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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)

Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret [Leipzig version]

BWV 31.2; BWV 31; BC A 55b^GND

Easter Day, Cantata Cycle I (1723/1724)

Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 76 [10]; BR-WFB N 103

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 110
Epistel: 1. Korinther 5, 6-8
Gospel: Markus 16, 1-8

Scoring

Sopran solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tromba I, Tromba II, Tromba III, Timpani, Oboe, Oboe d'amore I (1724) und Oboe d'amore II (1731), Taille, Bassono, Violine I, Violine II, Viola I Viola II, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 09. April 1724

First performance on April 9, 1724 (original printed text); subsequent performance on March 25, 1731 (original printed text). Both performances in C major (chamber pitch). Further performance after 1750 by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach in Halle (new organ part)

Early performances

1724-09-04, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Die Kantate wurde im Frühgottesdienst der Nikolaikirche mit einer Predigt von Salomon Deyling und nachmittags in der Thomaskirche mit einer Predigt von Johann Gottlob Carpzov auggeführt.
WA nach 1750 durch WFB in Halle

1731-25-03, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]
is revision of BWV 31.1 / BC A 55a

Comment

Presumably there is hardly any difference between the early version and the version of the 2nd performance in Leipzig (25.3.1731)

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31.2 (Ensemble Pygmalion, R. Pichon)

Author Libretto

Franck, Salomon (1695-1725) ?

Libretto

Salomo Franck. Movement 9: Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist (Nikolaus Herman, date of composition 1560; first print 1562), additional stanza (1574). Text print: Franck 1715, page 75. Original text prints: Leipzig 1724 II, page [3], and Leipzig 1731 I, page [3]

Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Herman, Nikolaus (um 1480–1561)

Chorale