Steigt freudig in die Luft BWV 36.2; BWV 36a; BC [G 12] GND
- Genre
- Secular cantata
- Scoring
- [S solo, T solo, B solo, S, A, T, B, Oboe d'amore, Viola d'amore, Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Basso continuo]
- Date of origin, Work history
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vor dem 30. November 1726
First performance on November 30, 1726 (or contrary to Picander 1725?) for the birthday of Princess Charlotte Friederica Amalia of Anhalt-Köthen, whom Prince Leopold had already married in June 1725. Music, except for the recitatives in movements 2, 4, 6, and 8, can be reconstructed based on the original composition - relation to other works:
- is revision of BWV 36.1 / BC G 35
- Link to videos:
- Steigt freudig in die Luft, BWV 36.2 (Mitteldeutsche Hofmusik, A. Grychtolik)
- Author Libretto
- Henrici, Christian Friedrich, genannt Picander (1700–1764)
- Libretto
- Sure!
C. F. Henrici. Text print: Picander 1727 I, page 14 ("Bey der Ersten Geburths-Feyer | Der Durchlauchtigsten Fürstin zu Anhalt-Cöthen. 1726." / "On the First Birthday Celebration | Of the Most Serene Princess of Anhalt-Cöthen. 1726.")
Link to lyrics - Libretto
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Freie Dichtung von Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) (1700–1764) in: Chr. Fr. Henrici; Picanders Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte. 1, Leipzig 1732, S. 14
- Additional sources
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Es sind keine handschriftlichen Quellen überliefert. [unknown]
- Edition
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NBA I/35 (Alfred Dürr) – Critical report (1964), S. 152
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000049
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000049
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- Last changed
- 2023-08-19 : 06:25:09
