Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott BWV 127; BC A 49 GND
unday next before Lent/Quinquagesima Sunday/Estomihi, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle
- Genre
- Chorale cantata
- Proper
- Psalm: Psalm 31
Epistel: 1. Korinther 13, 1-13
Gospel: Lukas 18, 31-43 - Scoring
- S*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; Tr, 2 Fl dolce, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc
- Date of origin, Work history
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vor dem 11. Februar 1725
Erstaufführung 11. Februar 1725. Überarbeitung von Satz 1 in Passions-Pasticcio nach C. H. Graun (siehe BWV 1167/19) - Early performances
- , Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
- relation to other works:
- is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg. a] - relation from other works:
- is adapted in BWV 127/5 ChS
- Comment
- The first movement was transposed to E-flat major and reused in the Passion pasticcio "Wer ist der, so von Edom kömmt" (-> BC D 10/1, BWV 1088). Lit.: J. W. Grubbs, in: BJ 1965, p. 25f.; A. Dürr, in: BJ 1988, p. 205-209
- Introduction to the work
- Link to videos:
- Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)
- Libretto
- Paul Eber (1562); stanzas 2-7 (mvts. 2-4) reworked (author unknown)
Link to lyrics
- Original sources
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D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 872 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 393 [Part(s)]
D-LEb Thomana 127 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 127, Originalstimme (Tromba) [Part(s)]
- Additional sources
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Verschollen BWV 127, H. G. Nägeli [1] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 127, H. G. Nägeli [2] [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
- Edition
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BG 26, S.135 (A. Dörffel, 1878);
NBA I/8, S. 105 (Christoph Wolff, 1992) – Critical report (1998), S. 60
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000154
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000154
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- Last changed
- 2023-02-13 : 10:47:31
