BWV 205

Werk BWV 205

Work BWV 205

Vocal Work Complete

About this Work

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.[1] 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.

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