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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)

Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben [1st version]

BWV 8.1; BWV 8; BC A 137a^GND

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

Genre

Chorale cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 90
Epistel: Epheser 3, 13-21
Gospel: Lukas 7, 11-17

Scoring

Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt Tenor, Bass, Corno, Flauto piccolo oder Flauto traverso, Oboe d'amore I, Oboe d'amore II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 24. September 1724

First performance on September 24, 1724; subsequent performance in the second half of the 1730s (autograph additions in the original source).
Subsequent performance around 1755 during the interim cantorate under Carl Friedrich Barth/Christian Friedrich Penzel. Melody and setting of the closing chorale based on the hymnbook by Vetter 1713, No. 91

Early performances

1724-24-09, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Salomon Deyling
WA 2 Hälfte der 1730er Jahre; WA um 1755 im Interimskantorat unter CFB/C.F. Penzel

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 8/6 ChSBC F 131.1a/b
has revision BWV 8.2BWV 8BC A 137b

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8.1 (Collegium Vocale Gent, Ph. Herreweghe)

Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

Caspar Neumann (around 1690), stanza 1 and 5 literally preserved, stanzas 2–4 (sentence 2–5) reworked (author unknown). Original text print: Leipzig 1724 III, page [11]

Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Neumann, Caspar (1648-1715)

Chorale