Jesu, nun sei gepreiset BWV 41; BC A 22 GND

New Year's Day (Feast of the Circumcision of Christ), Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle
Genre
Chorale cantata
Proper
Psalm: Psalm 34
Epistel: Galater 3, 23-29
Gospel: Lukas 2, 21
Scoring
S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 3 Tr, Timp, 3 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Vc picc, Bc

Date of origin, Work history
vor dem 01. Januar 1725
Erstaufführung 1. Januar 1725; WA um 1732‒1734 (Wasserzeichen Dublette Vl I/Vc picc in Quelle D-LEb Thomana 41).
Satz 6 in BWV 171 übernommen.
Wiederaufführung Leipzig nach 1750 durch G. Harrer;
Wiederaufführung 1756 im Interimskantorat unter C. F. Barth/C. F. Penzel (s. überliefertes Stimmenmaterial).
Early performances
, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
relation to other works:
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg. a]
relation from other works:
has arrangement in BWV 41/6 (o.Zw.) ChS
Link to videos:
Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41 (English Baroque Soloists, J. E. Gardiner)

Libretto
Johann Hermann (1591); stanza 2 (mvts. 2-5) reworked (author unknown); libretto printing: Birkmann 1728
Link to lyrics
Author Chorale
Hermann, Johann (gest. 1563)

Original sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 874 [Score]
D-SAh (o. Sign.) BWV 41 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 394, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 41, Faszikel 1 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Additional sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 51, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 457, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1026 [Score]
D-HAmi Ms. 145 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5910 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5910, Faszikel 3 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 41 (1), H. G. Nägeli [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 394, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 41, Faszikel 2 [nach 1750] (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
D-Nst Will II, 1413 8° [Textdruck] [Libretto]

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2023-02-10 : 12:51:40