Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem BWV 159; BC A 50 GND

unday next before Lent/Quinquagesima Sunday/Estomihi, Musical settings of texts by Picander (1727-1729 and later)
Genre
Sacred cantata
Proper
Psalm: Psalm 31
Epistel: 1. Korinther 13, 1-13
Gospel: Lukas 18, 31-43
Scoring
S*, A*, T*, B* (Jesus), S, A, T, B; Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Date of origin, Work history
unbekannt
Erstaufführung 27. Februar 1729 (oder bereits früher, s. Blanken BJ 2015)
Early performances
, Leipzig (Link to event)
relation to other works:
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 4]
relation from other works:
is adapted in BWV 159/5 ChS
Introduction to the work
Link to videos:
Sehet, wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem, BWV 159 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)

Author Libretto
Henrici, Christian Friedrich, genannt Picander (1700–1764)
Libretto
Picander (Leipzig 1728/1732, 'Cantaten auf die Sonn- und Fest-Tage'); mvt. 1: using Luke 18:31; mvt. 2: stanza 6 from ‘O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden’ by Paul Gerhardt (1656); mvt. 4: quote from John 19:30; mvt. 5: stanza 33 from ‘Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod’ by Paul Stockmann (1633)
Link to lyrics
Author Chorale
Gerhardt, Paul (1607-1676)
Stockmann, Paul (1603-1636)
Chorale

Additional sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 462, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1048 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XVI, Faszikel 9 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5930 [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 633 [Part(s)]

Edition
Literature
Blanken BJ 2015

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2023-02-16 : 02:27:39