Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern BWV 1; BC A 173

Chorale cantata (Annunciation Day [25 March])

Scoring

S*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Cr, 2 Ob da cac, 2 Vl conc, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Date of origin

vor dem 25. März 1725

Early performances

25 March 1725, Leipzig (Premiere)

relation to other works:

is exemplar of BWV / BC F

Lyrics

Text: Philipp Nicolai (1559); stanzas 2-6 (mvt. 2-5) reworked (author unknown)
Link to lyrics

Edition

NBA I/28.2, S. 3 (Matthias Wendt, 1995) – Critical report (1995), S. 1;
BG 1, S. 1 (M. Hauptmann, 1851) –

Sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 165
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 191
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/V, Faszikel 5
D-LEb Thomana 1 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Original source]
PL-Wu RM 5916
Verschollen BWV 1, Originalstimmen [Original source]
Verschollen BWV 1 (1), C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 305
[Verschollen Kantatenabschriften, C. v. Winterfeld]

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000001 [XML] [MEI] [JSON-LD]

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2019-05-21 : 02:48:52