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Third Sunday of Epiphany, Musical settings of texts by Picander (1727-1729 and later)

Genre

Proper

Scoring

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

Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 26.01.1727

First performance on January 26, 1727 or January 23, 1729. The first movement shares a common (lost) concert template with BWV 1056/2

Early performances

1727-26-01, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
oder erst 23.Januar 1729? mit der Predigt von Salomon Deyling

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 4]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 156/6 ChSBC F 23.2

Link to videos:

Author Libretto

Henrici, Christian Friedrich, genannt Picander (1700–1764)

Libretto

C. F. Henrici. Movement 2 uses Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt (J. H. Schein, 1628), stanza 1. Movement 6: Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir (K. Bienemann, date of composition 1574; first print 1582), stanza 1. Text prints: Picander 1728, page 91; Picander 1732, page 100

Chorale

Satz 2:
Johann Hermann Schein, "Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt", 1628, Strophe 1
in: J. H. Schein, Trostliedlein a5 Uber seligen Hintritt der Frawen Margariten, Leipzig 1628

Chorale