Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget BWV 64; BC A 15

^GND

Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 74 [9]

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 100
Epistel: Hebräer 1, 1-12
Epistel: Jesus Sirach 15, 1-8
Epistel: 1. Johannes 1, 1-10
Gospel: Johannes 1, 1-14
Gospel: Johannes 21, 20-24

Scoring

S*, A*, B*, S, A, T, B; Cto, 3 Tbne, Ob d’am, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 27. Dezember 1723
First performance on December 27, 1723; subsequent performance on December 27, 1740, as evidenced by the obligato organ part copied by scribe G. H. Noah (D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 84, Faszikel 1)

Early performances

27 December 1723, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
27 December 1740, Leipzig (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 64/2 ChS
is adapted in BWV 64/4 ChS
is adapted in BWV 64/8 ChS

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget, BWV 64 (Amsterdam Baroque, T. Koopman)

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Libretto

J. O. (?) Knauer. Movement 1: 1. John 3:1. Movement 2: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (M. Luther, 1524), stanza 7. Movement 4: Was frag ich nach der Welt (B. Kindermann, 1664), stanza 1. Movement 8: Jesu, meine Freude (J. Franck, 1653), stanza 5. Printed text: Knauer 1720, page 29 (edited)
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 2: M. Luther, Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, 1524, Strophe 7

in: M. Luther [u. a.], Eyn Enchiridion oder Handbuchlein, Erfurt, 1524

Chorale

Satz 4: B. Kindermann, Was frag ich nach der Welt, 1664, Strophe 1

in: B. Kindermann, Das Buch der Redlichen, Cüstrin 1664, S. 625f

Chorale

Satz 8: J. Franck, Jesu, meine Freude, 1653, Strophe 5

in: J. Crüger, Praxis Pietatis Melica, Berlin 1653, S. 734ff., Nr. 377

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 84, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 64, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Am.B 44 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B Am.B 44, Faszikel 11 [Score]
D-B Am.B 102-104, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-Bhm RH 1118 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 98, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 462, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/VII, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-KNu K 16a/6365 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-KNu K 16a/6365, Faszikel 1 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5910 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5910, Faszikel 2 [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 64, Partitur [Score]
Verschollen BWV 64, 144, 5, 36, Fk 84, J. Rietz [Score]
Verschollen BWV 64, Breitkopf [Score]
Verschollen BWV 64/1, C. P. E. Bach [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 84, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
D-Gs 8 P GERM III, 746 [Textdruck] [Libretto]

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Edition

BG 16, S.113 u. S. 371 (W. Rust, 1868);

NBA I/3.1, S. 113 (Peter Wollny, 2000) – Critical report (2000), S. 95

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2023-08-19 : 01:27:50