BWV 245 - Johannes-Passion: Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein | Zimmermann Band скачать в хорошем качестве

BWV 245 - Johannes-Passion: Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein | Zimmermann Band

Concluding Bach's Johannes-Passion, the poignant chorale 'Ach Herr, laß dein lieb Engelein' asks for Jesus to be laid to rest in the comfort of Abraham before the triumphal conquering of death and the second coming. In all of the angst, pain, and confusion of the Johannes-Passion, from the opening chorus of 'Herr, unser Herrscher' to 'Es ist vollbracht', Bach chooses to end with hope; simply through a plain, jubilant E-flat major chord, rather than the disturbing suspension in the Matthäus-Passion. Bach toned down later performances of the Johannes-Passion after complaints from the Town Council following its premier in 1724. A new chorus replaced 'Herr, unser Herrscher' with the smoother and more hamonically-friendly 'O Mensch bewein dein Sünde', which later featured in the Matthäus-Passion, and only in 1749 was the original revived. I'm writing this just after getting home from my local Good Friday service in Wandsworth where the John Passion was performed. It is a difficult and painful story, to listen to or take part in. Bach understands this so when you hear those words, 'Ach Herr', it all washes away as balm to those wounds. Zimmermann Band Chris Jeanes Soprano - Caroline Halls Countertenor - Tristram Cooke Tenor - Jonathan Hanley Bass - Stuart O'Hara Violin 1 - Will McGahon Violin 1 - Maxim Del Mar Violin 2 - Alice Poppleton Viola - Francesca Gilbert Cello - Camilla Morse-Glover Double Bass - Josie Jobbins Theorbo - Jonatan Bougt Organ - Oliver Doyle