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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)

Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats (concerto da chiesa)

BWV 42; BC A 63^GND

Second Sunday of Easter/Quasimodogeniti Sunday, Cantata Cycle II (1724/1725)

Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 77 [4]

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 116
Epistel: 1. Johannes 5, 4-10
Gospel: Johannes 20, 19-31

Scoring

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

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 08. April 1725

First performance on April 8, 1725; subsequent performance on April 1, 1731 (printed text); further performance around 1742 (as evidenced by a watermark in the violone part D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 3). Movement 1 is likely the opening movement of a lost instrumental concerto (movement 3 its central movement?)

Early performances

1725-08-04, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Weise d. Ä.
WA 1. April 1731; WA um 1742

1731-01-04, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2]

relation from other works

is adapted in BWV 42/7 ChSBC F 182.2

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42 (Netherlands Bach Society)

Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

Author unknown. Movement 2: John 20, 19. Movement 4: Verzage nicht, du Häuflein klein (J. Fabricius, around 1632), stanza 1. Movement 7: M. Luther’s German rendition of the Antiphon Da pacem Domine (1529) with J. Walter's additional stanza after 1 Timothy 2, 2 (1566). Original print: Leipzig 1731 I, page 13

Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Fabricius, Jacob (1593-1654)
Luther, Martin (1483–1546)
Walter, Johann (1496–1570)

Chorale