Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde BWV 83; BC A 167 GND

Feast of the Purification of the Virgin/Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, Cantata Cycle I (1723/1724)
Other catalogues
NV 1790, S. 76 [3]
Genre
Sacred cantata
Proper
Psalm: Psalm 12
Epistel: Maleachi 3, 1-4
Gospel: Lukas 2, 22-32
Scoring
A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Cr, 2 Ob, Vl conc, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Date of origin, Work history
vor dem 02. Februar 1724
Erstaufführung 2. Februar 1724; WA 2. Februar 1727 (WZ, Schriftformen Kopist Anon. IIf) Originalquelle: 14 Stimmen (D-B: St 21): S, A, T, B, Cor I/II, Ob I/II, Vl conc, Vl I/II (Dubletten), Va, Bc (transp./beziff.), Bc (Dublette). Teilautogr., außerdem J. A. Kuhnau, C. G. Meißner, Anon. Il, Anon. In, Anon. Ip; Anon. IIf (für WA). Titelumschlag (JAK): Festo Purificat: | Mariæ | Erfreute Zeit in neuen Bunde etc. | â | 4 Voci | 2 Corni | 2 Hautbois | 2. Violini | Viola | è | Continuo | di Sign: | J. S. Bach.
Early performances
, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
, Leipzig (Link to event)
relation to other works:
is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]
relation from other works:
has as part BWV 83/5 ChS
Comment
probably second performance in 1727 (transposed part "Basso continuo"); Lit.: Dürr Chr 2, p. 152
Introduction to the work
Link to videos:
Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83 (Netherlands Bach Society)
Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde, BWV 83 (Stiftsbarock Stuttgart, K. Johannsen)

Libretto
author unknown
Martin Luther (1483–1546)

mvt. 2 using Luke 2:29-31; mvt. 3: based on Hebrews 4:16; mvt. 5: stanza 4 from ‘Mit Fried und Freud fahr ich dahin’ by Martin Luther (1524); first libretto printing: Leipzig 1724 I
Link to lyrics
Original lyrics
RUS-SPsc 6.35.1.849 [Textdruck]

Original sources
Verschollen BWV 83, Originalpartitur [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 21 [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 83, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]
RUS-SPsc 6.35.1.849 [Textdruck] [Libretto]
Additional sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 447, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/IX, Faszikel 7 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5924 [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 83, Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

Edition

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2023-02-16 : 11:26:52