![]() ![]() ![]() Accounts of the Passion are found in the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. It comes from the Latin verb ‘patior’ meaning ‘to suffer, bear, endure’, from which we also get ‘patience’, ‘patient’, etc. In this instance, though, ‘passion’ has an alternative meaning, referring specifically to the story of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. Bach’s ‘St John Passion’: A Guide To The Sacred Masterpieceįor those new to the work – perhaps new to classical music – the term ‘passion’ may be perplexing when nowadays it is a word associated almost exclusively with strong emotions (as in ‘They fell passionately in love’ or ‘We have a passion for the food we produce’). Listen to John Eliot Gardiner’s Archiv recording of Bach’s St John Passion on Apple Music and Spotify and scroll down to read our guide to the sacred masterpiece. ![]() Bach revised the work in 17 but it is heard most frequently today in the final version he completed in 1749 (though never performed during his lifetime). It was first performed on Good Friday, April 7, 1724, in Leipzig’s Nikolaikirche. The St John Passion ( Johannes-Passion in German), BWV 245, is a setting of the Passion story as related in St John’s Gospel. ![]()
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