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
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
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
Verschollen BWV 127, H. G. Nägeli [1] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 127, H. G. Nägeli [2] [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

Edition

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2023-02-13 : 10:47:31