Die Elenden sollen essen BWV 75; BC A 94

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Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 79 [4]

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 62
Epistel: 1. Johannes 4, 16-21
Gospel: Lukas 16, 19-31

Scoring

Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tromba (da tirarsi?), Oboe I, Oboe II, Oboe d'amore, Bassono, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 30. Mai 1723
First performance on May 30, 1723 ([…] führte der neue Cantor und Collegii Musici Director Herr Joh. Sebastian Bach […] seine erste Musik in der [Nikolai-]Kirchen allhier mit guten Applaus; the new Cantor and Director of Collegii Musici | Mr. Joh. Sebastian Bach […] debuted his first music at the [Nikolai-]Church here with good applause; Acta Lipsiensium Academica 1723; see Dok. II Nr. 139). Movement 3 and 5 are based on an older, unknown source (Glöckner 2003), Movement 7 or 14 were later incorporated into BWV 100

Early performances

30 May 1723, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75 (Netherlands Bach Society)

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Libretto

Author unknown. Movement 1: Psalm 22, 27. Movement 7 and 14: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (Samuel Rodigast, date of composition 1675; first printed 1676/1677), stanzas 5-6
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 7 und 14: Samuel Rodigast, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan", Entstehungszeit 1675, Strophen 5–6 in: Das Hannoverische ordentliche vollständige Gesangbuch, Göttingen, 1676 [erschienen 1677]

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 66 [Score]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/IX, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 445, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B N.Mus.ms. 10072-12 [Score]
PL-WRu 60006 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen BWV 75 (1), E. Grell [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 75 (1), Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 75 (2), Stimmen [Part(s)]

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Edition

NBA I/15, S. 85 (Alfred Dürr, 1967) – Critical report (1968), S. 99;

BG 18, S.149 (W. Rust, 1870)

Literature

Glöckner 2003

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Static URL

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2024-04-24 : 04:11:14