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St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two : J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two: No. 30 "Es ist vollbracht " by Marga Höffgen album cover

St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two : J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two: No. 30 "Es ist vollbracht "

by Marga Höffgen

About This Song

About "St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two : J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two: No. 30 "Es ist vollbracht "" by Marga Höffgen

“Es ist vollbracht” — a contralto’s low, burnished tone carries the weight of completion. Marga Höffgen sings as if cradling a dying flame, the strings a velvet shroud. The tension between surrender and triumph hangs in the air, a final breath that echoes through stone.