Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn [1st version] BWV 23.1; BWV 23; BC A 47a

Sacred cantata (Estomihi)

Scoring

S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Date of origin

1723

Comment

1st version in C minor: this version has got 3 movements, the final chorale "Christe, du Lamm Gottes" is not included. This first version was composed in Köthen as an audition piece for the position of Thomaskantor in Leipzig. A performance of this version is not proven.

Lyrics

unknown
Link to lyrics

Edition

NBA I/8, S. 35 (Christoph Wolff, 1992) – Critical report (1998), S. 28

Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 69
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 16, Faszikel 1

Additional sources

D-B N.Mus.ms. 10072-16
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/X, Faszikel 3
PL-Wu RM 5924
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 23 (1), Partitur

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000028 [XML] [MEI] [JSON-LD]

gnd

1160490732

Last changed

2019-03-11 : 07:57:40