Passions (Telemann)

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Telemann's manuscript for his 1728 St. Luke's Passion from the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek in Berlin.
Telemann's manuscript for his 1728 St. Luke's Passion from the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek in Berlin.

Between 1716 and 1767, Georg Philipp Telemann wrote a series of Passions, musical compositions reflecting on Christ's Passion – the physical, spiritual and mental suffering of Jesus from the hours prior to his trial through to his crucifixion. The works were written for performance in German churches in the days before Easter. A prolific composer, Telemann wrote over 40 Passions for the churches of Hamburg alone, of which 22 have survived according to the present state of research.[1] He also wrote several Passion oratorios. Unlike the Passions intended for liturgical performance, they were not closely set to the literal text of the Gospels. 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. 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 1722 and first performed in 1728, 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.[2]

Contents

[edit] List of Telemann's liturgical Passions

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Year[3] TWV Number Gospel Title Scoring Notes
1722 TWV 5:7 Matthew Wenn meine Sund mich kranken MISSING Recorded
1723 TWV 5:8 Mark Ein Lammlein geht und tragt die Schuld SATB, Flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Oboe d'amore, Strings, and Continuo ****
1724 TWV 5:9 Luke O Lamm Gottes unschuldig MISSING ****
1725 TWV 5:10 John Jesu, deine tiefen Wunden MISSING ****
1726 TWV 5:11 Matthew O hilf Christe Gottes Sohn MISSING ****
1727 TWV 5:12 Mark Mein Heiland, du bist mir zu lieb MISSING ****
1728 TWV 5:13 Luke Israel, ach geliebtes Vater-Herz! SATB, 2 Flutes, Recorder, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, Strings, and Continuo Modern Edition (Barenreiter)
1729 TWV 5:14 John Unsre Sunden-Schuld zu heben MISSING ****
1730 TWV 5:15 Matthew Wenn meine Suad mich kranken SATB, 2 Flutes, Oboe, Strings, Violetta, and Continuo Recorded
1731 TWV 5:16 Mark Hochheiliges Versohnungsfest MISSING ****
1732 TWV 5:17 Luke Brullest du ? Gewaltger Donner! MISSING ****
1733 TWV 5:18 John Du lassest uns durchs Blut SATB, Flute, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo ****
1734 TWV 5:19 Matthew No Information Survives MISSING ****
1735 TWV 5:20 Mark Jesu deine tiefen Wunden MISSING ****
1736 TWV 5:21 Luke Wenn meine Sund mich kranken MISSING ****
1737 TWV 5:22 John Jesu, deine heligen Wunden SATB, Flute, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo ****
1738 TWV 5:23 Matthew O hilf Christe Gottes Sohn MISSING ****
1739 TWV 5:24 Mark  ??? MISSING ****
1740 TWV 5:25 Luke  ??? MISSING ****
1741 TWV 5:26 John  ??? SATB, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo ****
1742 TWV 5:27 Matthew  ??? MISSING ****
1743 TWV 5:28 Mark  ??? MISSING ****
1744 TWV 5:29 Luke Wenn meine Sund mich kranken SATB, Flute, Oboe d'amore, Strings, and Continuo Recorded
1745 TWV 5:30 Luke Wenn meine Sund mich kranken SATB, Flute, Oboe d'amore, Strings, and Continuo Recorded
1746 TWV 5:31 Matthew Lasst uns mit Ernst betrachten SATB, Flute, Oboe d'amore, 2 Horns, Strings, and Continuo Recorded
1747 TWV 5:32 Mark Jesu deine tiefen Wunden MISSING ****
1748 TWV 5:33 Luke Wisset ihr, dass ihr SATB, Flute, Oboe, Oboe d'amore, Strings, and Continuo ****
1749 TWV 5:34 John Jesu, meines Lebens Leben MISSING ****
1750 TWV 5:35 Matthew Wenn meine Sund mich kranken SATB, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo ****
1751 TWV 5:36 Mark  ??? MISSING ****
1752 TWV 5:37 Luke  ??? MISSING ****
1753 TWV 5:38 John  ??? MISSING ****
1754 TWV 5:39 Matthew  ??? MISSING ****
1755 TWV 5:40 John Das ist ein kostlich Ding SATB, 2 Flutes, Oboe, Strings, and Continuo ****
1756 TWV 5:41 Luke  ??? MISSING ****
1757 TWV 5:42 John Kommt zur Freystatt, ihr Betrubten SATB, Flute, Oboe, Strings, and Continuo Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch
1758 TWV 5:43 Matthew Herr, starke mich, dein Leiden zu bedenken SATB , Flute, Oboe, Strings, and Continuo Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded
1759 TWV 5:44 Mark Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten SATB, 2 Flutes, 2 Recorders, 2 Oboes, Bass Oboe, 2 Bassoons, Strings, and Continuo Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded
1760 TWV 5:45 Luke Welche Feind des Kreuzes SATB, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch
1761 TWV 5:46 John Der Herr erhore dich in deiner Not SATB, Recorder, 2 Flutes, Oboe, Hautbois basse, Strings, and Continuo Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch
1762 TWV 5:47 Matthew  ????  ???? Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch
1763 TWV 5:48 Mark  ???? MISSING ****
1764 TWV 5:49 Luke Hier lass uns ruhn, o Teurer! SATB, Flute, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded
1765 TWV 5:50 John Ach Gott und Herr SATB, 2 Oboes, hautbois basse, 2 Bassoons, Strings, and Continuo Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded
1766 TWV 5:51 Matthew Ein Lammlein geht und tragt die Schuld SATB, Flute, Bassoon, Strings, and Continuo Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded
1767 TWV 5:52 Mark Christe du Lamm Gottes SATB, 2 Flutes, Bassoon, 2 Horns, 2 Oboes, Strings, and Continuo Modern Edition by Johannes Pausch, Recorded

[edit] Modern Editions

Johannes Pausch's Edition Musiklandschaften has edited many of Telemann's late Passions:[4]

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

[edit] 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 Schlik, 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 Schäfer). Brilliant Classics 99521 (licensed from Bayer Records).

[edit] See also

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ Jason Benjamin Grant, The rise of lyricism and the decline of Biblical narration in the late liturgical Passions of Georg Philipp Telemann, Doctoral Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 2005. PDF file retrieved 17 February 2008.
  2. ^ Jeanne Roberta Swack, Georg Philipp Telemann, Seliges Erwägen des bittern Leidens und Sterbens Jesu Christi Review of the critical edition of the score by Ute Poetzsch (Kassel: Barenreiter, 2001), Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association Volume 59, Number 3, March 2003, pp. 755-758. Retrieved via subscription 17 February 2008.
  3. ^ The date of composition and/or initial performance for some of Telemann's Passions, particularly the early ones, are subject to controversy and may vary depending on the source. See Swack, 2003
  4. ^ Edition Musiklandschaften

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