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Monday of Easter Week, Cantata Cycle I (1723/1724)

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Proper

Scoring

Alt solo (Schwachheit), Tenor solo (Zuversicht), Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass;
Instrumentalbesetzng vermutlich: Tromba (ad libitum), Oboe I, Oboe II, Bassono, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 10. April 1724

First performance on April 10, 1724 as a parody of BWV 66.1, with the addition of soprano and bass vocal parts for the concluding chorale; subsequent performance on March 26, 1731 (original text print), with likely minor changes such as dialogue partners Fear/Hope (instead of Weakness/Confidence) and a reduction of the recitative No. 4 by the lines “Die Welt erstaunt bey meines Jesu Grab, / Und meint hier stirbet unser Ruhm”

Early performances

1724-10-04, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)

1724-10-04, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

relation from other works:

has revision BWV 66.3BWV 66BC A 56

Addenda / Corrigenda

Addenda: BWV³ S. 98 - Originalquellen
nicht überliefert (bzw. BWV 66.3) (C. Blanken)

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Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

Author unknown. Movements 1–5 reworked from movement 8 and 1–4 of BWV 66.1. Movement 6: Christ ist erstanden (medieval), stanza 3. Original text prints: Leipzig 1724 II, page [6], and Leipzig 1731 I, page [7]

Chorale