• Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn

BWV 96; BC A 142

^GND

Genre

• Chorale cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 110
Epistel: 1. Korinther 1, 4-9
Gospel: Matthäus 22, 34-46

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Corno (Trombone in Satz 1 bei Wiederaufführung 1747), Flauto traverso, Flauto piccolo (Violine piccolo bei Wiederaufführung 1734 statt Flauto piccolo/traverso), Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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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

1724-08-10, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Weise d. Ä.
WA 24. Oktober 1734: WA 1. Oktober 1747

1734-24-10, Leipzig (Link to event)

1747-01-10, 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 ChSBC F 81.2a/b

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn, BWV 96 (J. S. Bachstiftung St. Gallen)

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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: Elisabeth Creutziger, Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn, 1524, Strophe 1 und 5

in: M. Luther, Erfurter Enchiridion, Wittenberg 1524

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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 1159/VI, Faszikel 8 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 192 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 453, Faszikel 3 [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]

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Edition

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

BG 22, S.157 (W. Rust, 1875)

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