Bach digital - Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit BWV 14

Fourth Sunday of Epiphany, Choral Cantatas copmposed at a later stage

Date of origin, Work history: 1735
Entstehungszeit 1735 (autogr. Datum), Erstaufführung 30. Januar 1735
Early performances: 30 January 1735, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
relation to other works:: is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2b]
relation from other works:: is adapted in BWV 14/5 ChS
Comment: EZ (autogr. Datum)
: Introduction to the work
Link to videos:: Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)
Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, BWV 14 (Stiftsbarock Stuttgart, K. Johannsen)

Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

Martin Luther (1524); after Psalm 124; stanza 2 (mvt 3, also mvt 2 and 4 very freely) reworked (author unknown)
Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Luther, Martin (1483–1546)

Chorale

Satz 1 u. 5
Martin Luther, wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit, Str. 1 u. 3

Bible verse

Psalm 124

Original sources: D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 879 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 398, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 14 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
GB-Cfm MU. MS. 632 [Part(s)]
Additional sources: D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 50, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 156 [Score]
D-HAmi Ms. 141 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5922 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 14 (1), J. Traeg [Score]
Verschollen BWV 14 (3), F. C. Griepenkerl [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
[Verschollen, Stammhandschriften der Kantaten, J. Traeg] [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 398, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 14 (2), List & Francke 1922 [Part(s)]

Edition

BG 2, S. 101 (M. Hauptmann, 1852);

NBA I/6, S. 137 (Peter Wollny, 1996) – Critical report (1996), S. 131

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