St Matthew Passion: 55-57. Komm, süßes Kreuz, so will ich sagen (piano transcription)

The cross/crucifixion is the common theme of these movements. When the evangelist sings "kreuzigten" the cruciform motif is heard in the bass. Interestingly, while this is certainly not intended by Bach, an effective piano transcription of the bass recitative would inevitably lead to hand *cross*ing. The solemn aria in the French style is filled with various leaping cruciform motifs, which kept me busy practicing over the past few weeks. ========== St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) 0:00 55. Evangelist: Und da sie ihn verspottet hatten, zogen sie ihm den Mantel aus 0:50 56. Ja, freilich will in uns das Fleisch und Blut zum Kreuz gezwungen sein 1:28 57. Komm, süßes Kreuz, so will ich sagen Arr.: Selmar Bagge (1823-1896) Piano: Ruoshi Sun (2023) on CLP-785 Temperament: Werckmeister ========== Links St Matthew Passion playlist    • Bach-Bagge-Sun - St Matthew Passion, BWV 2...   Score download http://imslp.org/wiki/Special:Reverse...