Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen BWV 87; BC A 74^GND

Genre

Sacred cantata

Designation of a cantata

6th Sunday of Easter

Scoring

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

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Date of origin

vor dem 06. Mai 1725

Early performances

6 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 87/7 ChS

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Libretto

Christiana Mariana von Ziegler; mvt. 1: John 16:24; mvt. 7: stanza 9 from ‘Selig ist die Seele’ by Heinrich Müller (1659); libretto printing: Ziegler 1728 (strong discrepancies between print and cantata version)
Link to lyrics

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 61 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 6 [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 443, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XI, Faszikel 2 [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/12, S. 61 (Alfred Dürr, 1960) – Critical report (1960), S. 98;

BG 20/1, S.137 (W. Rust, 1872)

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Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000111

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2022-02-25 : 03:41:19