Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten BWV 74; BC A 83

^GND

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 51
Epistel: Apostelgeschichte 2, 1-13
Gospel: Johannes 14, 23-31

Scoring

S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 3 Tr, Timp, 2 Ob, Ob da cac, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 20. Mai 1725
First performance on May 20, 1725. The first and second movements are a reworking of BWV 59/1 and 4

Early performances

20 May 1725, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 74/8 ChS

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 74 (Amsterdam Baroque, T. Koopman)

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Libretto

C. M. von Ziegler. Movement 1: John 14, 23. Movement 4: John 14, 28. Movement 6: Romans 8, 1. Movement 8: Gott Vater, sende deinen Geist (Paul Gerhardt, 1653), stanza 2. Printed text: Ziegler 1728, page 259 (textual variations compared to Bach’s setting)
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 8: Paul Gerhardt, Gott Vater, sende deinen Geist, 1653, Strophe 2

in: Johann Crüger, Praxis Pietatis Melica, Berlin, 1653

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Original sources

Verschollen BWV 74, Originalpartitur [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 103 [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1175 [vocal score / piano reduction]
D-B Ms Danzig 4223 [Score]
D-Eib 4.4.1 [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

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Edition

BG 18, S.107 (W. Rust, 1870);

NBA I/13, S. 83 (Dietrich Kilian, 1959) – Critical report (1960), S. 91

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000093

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000093

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2023-08-20 : 08:50:46