Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte BWV 174; BC A 87

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Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Scoring

A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B, Cor da caccia I/II, Ob I/II, Taille, Vl conc I–III, Va conc I–III, Vc conc I–III, Vl rip I/II, Va rip, Bc (WA mit veränderter Bläserbesetzung: Cor da caccia I–III, Ob, Taille)

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 06. Juni 1729
First performance on June 6, 1729 (Final note of the original alto part: Fine d: 5. Junij 1729. Lipsiae.). For the not datable subsequent performance, see instrumentation. Movement 1 is an expanded version of BWV 1048/1

Early performances

6 June 1729, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 4]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 174/5 ChS

Comment

The Sinfonia is an arrangement of the first movement of BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concert No. 3).

Link to videos:

Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte, BWV 174 (Amsterdam Baroque, T. Koopman)

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Libretto

C. F. Henrici. Movement 5: Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr (M. Schalling, date of composition 1569; first print 1571), stanza 1.
Text prints: Picander 1728, page 147; Picander 1732, page 139
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 5: M. Schalling, Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr, 1571, Strophe 1

in: Mathias Gastritz, Kurtze vnd sonderliche Newe Symbola, Nürnberg 1571, Nr. X (Tenor-Buch, Seite 24; Diskantus-Buch, Seite 76; Altus-Buch, Seite 123; Bassus-Buch, Seite 170; Vagans-Buch, Seite 219)

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Original sources

[Kantate BWV 174: Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte] Originalstimmensatz [Part(s)]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 115 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 456 [Part(s)]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 57 [Part(s)]
Unbekannter Privatbesitz (US), BWV 174 (Taille) [Part(s)]
US-BER M2004 .B118 BWV 174 (R 4395) [Part(s)]
US-STu MLM 24 [Part(s)]
US-Wc ML96 .B186 Case BWV 174 [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 174, B. Fillon [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 174 (Titelblatt), C. G. Boerner [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XV, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 456, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 853 [Score]
D-B Mus. O. 12172 Rara, Teil 2 (handschriftlicher Anhang) [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5921 [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 174, Partitur [Score]

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Edition

BG 35, S.105 (A. Dörffel, 1888);

NBA I/14, S. 63 (Alfred Dürr und Arthur Mendel, 1962) – Critical report (1963), S. 67

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persistent ID

BachDigitalWork_work_00000212

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000212

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2023-08-24 : 09:47:20