• Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir

BWV 131; BC B 25

^GND

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Oboe, Fagotto, Violine, Viola I, Viola II, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• 1707

• Date of composition 1707; in G minor (Chorton) = A minor (high chamber pitch). Occasion unknown, perhaps for a penitential service following the Mühlhausen city fire of 1707 (as evidenced by Dürr K 1995)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [M. Kant.]

relation from other works

has arrangement in BWV 131a / Anh. II 42->

Comment

• Probably this is the oldest (preserved) cantata by J. S. Bach. It was commissioned by G. C. Eilmar, pastor at St Marien (St Mary) in Mühlhausen; Lit.: Dürr K, p. 848ff.; Rathey, in: BJ 2006
  Compilation of the text eventually by Bach or by G. C. Eilmar.

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131 (Netherlands Bach Society)

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Libretto

• Psalm 130, with movements 2 and 4 including: Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut (B. Ringwaldt, 1588), stanzas 2 and 5

Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 2 und 4: Bartholomäus Ringwaldt, "Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut", 1588, Strophen 2 und 5

in: Bartholomäus Ringwaldt, Christliche Warnung des Treuen Eckarts, Frankfurt (Oder) 1588

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Original sources

US-NYkallir (o. Sign.) BWV 131 [Score]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/VIII, Faszikel 9 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 442, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 473 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 49, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 56 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 851 [Score]
D-B N.Mus.ms. 10072-5 [Score]
D-BNu Ec 9.3 [Score]
D-F Mus Hs 148 [Score]
D-HAmi Ms. 162 [Score]
F-Pn VM1-2908 [Score and part(s)]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 62 [Konvolut] [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 62, Faszikel 6 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5933 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 131 (3), J. G. Hientzsch [Score]
Verschollen BWV 131, C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 293 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 131, E. Prieger [Score]
Verschollen BWV 131, K. Zulehner [Score]
[Katalog (Angebotliste) Zulehner 1812] [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/34, S. 67 (Ryuichi Higuchi, 1986) – Critical report (1990), S. 48;

BG 28, S.3 (W. Rust, 1881)

Literature

• Dürr K, S. 848ff.; Rathey, in: BJ 2006

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2024-06-13 11:24:16