Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen BWV 66.2; BWV 66; BC A 56

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Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 76 [11]

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 62
Epistel: Apostelgeschichte 10, 34-41
Gospel: Lukas 24, 13-35

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

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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

10 April 1724, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
10 April 1724, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]
is revision of BWV 66.1 / BC [G 4]

relation from other works:

has revision BWV 66.3

Link to videos:

Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66.2 (J. S. Bachstiftung St. Gallen)

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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]
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 6: Verfasser unbekannt, "Christ ist erstanden", 1529, Strophe 3

in: Geistliche Lieder zu Wittemberg D. Mar. Luther [...], Wittenberg: Klug 1544

Original lyrics

RUS-SPsc 6.34.3.209 [Textdruck]

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Original sources

RUS-SPsc 6.34.3.209 [Textdruck] [Libretto]

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Edition

NBA I/10, S. 1 (Alfred Dürr, 1955) – Critical report (1955), S. 7;

BG 16, S.169 (W. Rust, 1868)

Addenda / Corrigenda

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Static URL

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2024-06-11 : 11:17:49