Markus-Passion, BWV 247.1 (1731 version, lost work)

~ Work

Annotation

The music is lost but the libretto survives. Libretto of the revision 247.2 (discovered in 2009) has 2 more arias.

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-31 11:35 UTC.

Relationships

composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
premiered at:[premiere of Markus-Passion, BWV 247.1] (1731-03-23)
part of:Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (third edition, 2022, BWV³) (number: BWV 247.1) (order: 64)
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 247) (order: 105)
Bach Compendium (number: BC D 4) (order: 192)
download score for free:imslp: Markuspassion, BWV 247 (Bach, Johann Sebastian) [info]
Wikidata:Q1813456 [info]
work list entry:https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000313 [info]
later versions:Markus-Passion, BWV 247 (reconstructed by Koopman)
Markus-Passion, BWV 247 (Reconstructed by Andor Gomme, Recitatives by Keiser)
Markus-Passion, BWV 247 (reconstructed by Heighes)
has revision:Markus-Passion, BWV 247.2 (1744 version, lost work)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1998-06St Mark Passion, BWV 247 (Excerpts from Andor Gomme’s reconstruction, using music by J. S. Bach and ? Gottfried Keiser (c.1650 – before 1732)): 53. Chorus: Geh, Jesu, geh zu deiner Pein! (BWV 198/1)partialChoir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, The Cambridge Baroque Camerata, Geoffrey Webber5:25
1998-06St Mark Passion, BWV 247 (Excerpts from Andor Gomme’s reconstruction, using music by J. S. Bach and ? Gottfried Keiser (c.1650 – before 1732)): 54. Chorale: Keinen hat Gott verlassen (BWV 369)partialChoir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, The Cambridge Baroque Camerata, Geoffrey Webber1:08
1998-06St Mark Passion, BWV 247 (Excerpts from Andor Gomme’s reconstruction, using music by J. S. Bach and ? Gottfried Keiser (c.1650 – before 1732)): 55. Recitative: Und etliche, die dabeistundenpartialJeremy Ovenden, The Cambridge Baroque Camerata, Geoffrey Webber0:11
1998-06St Mark Passion, BWV 247 (Excerpts from Andor Gomme’s reconstruction, using music by J. S. Bach and ? Gottfried Keiser (c.1650 – before 1732)): 56. Chorus: Siehe, er rufet den Elias!partialChoir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, The Cambridge Baroque Camerata, Geoffrey Webber0:24
1998-06St Mark Passion, BWV 247 (Excerpts from Andor Gomme’s reconstruction, using music by J. S. Bach and ? Gottfried Keiser (c.1650 – before 1732)): 57. Recitative: Da lief einer und füllet einen SchwammpartialChoir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, Ruth Gomme, Jeremy Ovenden, William Towers, The Cambridge Baroque Camerata, Geoffrey Webber0:48
1998-06St Mark Passion, BWV 247 (Excerpts from Andor Gomme’s reconstruction, using music by J. S. Bach and ? Gottfried Keiser (c.1650 – before 1732)): 58. Aria: Welt und Himmel, nehmt zu Ohren (BWV 7/2)partialRuth Gomme, The Cambridge Baroque Camerata, Geoffrey Webber4:36
1998-06St Mark Passion, BWV 247 (Excerpts from Andor Gomme’s reconstruction, using music by J. S. Bach and ? Gottfried Keiser (c.1650 – before 1732)): 59. Recitative: Und der Vorhang im Tempel zerrisspartialJeremy Ovenden, The Cambridge Baroque Camerata, Geoffrey Webber2:49