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Second Sunday after Trinity, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle

Genre

Proper

Scoring

Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Trombone I, Trombone II, Trombone III, Trombone IV, Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

1724

Early performances

1724-18-06, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Weise d. Ä.

relation to other works:

relation from other works

is adapted in BWV 2/6 ChSBC F 3.2a/b

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Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

Martin Luther (1524, based on Psalm 12), stanzas 1 and 6 kept literally, stanzas 2 to 5 (sentences 2 to 5) reworked (author unknown)

Author Chorale

Luther, Martin (1483–1546)

Chorale

Satz 1 und 6:
Martin Luther, "Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh darein", 1524, Strophen 1 und 6

Chorale

Satz 1 und 6:
Martin Luther, "Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh darein", 1524, Strophen 1 und 6

Original sources: D-B N.Mus.ms. 681 [Score]
D-LEb Thomana 2 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 2, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]
Additional sources: A-Wgm V 6081 (H 29571) [Score]
D-B Am.B 12-14, Faszikel 2 (Am.B 13a, Am.B 13b und Am.B 14) [Score]
D-B Am.B 37-38, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/VIII, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 51, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 571 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 58 [Score]
D-Dl Mus. 2405-E-500 [Score]
D-RUl RH-B 28 [Score and part(s)]
PL-Wu RM 5912 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5912, Faszikel 3 [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 2, Partitur [Score]

Edition

NBA I/16, S. 81 (George S. Bozarth, 1981) – Critical report (1984), S. 71;

BG 1, S. 55 (M. Hauptmann, 1851)

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