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Second Sunday of Christmas, Choral Cantatas copmposed at a later stage

Genre

Proper

Scoring

Sopran solo (Seele), Bass solo (Jesus), Violine solo, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 05. Januar 1727

First performance on January 5, 1727. Incompletely preserved initial version. Movements 1, 2, 4–5 largely correspond to BWV 58.2, only the Basso continuo part remains from movement 3

Early performances

1727-05-01, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Johann Gottlob Carpzov

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2b]

relation from other works:

has revision BWV 58.2BWV 58BC A 26b

Comment

In der autographen Partitur Ausschnittskizze (für Vokalbesetzung Sopran/Alt) zu Satz 1 (NBA Suppl., S. 162f., P. Wollny, 2011).

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Author Libretto

Birkmann, Christoph (1703-1771)

Libretto

C. Birkmann. Movement 1 uses Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid (M. Moller, 1587), stanza 1. Movement 5 uses Herr/O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht (anonymous, 1608; presumably M. Behm, 1610), stanza 2. Printed text: Birkmann 1728, page 17

Author Chorale

Moller, Martin (1547–1606)
Behm, Martin (1557-1622)

Chorale

Chorale

Satz 5:
Anonym (vermutlich Martin Behm), "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht", 1608, Strophe 2

in: Anonym, Zwey schöne, geistliche newe Lieder, S.l. 1608

Original sources: D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 866 [Score, Sketch]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 389 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 58 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
edition essential source: D-Nst Will II, 1413 8° [Textdruck] [Libretto]

Edition

NBA I/4, S. 241 (Satz 3, Continuo-Stimme) (Werner Neumann, 1965) – Critical report (1964), S. 133

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