Bach digital - Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn BWV 96

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

Genre: Chorale cantata
Proper: Psalm: Psalm 110
Epistel: 1. Korinther 1, 4-9
Gospel: Matthäus 22, 34-46
Scoring: S solo, A solo, T solo, B solo, S, A, T, B, Corno (Trombone in Satz 1 bei Wiederaufführung 1747), Flauto traverso, Flauto piccolo (Violino piccolo bei Wiederaufführung 1734 statt Fl. picc./trav.), Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history: vor dem 08. Oktober 1724
First performance on October 8, 1724; subsequent performance on October 24, 1734 (as indicated by scribes G. T. Krauß and J. G. Haupt) and on October 1, 1747 (with handwritten changes for Trombone in the original Corno part and as indicated by scribe J. C. Altnickol)
Early performances: 8 October 1724, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
24 October 1734, Leipzig (Link to event)
1 October 1747, Leipzig (Link to event)
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 96/6 ChS
Comment: further performances: 24.10.1734 and 1747
: Introduction to the work
Link to videos:: Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn, BWV 96 (J. S. Bachstiftung St. Gallen)

Libretto

E. Creutziger (1524), stanza 1 and 5 kept literally (movement 1 and 6), stanzas 2–4 (movements 2–5) reworked (author unknown)
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 1 und 6:
E. Creutziger, Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn, 1524, Strophe 1 und 5

Original sources: D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 179, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 179, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 96 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 96, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]
Additional sources: CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 12 [vocal score / piano reduction]
D-B Am.B 43 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B Am.B 43, Faszikel 6 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 192 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 453, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/VI, Faszikel 8 [Score]
D-KNu K 16a/6412 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5919 [Score]
Vernichtet BWV 96 [?], Franz-Hauser-Archiv [Score]
Verschollen BWV 96, Breitkopf [Score]
Verschollen BWV 96, H. G. Nägeli [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

Edition

BG 22, S.157 (W. Rust, 1875);

NBA I/24, S. 1 (Matthias Wendt, 1990) – Critical report (1991), S. 12

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