Kyrie, Christe, Kyrie
BWV 242 performed by the Netherlands Bach Society
conducted by Jos van Veldhoven
Walloon Church, Amsterdam
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A snippet of Bach
Bach replaced the middle section by Durante with a new duet
In Leipzig, Bach not only performed his own music, but also conducted and performed many works by other composers. Sometimes he gave them a personal twist, like in this Kyrie. The Kyrie, a three-part prayer for mercy that calls on God, Jesus and God in turn, was also sung or recited in the Lutheran service in Leipzig on feast days. This setting by Francesco Durante, which comes from a complete Mass, was probably copied by Bach in the second half of 1727. In copying it, he decided to replace the middle section of Durante’s composition with his own notes, composing a new duet to the words Christe eleison (Christ have mercy). He then used the beginning of Durante’s Gloria for the second Kyrie.
We can only guess at Bach’s reason for intervening in Durante’s music. Maybe he found Durante’s structure too cheerful or too monotonous – the Christe was also four-part with string accompaniment – and he aimed to lend some contrast by adding the duet, as conductor Jos van Veldhoven suggests in the accompanying interview.
- BWV
- 242
- Title
- Christe eleison in G minor
- Genre
- Latin church music
- Year
- ca. 1727-1731
- City
- Leipzig
- Text
- Mass text
- Special notes
- Insert in a Kyrie by Johann Ludwig Bach/Franceso Durante
Vocal texts
Original
Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Translation
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
Credits
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- Release date
- 2 April 2020
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- Recording date
- 10 February 2018
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- Location
- Walloon Church, Amsterdam
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- Conductor
- Jos van Veldhoven
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- Soprano
- Maria Keohane
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- Alto
- Tim Mead
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- Tenor
- Daniel Johannsen
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- Bass
- Matthew Brook
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- Ripieno soprano
- Hilde Van Ruymbeke, Marjon Strijk
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- Ripieno alto
- Barnabás Hegyi, Marleene Goldstein
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- Ripieno tenor
- Kevin Skelton, Guy Cutting
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- Ripieno bass
- Drew Santini, Matthew Baker
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- Violin 1
- Shunske Sato, Anneke van Haaften, Pieter Affourtit
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- Violin 2
- Sayuri Yamagata, Lidewij van der Voort, Paulien Kostense
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- Viola
- Staas Swierstra, Jan Willem Vis
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- Cello
- Lucia Swarts, Richte van der Meer
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- Double bass
- Robert Franenberg
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- Bassoon
- Benny Aghassi
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- Organ
- Leo van Doeselaar
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- Harpsichord
- Siebe Henstra
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- Director and editor
- Bas Wielenga
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- Music recording
- Guido Tichelman, Bastiaan Kuijt, Pim van der Lee
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- Music edit and mix
- Guido Tichelman
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- Camera
- Merijn Vrieling, Ivo Palmen, Martin Struijf, Bjorn Tiebout
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- Lights
- Zen Bloot, Henry Rodgers, Patrick Galvin
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- Assistant director
- Ferenc Soeteman
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- Video engineer
- Vincent Nugteren
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- Set technique
- Dennis van Hoek
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- Data handling
- Jesper Blok
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- Project manager nep
- Peter Ribbens
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- Interview
- Onno van Ameijde, Marloes Biermans
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- Producer concert
- Imke Deters
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- Producer film
- Jessie Verbrugh
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