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St John Passion

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Request for On-site Use How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Audio	Use in library	CD24951	Off-site

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2 audio discs (104:37) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

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Johannespassion

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Johannespassion

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Compact discs.
Performed in the 1724 version.
"This recording presents a rare opportunity to hear Bach's original conception of the work, from 1724. A complete score of this version does not survive, but the first 10 movements can be reconstructed from the parts copied for Bach's original performance. It uses the same order of the movements as the 1749 version that is the normal choice for modern performances.But there are many small differences in the melodic writing, which is less elaborate than in subesquent versions. The vocal lines in the arias tend to have plain leaps rather than florid stepwise ornamentation. The alto and tenor parts in the chorales are less prominent, moving in the same rhythms as the outer parts rather than containing their own faster counter melodies."--(pages 17-18, booklet).
Program notes by Stephen Rose and Richard Egarr in English and libretto with English translation (99 p. : ill., ports.) bound in container.

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