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Ich freue mich in dir

BWV 133; BC A 16^GND

Third Day of Christmas, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle

Genre

Chorale cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 100
Epistel: Hebräer 1, 1-12
Epistel: Jesus Sirach 15, 1-8
Epistel: 1. Johannes 1, 1-10
Gospel: Johannes 1, 1-14
Gospel: Johannes 21, 20-24

Scoring

Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Cornetto, Oboe d'amore I, Oboe d'amore II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 27. Dezember 1724

First performance on December 27, 1724. Subsequent performance around 1746–1749 (Scribe Anon. L 135 Basso continuo additional copy); further performance after Bach's death, at the latest during the interim directorship under C. F. Barth/C. F. Penzel around 1755 (copies, see below). In the autograph score for the Sanctus in D BWV 232.1 (D-B: P 13), there is a transcription of the song Ich freue mich in dir (NBA Suppl., page 190, P. Wollny, 2011)

Early performances

1724-27-12, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Friedrich Wilhelm Schütz
WA um 1746—1749; WA nach Bachs Tod, spätestens im Interimskantorat unter CFB/C. F. Penzel um 1755

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 133/6 ChSBC F 164.1a/b

Link to videos:

Ich freue mich in dir, BWV 133 (Collegium Vocale Gent, Ph. Herreweghe)

Libretto

C. Ziegler (date of composition 1648; first print 1697), stanza 1 and 4 kept literally (movement 1 and 6), stanzas 2–3 (movement 2–5) reworked (author unknown)

Link to lyrics

Chorale