Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht BWV 124; BC A 30 GND

First Sunday of Epiphany, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle
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

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
, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
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)

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

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

Edition

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2024-06-12 : 03:00:01