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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)

Was frag ich nach der Welt

BWV 94; BC A 115^GND

Ninth Sunday after Trinity, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle

Genre

Chorale cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 50
Epistel: 1. Korinther 10, 6-13
Gospel: Lukas 16, 1-9

Scoring

Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Flauto traverso, Oboe I, Oboe II, Oboe d'amore I, Oboe d'amore II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 06. August 1724

First performance on August 6, 1724; subsequent performance around 1732–1735 (as evidenced by watermark in the organ part). For movement 8, compare with BWV 64/4. Further performance on July 27, 1755, under the interim directorship of C. F. Barth/C. F. Penzel (for copies, see D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 960)

Early performances

1724-06-08, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Weise d. Ä.
WA 27. Juli 1755 im Interimskantorat unter CFB/C. F. Penzel

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2a]

relation from other works

is adapted in BWV 94/8 ChSBC F 45.5

Comment

Probably second performance about 1732/1735.

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94 (J. S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen)

Libretto

Translation:
B. Kindermann (1664), stanza 1, 7–8 as well as 3 and 5 (within movement 3 and 5) kept literally, movements 2–7 with reworked versions of the remaining stanzas (author unknown)

Link to lyrics

Chorale