Passion Music: He Was Despised

My choice of music today is an arrangement of Karl Graun's (1704-1759) "He Was Despised". The arranger, William David Young, updated the string and harpsichord accompaniment last year- I love that he did not compromise the baroque character of the piece. The text, from Isaiah 53, is such a contrast to the jubilant Hosannas of Palm Sunday and sets the tone for the remainder of Passion Week.

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"Christ Falls on the Way to Calvary" painted by Raphael in 1516