Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele BWV 69.2; BWV 69; BC B 10 GND

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Genre
Sacred cantata
Scoring
Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tromba I, Tromba II, Tromba III, Timpani, Oboe I, Oboe II, Oboe III, Oboe d'amore, Bassono, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history
vor dem 26. August 1748
First performance on August 26, 1748. Movements 1, 3, and 5 were adopted with minor changes from BWV 69.1
Early performances
, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Gottlob Eichler
relation to other works:
is revision of BWV 69.1 / BC A 123
is part of BWV diverse [o.Jg.]
relation from other works:
is adapted in BWV 69.2/6 (o.I.) ChS
Comment
The movements 1, 3 and 5 are borrowed from the cantata BWV 69.1 (1723).
Link to videos:
Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69.2 (Netherlands Bach Society)

Author Libretto
unknown author
Libretto
The author is unknown (compare with BWV 69.1). Movement 1: Psalm 103, 2. Movement 6: Es woll uns Gott genädig sein (M. Luther, 1524), stanza 3.

Regarding the vocal text of BWV 69.1:
J. O. (?) Knauer. Movement 1: Psalm 103, 2. Movement 6: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (S. Rodigast, date of composition 1675; first print 1676/1677), stanza 6. Printed text: Knauer 1720, page 253 (edited)
Link to lyrics
Author Chorale
Luther, Martin (1483–1546)
Chorale

Original sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 68 [Part(s)]
Additional sources
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

Edition

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2024-04-22 : 02:40:23