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1725 Revisions
- When
- 1725
- Where
- Leipzig
- Part of
- Premiere of St John Passion
Bach revised the work in 1725, replacing choruses and adding arias.
In 1725, Bach replaced the opening and closing choruses and added three arias (BWV 245a-c) while cutting one aria from the original version. The recitative Movement No. 33 was also replaced with a quote from Matthew 27:51–52.
Sources
- St John Passion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
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