• Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe

BWV 25; BC A 129

^GND

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 117
Epistel: Galater 5, 16-24
Gospel: Lukas 17, 11.19

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Cornetto, Trombone I, Trombone II, Trombone III, Flauto dolce I, Flauto dolce II, Flauto dolce III, Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 29. August 1723

• First performance on August 29, 1723; subsequent performance not datable (variations in instrumentation?)

Early performances

1723-29-08, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Weise d. Ä.

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 25/6 ChSBC F deest, 208.1b

Comment

• information regarding the setting see U. Wolf, in: BJ 2006, page 303f.

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe, BWV 25 (Collegium Vocale Gent, Ph. Herreweghe)

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Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

• Author unknown, similarity to a cantata text by Johann Jakob Rambach (Geistliche Poesien, Halle 1720). Movement 1: Psalm 38, 4. Movement 6: Faithful God, I must lament to you (Johann Heermann, 1630), stanza 12

Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Heermann, Johann (1585–1647)

Chorale

Satz 6: Johann Heermann, "Treuer Gott ich muss Dir klagen", 1630, Strophe 12

in: J. Heermann, Devoti musica Cordis, Breslau 1630, Seiten 103–107

Bible verse

Satz 1: Psalm 38,4

in: Lutherbibel 2017

Libretto

Satz 2-5: Dichter unbekannt; Es bestehen wenige Parallelen zu einem Kantatentext von Johann Jakob Rambach (Geistliche Poesien, Halle 1720)

in: Johann Jakob Rambach: Geistliche Poesien, Davon der erste Theil zwey und siebenzig Cantaten über alle Sonn- und Fest-Tags-Evangelien [...], Halle 1720, S. 172

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 376 [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 25, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Am.B 15-17, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1022 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 196 [Score]
GB-Ob Deneke 38 (1) [vocal score / piano reduction]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 61 [Konvolut] [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 61, Faszikel 12 [Score]
PL-WRu 60002 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen BWV 150, 25, 187, 68 J. Rietz [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/21, S. 79 (Werner Neumann, 1958) – Critical report (1959), S. 83;

BG 5/1, S.155 (W. Rust, um 1855)

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2024-06-10 11:58:11