Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin BWV 125; BC A 168 GND

Feast of the Purification of the Virgin/Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle
Genre
Chorale cantata
Proper
Psalm: Psalm 12
Epistel: Maleachi 3, 1-4
Gospel: Lukas 2, 22-32
Scoring
Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Corno, Flauto traverso, Oboe , Oboe d'amore, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history
vor dem 02. Februar 1725
First performance on February 2, 1725; subsequent performance in the second half of the 1730s (autograph additions in parts); further performance after 1756 under J. F. Doles in Leipzig (Basso continuo duplicate, see below)
Early performances
, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
EA fand im Frühgottesdienst der Nikolaikirche mit Predigt von Salomon Deyling, und am gleichen Tag im Vespergottesdienst der Thomaskirche statt, hier mit Predigt von Urban Gottfried Sieber.
relation to other works:
is exemplar of BWVBC F
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2a]
Introduction to the work
Link to videos:
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)

Author Libretto
unknown author
Libretto
M. Luther (1524, according to Luke 2, 29–32), stanza 1 and 4 (movement 1 and 6), stanza 2 (within movement 3) kept literally, stanza 2–3 (movement 2–5) reworked or expanded (author unknown)
Link to lyrics
Author Chorale
Luther, Martin (1483–1546)
Chorale
Bible verse
Libretto

Original sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 384, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 125, Faszikel 1 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Additional sources
[Verschollen, Stammhandschriften der Kantaten, J. Traeg] [Score]
[Verschollen Kantatenabschriften, C. v. Winterfeld] [Score]
A-KR D 13/17 [Part(s)]
A-Sd MN 102, Faszikel 4 [Score]
A-Wa 200 [Part(s)]
A-Wn Mus. Hs. 15535 [Score]
A-Wst MH 10947/c [Score]
CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 11, Faszikel 1 [Score]
CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 11, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 264 (241) : 12 [Particella]
D-B Mus. 11475/1 [Erstdruck] [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1032 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 131 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 460, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 50, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 384, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
D-HAmi Ms. 159 [Score]
D-LEb Thomana 125, Faszikel 2 [nach 1750] (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
F-Pn D-564 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5908, Faszikel 4 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5908 [Konvolut] [Score]
RUS-KAu Mus. ms. Gotthold 23041 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 125, C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 302 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 125, E. Prieger [Score]
Verschollen BWV 125, H. G. Nägeli [Score]
Verschollen BWV 125, J. Traeg [Score]
Verschollen BWV 125 (3), F. C. Griepenkerl [Score]
Verschollen BWV 125 (6), Hoffmeister & Kühnel [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 125, Stimmen [Part(s)]

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