikirche), and 22 (Michaeliskirche) March 1750 |
| 1751 | TWV 5:36 | Mark | Unknown (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 28 (Petrikirche) February, 7 (Nikolaikirche), 21 (Katherinenkirche), and 28 (Jakobikirche) March and 4 (Michaeliskirche) April 1751 |
| 1752 | TWV 5:37 | Luke | Unknown (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 20 (Petrikirche) and 27 (Nikolaikirche) February and 12 (Katherinenkirche), and 19 (Jakobikirche), and 26 (Michaeliskirche) March 1752 |
| 1753 | TWV 5:38 | John | Liebe Seele, nun dich schwinge (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 13 (Petrikirche) and 20 (Nikolaikirche) March and 3 (Katherinenkirche), 10 (Jakobikirche), and 17 (Michaeliskirche) April 1753 |
| 1754 | TWV 5:39 | Matthew | Unknown (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 26 (Petrikirche) February, 5 (Nikolaikirche), 19 (Katherinenkirche), and 26 (Jakobikirche) March, and 2(Michaeliskirche) April 1754 |
| 1754 | TWV 5:53 | Matthew | Auf, auf o Mensch ("Danziger Passion", Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | Unknown | Recorded - Nemeth; Discovered 1980; Performed 7 April 1754 (Danzig) |
| 1755 | TWV 5:40 | Mark | Das ist ein kostlich Ding (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | SATB, 2 Flutes, Oboe, Strings, and Continuo | Recorded - M. Scholl; Performed 18 (Petrikirche) and 25 (Nikolaikirche) February and 11 (Katherinenkirche), and 18 (Jakobikirche), and ? (Michaeliskirche) March 1755 |
| 1756 | TWV 5:41 | Luke | Unknown (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 9 (Petrikirche), 16 (Nikolaikirche), and 30 (Katherinenkirche) March and 6 (Jakobikirche) and 13(Michaeliskirche) April 1756 |
| 1757 | TWV 5:42 | John | Kommt zur Freystatt, ihr Betrübten (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | Unknown librettist | SATB, Flute, Oboe, Strings, and Continuo | Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch; Performed 1 (Petrikirche), 8 (Nikolaikirche), 22 (Katherinenkirche), and 29 (Jakobikirche) March and 5 (Michaeliskirche) April 1757 |
| 1758 | TWV 5:43 | Matthew | Herr, starke mich, dein Leiden zu bedenken (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | SATB , Flute, Oboe, Strings, and Continuo | Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded - M. Scholl; Performed 14 (Petrikirche) and 21 (Nikolaikirche) February and 7 (Katherinenkirche), 14 (Jakobikirche), and 21 (Michaeliskirche) March 1758 |
| 1759 | TWV 5:44 | Mark | Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | SATB, 2 Flutes, 2 Recorders, 2 Oboes, Bass Oboe, 2 Bassoons, Strings, and Continuo | Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded - Redel 1963; Performed 6 (Petrikirche) and 13 (Nikolaikirche), and 27(Katherinenkirche) March and 3 (Jakobikirche) and 10 (Michaeliskirche) April 1759 |
| 1760 | TWV 5:45 | Luke | Welche Feind des Kreuzes (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | SATB, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo | Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch; Performed 26 (Petrikirche) February, 4 (Nikolaikirche), 18 (Katherinenkirche), and ? (Jakobikirche) March and 1 (Michaeliskirche) April 1760 |
| 1761 | TWV 5:46 | John | Der Herr erhöre dich in deiner Not (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | Unknown librettist | SATB, Recorder, 2 Flutes, Oboe, Hautbois basse Bass oboe The bass oboe or baritone oboe is a double reed instrument in the woodwind family. It is about twice the size of a regular oboe and sounds an octave lower; it has a deep, full tone not unlike that of its higher-pitched cousin, the English horn. The bass oboe is notated in the treble clef, sounding... , Strings, and Continuo |
Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch; Performed 10 (Petrikirche) and 17 (Nikolaikirche) February and 3 (Katherinenkirche), and 10 (Jakobikirche), and 17 (Michaeliskirche) March 1761 |
| 1762 | TWV 5:47 | Matthew | Unknown (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | M. Pitiscus | Unknown | Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch; Performed 2 (Petrikirche), 9 (Nikolaikirche), 23 (Katherinenkirche), and 30 (Jakobikirche) March and 6 (Michaeliskirche) April 1762 |
| 1763 | TWV 5:48 | Mark | Unknown (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Lost; Performed 22 (Petrikirche) February and 1 (Nikolaikirche), 15 (Katherinenkirche), 22 (Jakobikirche), and 29 (Michaeliskirche) March 1763 |
| 1764 | TWV 5:49 | Luke | Hier lass uns ruhn, o Teurer! (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | SATB, Flute, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo | Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded - Pausch; Performed 13 (Petrikirche) and 20 (Nikolaikirche) March and 3 (Katherinenkirche), 10 (Jakobikirche), and 17 (Michaeliskirche) April 1764 |
| 1765 | TWV 5:50 | John | Ach Gott und Herr (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Johannes) | Unknown librettist | SATB, 2 Oboes, hautbois basse, 2 Bassoons, Strings, and Continuo | Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded - Pausch; Performed 26 (Petrikirche) February, 5 (Nikolaikirche), 19 (Katherinenkirche), and 26 (Jakobikirche) March and 2 (Michaeliskirche) April 1765 |
| 1766 | TWV 5:51 | Matthew | Ein Lämmlein geht und trägt die Schuld (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Matthäus) | Unknown librettist | SATB, Flute, Bassoon, Strings, and Continuo | Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded - Pausch; Performed 25 (Petrikirche) February, 4 (Nikolaikirche), 18 (Katherinenkirche), and ? (Jakobikirche) March and 1 (Michaeliskirche) April 1765 |
| 1767 | TWV 5:52 | Mark | Christe du Lamm Gottes (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Markus) | Johann Rist | SATB, 2 Flutes, Bassoon, 2 Horns, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo | Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded |
| 1768 | TWV 5:21 | Luke | Wenn meine Sünd' mich kränken (Paßions-Musik nach dem Evangelisten Lukas) | Unknown librettist | MISSING | Repeat of 1736 St Luke Passion (as Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach right|250pxCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and second son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara Bach... had not arrived yet in Hamburg) under direction of Telemann's grandson Georg Michael Telemann Georg Michael Telemann Georg Michael Telemann was a German composer and theologian.Telemann was born in Plön, a grandson of the better-known Georg Philipp Telemann. He is mainly known for the church music he wrote. He died in Riga.... ; Lost; Performed 23 (Petrikirche) February and 1 (Nikolaikirche), 15 (Katherinenkirche), 22 (Jakobikirche), and 29 (Michaeliskirche) March 1768 |
Modern Editions
Johannes Pausch's Edition Musiklandschaften has edited many of Telemann's late Passions:Johannes-Passion 1757 (TVWV 5:42). Editio princeps.
Matthäus-Passion 1758 (TVWV 5:43). Wissenschaftliche Edition.
Marcus-Passion 1759 (TVWV 5:44). Wissenschaftliche Edition.
Lucas-Passion 1760 (TVWV 5:45). Editio princeps.
Johannes-Passion 1761 (TVWV 5:46). Editio princeps.
Matthäus-Passion 1762 (TVWV 5:47). Editio princeps.
Lucas-Passion 1764 (TVWV 5:49). Editio princeps.
Johannes-Passion 1765 (TVWV 5:50). Editio princeps.
Matthäus-Passion 1766 (TVWV 5:51). Editio princeps.
Marcus-Passion 1767 (TVWV 5:52). Editio princeps.
Seliges Erwägen, Berliner Fassung 1763 (TVWV 5:2). Wissenschaftliche Ausgabe
Selected recordings
- Telemann: St. John Passion TWV 5:50 (Catherine Bott, Sarah Connolly, Reginaldo Pinheiro, Jan Vandercrabben, Philip Defrancq; Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Capella Brugensis; conductor: Patrick Peire). Eufoda EUF1224.
- Telemann: St. Matthew Passion TWV 5:31 (Barbara SchlickBarbara SchlickBarbara Schlick is a German soprano who is particularly admired for interpretations of the concert literature of the baroque era.-Career:...
, Claudia Schubert, Wilfried Jochens, Stefan Dörr, Achim Rück Hans-Georg Wimmer; Collegium Vocale des Bach-Chores Siegen; Barock-Orchester "La Stravaganza-Köln"; conductor: Ulrich Stötzel). Brilliant Classics 992277 (first issued by Hänssler). - Telemann: Passions Oratorium - Das selige Erwägen des bittern Leiden und Sterbens Jesu Christi TWV 5:2 (Barbara Locher, Zeger Vandersteene, Stefan Dörr, Berthold Possemeyer, Rene Schmidt; Freiburger Vokalensemble; L'Arpa Festante München; conductor: Wolfgang SchäferWolfgang SchäferWolfgang Schäfer is a German choral conductor and academic. He founded the Freiburger Vokalensemble, the BosArt Trio, and the Frankfurter Kammerchor.-Professional career:...
). Brilliant Classics 99521 (licensed from Bayer Records)--Version unknown.
See also
- Passion musicPassion musicIn church music, Passion is a term for sung musical settings, normally at least partly choral, of the Gospel texts covering the Passion of Jesus, the events leading up to the Crucifixion of Jesus, and emphasising his suffering...
- St Matthew Passion and St. John PassionJohannes PassionThe St John Passion , BWV 245, is a sacred oratorio of Johann Sebastian Bach from the Passions. The original Latin title Passio secundum Johannem translates to "The Suffering According to John" and is rendered in English also as St. John Passion and in German as Johannespassion...
by Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
, one of Telemann's contemporaries
External links
- Complete list of Telemann's extant Passions (including the Passion oratorios), Robert Poliquin, Université du QuébecUniversité du QuébecThe University of Quebec is a system of ten provincially-run public universities in Quebec, Canada. Its headquarters are in Quebec City. The university coordinates university programs for more than 87,000 students. It offers more than 300 programs...
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