Jesu, geh voran I, BoWV 26.21/1 Michael Ostrzyga The archaic character of the

The archaic character of the movement is emphasized by the addition of a trombone quartet

His thirty-five choral concertos for four voices were first published as a set in the early nineteenth century

the verse prayer "Ave verum" inimitably captures the special atmosphere of the contradiction between a terrible death and the redemption of mankind

but though often these works reflect the mood and feelings associated with mourning and they are not readily performed

To a greater extent than almost any other oratorio it reveals with its gripping dramatic power its proximity to opera of its time

Jesu, geh voran I, BoWV 26.21/1 Michael Ostrzyga The archaic character of the