Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten BWV 93; BC A 104

Chorale cantata (5th Sunday after Trinity)

Scoring

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

Date of origin

vor dem 09. Juli 1724

Early performances

9 July 1724, Leipzig (Premiere)

relation to other works:

is exemplar of BWVBC F

relation from other works:

has arrangement in BWV 647

Comment

The original parts reveal two phases of writing (first performance 1724, second performance about 1732/1733), s. D LEb Thomana 93, Faszikel 1
Movement 4 was also arranged for organ solo (BWV 647)

Lyrics

Georg Neumark (1641); stanzas 1, 4, 7 and 2 (without last line) and 5 (within mvts. 3 and 5) retained word for word, mvts. 2, 3, 5, 6, contain quotes from the remaining stanzas (author unknown)
Link to lyrics

Edition

NBA I/17.2, S. 3 (Reinmar Emans, 1993) – Critical report (1993), S. 11;
BG 22, S.71 (W. Rust, 1875)

Original sources

D-LEb Thomana 93, Faszikel 1 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv)
Verschollen BWV 93, Originalstimmen

Additional sources

CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : A 16 a-d
CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 14
D-B N.Mus.ms. 10072-19
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 465, Faszikel 6
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/V, Faszikel 4
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1175
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1218
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 646
D-Eib 4.4.13
D-LEb Thomana 93, Faszikel 2 [nach 1750] (Depositum im Bach-Archiv)
GB-Ob MS. Don. c. 151 [Konvolut]
GB-Ob MS. Don. c. 151, Faszikel 3
PL-Wu RM 5909 [Konvolut]
PL-Wu RM 5909, Faszikel 4
Verschollen BWV 93, H. G. Nägeli [1]
Verschollen BWV 93, H. G. Nägeli [2]
Verschollen BWV 93, C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 300
[Verschollen Kantatenabschriften, C. v. Winterfeld]

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2019-05-21 : 03:04:23