Das Sühnopfer des neuen Bundes
Passion Oratorio in three parts
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
Edited by Claudia Mücke and Christoph Heimbucher
Libretto based on the Holy Scriptures by Wilhelm Telschow
BA 7678
Score* € 44.95 Parts € 5.00 Organ € 7.00Vocal score (Ger)
Piano reduction by the composer
BA 7678a* € 16.95
To appear in fall 2008
Loewe’s Passion Oratorio Das Sühnopfer des neuen Bundes was probably composed in 1847. The work is divided into three parts, each subdivided into three sections. All of the resulting nine scenes correspond with one of the traditional stations of the Passion story. Loewe used the usual forms of recitative, arioso, aria, chorus and chorale in the work. He nevertheless succeeded in giving the music an absolutely personal character, yet at the same time, a diversity of expressiveness. This has ensured the return of the oratorio to the sacred repertoire more and more in recent years. All sources have been thoroughly researched and taken into consideration. For the first time the complete material is available in a high quality performing edition.