Passio et mors Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam (The Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke / 1966 Penderecki), oratorio
Passio et mors Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Lucam <Latin> / The Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke ("Luke's Passion") (1966) is an oratorio by Krzysztof Penderecki (mus. and libr.).
Abstract
The St Luke Passion by Penderecki is scored for large forces: a narrator (who acts as the Evangelist); soprano, baritone and bass soloists (with the baritone singing the role of Christ and the soprano and bass taking other roles as necessary); three mixed choruses and a boys' choir; and a large orchestra.
The text is entirely in Latin. The primary source is the Gospel of Luke; however, it contains other sources such as hymns, Psalms and Lamentations.
Editions, performances
Premiered at St.-Paulus-Dom, Münster, Germany (March 30, 1966).
Synopsis
Part I
- O Crux Ave ("O Holy Cross," from the hymn Vexilla Regis prodeunt), chorus and orchestra
- Et egressus ibat ("And he went out," Garden of Gethsemane), narrator, baritone and orchestra
- Deus Meus ("My God," Christ's prayer at Gethsemane, from Psalm 21), baritone, chorus and orchestra
- Domine, quis habitat ("Lord, who shall dwell...", from Psalms 14, 4 and 15), soprano and orchestra
- Adhuc eo loquente ("And yet while he spake," Judas's betrayal of Christ), narrator, baritone, chorus and orchestra
- Ierusalem ("Jerusalem," from the Lamentation of Jeremiah), chorus and orchestra
- Ut quid, Domine ("Why, Lord," from Psalm 9), chorus a cappella
- Comprehendentes autem eum ("Then they took him," Peter's denial of Christ), narrator, soprano, bass, chorus and orchestra
- Iudica me, Deus ("Give sentence with me, O God," from Psalm 42), bass and orchestra
- Et viri, qui tenebant illum ("And the men that held Jesus...," mocking of Christ), narrator, baritone, chorus and orchestra
- Ierusalem (text identical to section 6)
- Miserere mei, Deus ("Be merciful to me, O God," from Psalm 55), chorus a cappella
- Et surgens omnis ("And the multitude arose...," Christ's trial before Pilate and death sentence), narrator, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra
Part II
- Et baiulans sibi crucem ("And bearing his cross," the road to Calvary), narrator and orchestra
- Popule meus ("My people," from the Improperia), chorus and orchestra
- Ibi crucifixerunt eum ("There they crucified him," the crucifixtion of Christ), narrator and orchestra
- Crux fidelis ("O faithful cross," from Pange linguaTemplate:Dn), soprano, chorus and orchestra
- Iesus autem dicebat ("Then said Jesus," Christ's forgiveness), narrator, baritone and orchestra
- In pulverem mortis ("Into the dust of death," from Psalm 21), chorus a cappella
- Et stabat populus ("And the people stood," Christ's mocking on the cross), narrator, chorus and orchestra
- Unus autem ("And one of them...," the good and bad thieves), narrator, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra
- Stabant autem iuxta crucem ("Now there stood by the cross," Jesus addressing his mother and John, from the Gospel of John), narrator, baritone and orchestra
- Stabat Mater ("The mother stood...," from the Stabat Mater sequence), chorus a cappella
- Erat autem fere hora sexta ("And it was about the sixth hour," Christ's death account from both Luke and John), narrator, baritone, chorus and orchestra
- Alla breve (a tempo marking in Italian indicating a quick duple meter), orchestra alone
- In pulverem mortis... In te, Domine, speravi ("Into the dust of death...In thee, O Lord, I have put my trust" from Psalm 30), soprano, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra
External links
Categories:
- 1969
- Fiction--1960s
- Fiction--French
- Music--1960s
- Oratorios
- French language--1960s
- Historical Jesus Studies--1960s
- Historical Jesus Studies--French
- Historical Jesus Studies--Fiction
- Transfiguration of Jesus (subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth (subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth--fiction (subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth--music (subject)