• Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn [Köthnen version in c]

BWV 23.1; BWV 23; BC A 47a

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Other catalogues

• NV 1790, S. 76 [6]

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 31
Epistel: 1. Korinther 13, 1-13
Gospel: Lukas 18, 31-43

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• 1723

• Date of composition 1723. The first three-movement version in C minor was created in Köthen in preparation for Bach’s application for the position of Thomaskantor in Leipzig – see BWV 22 (Work history). A performance of this version has not been proven

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [K. Kant.]

relation from other works

has revision BWV 23.2BWV 23BC A 47b

Link to videos:

Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn, BWV 23.1 (Netherlands Bach Society)

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Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

• Unknown author

Link to lyrics

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 69 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 16, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]

Additional sources

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

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Edition

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

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2024-06-10 11:54:52