Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten BWV 59 ; BC A 82
Sacred cantata (1st Day of Pentecost)
Scoring
S* , B* , S , A , T , B ; 2 Tr , Timp , 2 Vl , Va , Bc
Work history
EZ um 1718; Later parody of mvt. 1, 3 and 4 (1 and 4 = BWV 74/1 + 2; mvt. 3 = BWV 175/7)
Early performances
28 May 1724 , Leipzig (Premiere)
relation to other works:
is exemplar of BWVBC F BWV diverse [1. Jg.]
Lyrics
Erdmann Neumeister (Eisenach, 1716/17) (only mvts. 1-4 set in music); mvt. 1: John 14:23; mvt. 3: stanza 1 from ‘Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott’ by Martin Luther (1524)Link to lyrics
Edition
NBA I/13, S. 65 (Dietrich Kilian, 1959) – Critical report (1960), S. 52;BG 12/2, S.153 (W. Rust, 1863)
Literature
Wollny BJ 2020
Original sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 161 D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 102
Additional sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 162 D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 465, Faszikel 5
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 492, Faszikel 4
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/V, Faszikel 3
D-HVs Kestner No. 164 (Nr. 1-8)
PL-Wu RM 5921
PL-Wu RM 5930
Verschollen BWV 59, C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 295
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