Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder BWV 135; BC A 100 GND

Third Sunday after Trinity, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle
Genre
Chorale cantata
Proper
Psalm: Psalm 25
Epistel: 1. Petrus 5, 6-11
Gospel: Lukas 15, 1-10
Scoring
A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; Cto, Tbne, 2 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Date of origin, Work history
vor dem 25. Juni 1724
First performance on June 25, 1724; subsequent performance after 1750 (allegedly score Prov. Doles; as indicated by Richter BJ 1906)
Early performances
, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
relation to other works:
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2a]
Comment
Wiederaufführung nach 1750 (angeblich Partitur Prov. Doles; s. Richter BJ 1906).
Link to videos:
Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV 135 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)

Libretto
C. Schneegaß (1597, after Psalm 6), stanzas 1 and 6 kept literally (movement 1 and 6), stanzas 2–5 (movement 2–5) reworked (author unknown)
Link to lyrics
Chorale

Original sources
D-LEb Rara I, 4 [Score]
Verschollen Thomasschule zu Leipzig, BWV 135 (Originalstimmen) [Part(s)]
Additional sources
CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : A 14 a-d [vocal score / piano reduction]
CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 1, Faszikel 1 [vocal score / piano reduction]
D-B N.Mus.ms. 10072-1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 52 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 440, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 858 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/IX, Faszikel 1 [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 62 [Konvolut] [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 62, Faszikel 7 [Score]
PL-WRu 60005 Muz. [Score]
Privatbesitz E. Baender (US-Freeport/New Jersey), BWV 135 [Score]
Verschollen Thomasschule zu Leipzig, BWV 135 (Partitur) [Score]
Verschollen BWV 135, H. G. Nägeli [vermutlich identisch mit Verschollen BWV 135 (2), E. Prieger] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 135, E. Prieger [Score]
Verschollen BWV 135 (1), F. C. Griepenkerl [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 135, Stimmen [Part(s)]
CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 1, Faszikel 2 [Particella]
CH-Zz Ms.Car XV 244 (32) : B 8, Faszikel 2 [Particella]

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