Cellowise: J.S.Bachruht Wohlfrom The St. John Passion Bwv 245 BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN

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Ruht Wohl' is the final Chorus from the St. John Passion and takes the form of a Da Capo Aria with opening ritornello. This beautiful music, cri de coeur for the human heart and spirit, comes at a dark point in the Passion story yet there is constant play of light and colour hinting at the hope and renewal of Easter. Sweeping melodic lines are a gift for cello and the arrangement retains all counterpoint, dramatic episode, formal symmetry of the original. Technically accessible to Grade 6 & 7 students, 'Ruht Wohl' makes an impressive concert item for Grade 8 and above.