Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen BWV 66.2; BWV 66; BC A 56 GND
- 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
- S, A* (Schwachheit), T* (Zuversicht), B*, Tr (ad lib.), Ob I/II, Bs, Vl I/II, Va, Bc
- Date of origin, Work history
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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
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, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
, 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)
- 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
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Satz 6:
Verfasser unbekannt, Christ ist erstanden, 1529, Strophe 3in: Geistliche Lieder zu Wittemberg D. Mar. Luther [...], Wittenberg: Klug 1544 - Original lyrics
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RUS-SPsc 6.34.3.209 [Textdruck]
- Original sources
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RUS-SPsc 6.34.3.209 [Textdruck] [Libretto]
- Edition
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BG 16, S.169 (W. Rust, 1868);
NBA I/10, S. 1 (Alfred Dürr, 1955) – Critical report (1955), S. 7
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000082
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000082
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- Last changed
- 2023-08-19 : 01:58:22
