Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft (Destroy, burst, shatter the tomb) or Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus (The contented Aeolus), BWV 205.1, BWV 205, is a secular cantata or dramma per musica by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written for the name day of August Friedrich Müller, and was first performed on 3 August 1725. The libretto by Picander is based on Greek mythology.
Librettist | Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700–1764) (also as Picander) |
Date of composition | 1725 |
Premiered | 1725, August 3rd in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1862 |
Dedicated to | dramma per musica, for the birthday of Professor Augustus Friedrich Müller; (Students of Leipzig University commission) parts re-used in BWV 205a |
Type | Secular Cantata |
Tonality | D Major |
Catalogue | BWV 205 |
Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft en ré majeur, BWV 205 "Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus" Johann Sebastian Bach: Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft in re maggiore, BWV 205 "Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus" Johann Sebastian Bach: Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft D-dur, BWV 205 "Der zufriedengestellte Aeolus" |