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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)

Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele

BWV 69.1; BWV 69a; BC A 123^GND

Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, Cantata Cycle I (1723/1724)

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 34
Epistel: 2. Korinther 3, 4-11
Gospel: Markus 7, 31-37

Scoring

Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tromba I, Tromba II, Tromba III, Timpani, Flauto dolce, Oboe I, Oboe II, Oboe III, Oboe d'amore, Oboe da caccia, Bassono, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 15. August 1723

First performance on August 15, 1723 (likely based on an unknown older template); subsequent performance on August 31, 1727 (movement 3 in G major, see supplementary sheets by scribes JHB/Anon. IIIb and as indicated by the watermark). Movement 6 was transposed and adopted from BWV 12/7 (without obligato instrument)

Early performances

1723-15-08, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Weise d. Ä.
WA 31. August 1727

1727-31-08, Leipzig (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 69.1/6 ChSBC F 193.4c
has revision BWV 69.2BWV 69BC B 10

Comment

Probably on the occasion of inauguration of the new city council in 1748 the cantata was rearranged to the cantata of the same title BWV 69. The movements 1, 3 and 5 of both cantatas are almost the same.

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele, BWV 69.1 (J. S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen)

Author Libretto

Knauer, Johann Oswald (* 1690)

Libretto

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

Rodigast, Samuel (1649-1708)

Chorale

Satz 6:
Samuel Rodigast, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan", Entstehungszeit 1675, Strophe 6
in: Das Hannoverische ordentliche vollständige Gesangbuch, Göttingen, 1676 [erschienen 1677]