Bach digital - Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein BWV 2

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

Genre: Chorale cantata
Proper: Psalm: Psalm 72
Epistel: 1. Johannes 3, 13-18
Gospel: Lukas 14, 16-24
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
First performance on June 18, 1724
Early performances: 18 June 1724, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
relation to other works:: is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2a]
relation from other works:: is adapted in BWV 2/6 ChS
: Introduction to the work
Link to videos:: Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh darein, BWV 2 (J. S. Bachstiftung St. Gallen)

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)
Link to lyrics

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, Faszikel 3 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5912 [Konvolut] [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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