• Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht

BWV 124; BC A 30

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Genre

• Chorale cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 121
Epistel: Römer 12, 1-6
Gospel: Lukas 2, 41-52

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Corno (bei Wiederaufführung?: Tromba da tirarsi), Oboe d'amore, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 07. Januar 1725

• First performance on January 7, 1725; not datable subsequent performance (variations in instrumentation Tromba da tirarsi instead of Corno)

Early performances

1725-07-01, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Salomon Deyling
WA nicht datierbar

relation to other works:

is exemplar of BWVBC F
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg. a]

Link to videos:

Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht, BWV 124 (Amsterdam Baroque, T. Koopman)
Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht, BWV 124 (Stiftsbarock Stuttgart, K. Johannsen)

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Libretto

• C. Keymann (1658), stanza 1 and 6 kept literally (movement 1 and 6), stanza 2–5 (movement 2–5) reworked (author unknown)

Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Keimann, Christian (1607–1662)

Chorale

Satz 1 und 6: Christian Keymann, "Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht", 1658, Strophen 1 und 6 in: A. Hammerschmidt, Fest-, Bus- und Danck-Lieder: Mit 5. Vocal Stimmen und 5. Instr., nach beliebung, Nebenst dem Basso Continuo 10. Stimmen, Dresden, 1658

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 876 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 396, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 124 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]

Additional sources

CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 13 [Score]
D-B Am.B 44 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B Am.B 44, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 128 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 396, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
D-Bhm RH 1118 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-Bsa SA 818 [= Choralsammlung C. F. C. Fasch] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5920 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 124 (1), F. C. Griepenkerl [Score]
Verschollen BWV 124, Breitkopf [Score]
Verschollen BWV 124, H. G. Nägeli [Score]
Verschollen Thomasschule zu Leipzig, BWV 124 (Partitur) [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/5, S. 115 (Marianne Helms, 1975) – Critical report (1976), S. 86;

BG 26, S.63 (A. Dörffel, 1878)

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000151

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000151

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2024-06-12 01:00:01