Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft, BWV 205

Zerreißet, zersprenget, zertrümmert die Gruft
  • BWV 205.1
  • BWV 205
by Johann Sebastian Bach
Aeolus, a Greek god of the wind
Other nameDer zufriedengestellte Aeolus
Textby Picander
Performed3 August 1725 (1725-08-03): Leipzig

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.

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