Alto Aria: "Es ist vollbracht," BWV 245 Bach St. John Passion

Panito Iconomou (Tölzer Knabenchor), Alto
Christophe Coin, Viola da Gamba
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor
from a 1985 television performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's
St. John Passion (Johannes-Passion), BWV 245
(This performance now available in better quality, DVD).
Within the story of the Passion, this aria occurs after Jesus has been crucified. He says, "It is finished" and dies. The translation of the aria is below:
30. ARIA (ALTO)
Es ist vollbracht! (It is finished!)
It is finished!
Oh, consolation for all hurt souls;
that night of mourning
approaches its final hour.
The Hero from Judah hath triumphed in strength,
and ends the struggle.
It is finished!
Here's an excellent interview with Panito Iconomou (now a bass-baritone):
www.bach-cantatas.com/Articles...
And here's a brief bio of cellist/gambist, Christophe Coin:
www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Coin...

[@colingilbey9799]

I read the excellent interview with Panito Iconomou mentioned above and found it so interesting I printed it out. I cannot imagine anyone listing to Panito and not being moved by such a spine tingling performance and the sincerity in his unique voice.

[@Cagebreaker]

It’s a truly great interview and Panito lives on as one of the “greats” of the Tölzer legacy. It was informative…I didn’t know Panito actually struggled in the choir and thought he was one of the worse ones at one point, his voice has much richness and depth that is most unusual for a child.

[@RicardoMinoda]

Do you have the link of that interview?

[@Cagebreaker]

Panajotis Iconomou... he was one of the greatest boy altos EVER!

[@fritzhermann3171]

Panito Iconomou singt "Es ist vollbracht"so ergreifend und so vollendet,wie man es von einem Kind selten hört.

[@colingilbey9799]

Oh! that voice, he makes me shiver from head to toe.

[@worldwidebear1967]

One of the Masterpieces that touch my heart and soul everytime!

[@IpCrackle]

Just saw this performed live at a Cathedral! It was spectacular!

[@my-hoasteger1193]

This particular performance of this aria is MY MOST FAVORITE. Everything about it evokes a quality of passion that is truly human and creative. As a musician myself, these musicians capture a selfless quality that Bach would be proud of. Of course, Beethoven becomes inspired by this "Es ist vollbracht" conception and further transforms what Bach set as a foundation. There should be millions of views for this!

[@Berzelmayr]

R.I.P. Nikolaus Harnoncourt

[@DavesTrumpet]

Rest in peace, maestro.

[@huberandre8996]

cet air est du pur théâtre. Bach a mis en scène cet épisode de la passion du Christ, d'une manière vraiment théâtrale, c'est de l'opéra. En plus, la voix est superbe, la viole de gambe de Ch Coin, par la beauté du son, très sensible, rend idéalement la souffrance, la fin du crucifié.

[@rafikbaladi6555]

Oh what divine singing this is. The Kappelmeister would love it ❤

[@TomWatsonB1]

Incredible. Such clarity and strength in his singing. I could have never dreamed when I was in church choir as a kid that there was a boy my age that could sing like this and there was a boy in my choir that went on American Idol. Haha.

[@sarastroposa5198]

It helps if you have great teachers who can can develop your voice. It's not magic...

[@askerskov]

2 words to describe Panito ; Powerful and impactful

[@Amadea58]

I heard this performance in 1992 for the first time and have always been wanting to hear this wonderful performance again. Thank you so much!

[@pierre-xavierchassot3183]

tres belle interpretation ! elle comte parmi les meilleures du monde ! pas besoin de grand orchestre , de nombreux chanteurs ! panito iconomou chante il encore ? christophe coin et fabuleux ! merci a ces deux tres grand artiste : pierre xavier de chassot .

[@aronpetrusbolonicellist]

Wow! He is a great cellist! I didn’t know he plays gamba as well.. I could guess ... :) beautiful

[@isabs8616]

unforgettable

[@treblechoir99]

Iconomou, always magnificent this part.

[@jorgesabater8640]

Beautiful voice, bravo!

[@runofear]

¡Qué hermosa la interpretación de este niño! Su voz, su timbre. El acompañamiento de la viola da gamba, da ese carácter inmensamente triste y melancólico del texto: TODO SE HA CONSUMADO. La belleza de esta música es inexplicable.

[@Alexander2859]

The excellent performance of this great music.

[@poplife123]

Wow how old was he when he sang this .....his voice has maturity and depth well beyond his young age ....Incredible.

[@artfuldodger4850]

I believe he was born in 1970.

[@ransomcoates546]

@@artfuldodger4850He’s practically a tenor already.

[@marosigy]

Always a joy listening to.

[@DavesTrumpet]

@Alexander2859 Thanks for the kinds words. I totally agree, it's a great performance!

[@federricoilgrande]

assolutamente fantastico !!!!!

[@TheSoteriologist]

What a singer !!!

[@francello75]

@DavesTrumpet The great Maestro Christophe Coin is always amazing! Both on cello or Viola da Gamba! Thanks for this precious video!

[@Nacidodelmar]

GLORIOUS!

[@bogusawparchimowicz8742]

Przepiękne, wunderschoen!

[@franciscomonteverde805]

hermoso, muy espiritual braviaimo por el cantante y la gamba

[@user-zu6pb4og6f]

Красивый голос 💞💐💕💐💞💐👏👏🕊

[@21centurymagic]

awesome cello in the beginning. Lovely scroll

[@sarastroposa5198]

viola d'gamba

[@user-gu2tj1cj9n]

Panito Iconomou is Greek! Proud of you!

[@bogusawparchimowicz8742]

Wykonanie wszech czasów. Wszystko, co ma być. Skąd on to wiedział. Jak on to zrobił.

[@francello75]

@21centurymagic It is a bass viola da gamba, not a cello! ;-)

[@DavesTrumpet]

@21centurymagic Yes, isn't that great?! That's Christophe Coin on the "viola da gamba."

[@ChorGesang]

maybe its possible to post the whole concert?

[@fritzhermann3171]

Dass dieser Junge einige Jahre später bei"Tochter Zion"hinter dem Hermann Prey stand,würde ich an Ihrer Stelle bei dem Lied schreiben.Sehr ergreifend ist es,wenn beim letzten"Es ist vollbracht"die Jungen vom Tölzer Knabenchor alle aufstehen.Wenn Panito Iconomou mit seiner herrlichen Knabenaltstimme das Lied beendet.

[@Toelzerfanclever]

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[@JSC1401]

"Great" is by no means exagerated.

[@JSC1401]

This is a viola da gamba! Didn't you count the number of strings?

[@1silvergirl2]

!ow.... hes talnted, wait till his voice matures, It'll get even better!

[@shadbolt4687]

Was this theme from where the attributed Albinoni adagio 20th C rewrite came ? Or more tenuous...would JSB have been familiar with Albinoni's work ?

[@Alexander_Goosev]

Here is a quote from Wikipedia: "The Adagio in G minor for strings and organ is a neo-Baroque composition commonly attributed to the 18th-century Venetian master Tomaso Albinoni, but actually composed by 20th-century musicologist and Albinoni biographer Remo Giazotto, purportedly based on the discovery of a manuscript fragment by Albinoni. There is a continuing scholarly debate about whether the alleged fragment was real, or a musical hoax perpetrated by Giazotto, but there is no doubt about Giazotto's authorship of the remainder of the work". Apparently, this is an unconscious plagiarism of Giazotto.

[@Alexander_Goosev]

Here is a translation of a fragment of the Russian Wikipedia article: "The piece, from the point of view of criticism, stylistically differs from the undoubted works of the Baroque in general and Albinoni in particular. In 1998 a well-known musicologist and music teacher, Professor at Lüneburg University Wolf Dieter Lugert in collaboration with Volker Schütz published in the journal "Praxis des Musikunterrichts" overview of the problem of the authorship of the Adagio, including fragments of letters from the Saxon State Library, which affirms that this piece of music from Albinoni heritage is not in the collections of the Library and has never been found, so the composition as a whole is an absolute hoax of Giazotto".

[@shadbolt4687]

@Александр Гусев...Yes thank you; having heard a live recital of " Albinoni's" Adagio only today, the latter section doesn't even sound like authentic Baroque of any kind. But my point is that the opening theme may well have been borrowed by Giazotto from this or another Baroque piece.