• Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan

BWV 98; BC A 153

^GND

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 39
Epistel: Epheser 6, 10-17
Gospel: Johannes 4, 47-54

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Oboe I, Oboe II, Taille, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 10. November 1726

• First performance on November 10, 1726

Early performances

1726-10-11, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Salomon Deyling

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [3. Jg.]

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 98 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 98 (Stiftsbarock Stuttgart, K. Johannsen)

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Author Libretto

Birkmann, Christoph (1703-1771)

Libretto

• C. Birkmann. Movement 1: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (S. Rodigast, date of composition 1675; first print 1676/1677), stanza 1. Printed text: Birkmann 1728, page 135

Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 1: Samuel Rodigast, "Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan", Entstehungszeit 1675, Strophe 1 in: Das Hannoverische ordentliche vollständige Gesangbuch, Göttingen 1676 (erschienen 1677)

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 160 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 98 [Part(s)]

edition essential source

D-Nst Will II, 1413 8° [Textdruck] [Libretto]

Additional sources

Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 98 (1), Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 98 (2), Stimmen [Part(s)]

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Edition

NBA I/25, S. 241 (Ulrich Bartels, 1997) – Critical report (1997), S. 181;

BG 22, S.233 (W. Rust, 1875)

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000123

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000123

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2024-06-06 02:37:25