German Title

Lukas-Passion BWV 246 (Anh II, 30)

Latin Title

Passio Domini nosteri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam

English Title

St. Lukas Passion

French Title

Event

Passion to be performed in Good Friday.

Composed:

The general consensus today is that this composition is a work not by Bach but by a contemporary of his, one who most likely lived and worked in central Germany and that Bach copied out and performed this composer's work (quoted from the liner notes by Klaus Häfner to CPO recording of this Passion, see details below).
The work is now attributed to Johann Melchior Molter ((1696-1765).
The thought now is that Molter was not the composer either because, if he were, then the manuscript copy that exists now would have had to have been made later than 1730-1731, and this would not have been possible because Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (who also worked along with his father on the manuscript copy) was only in Leipzig until 1734, after which time he entered the University of Frankfurt an der Oder.
1^st performance: April 7, 1730 - Leipzig
2^nd performance: April 8, 1735 - Leipzig
3^rd performance (Later Version): April 16, 1745 ? or 1743-1746 - Leipzig (including at least one movement by J.S. Bach Aus der Tiefe rufet ich (BWV 246/40a), later version)

Text:

Anon

BWV 246 Text: German-1 | German-5 | German-6 (1) | German-6 (2) | German-7 | German-7: BWV 246/40a | 9 x 9 - Lukas-Passion
Translations: English-1 [2 Mvts. only]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, taille, fagott, 2 violuns, viola, violoncello, organ, continuo

Score BGA [9.00 MB]

References

BGA: XLV/2 | NBA: II/9 (one Chorale), Anh II 30 | BC: - D 6 | Zwang: - | First Published: ?

Commentary

9 x 9 - Lukas-Passion [German]

Music

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Discussions

October 1999 - February 2000; Week of May 8, 2011

The list of the recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - Octobery 2010)
Thanks to contributors: David Glenn Lebut Jr. (April 2010)