Nur jedem das Seine BWV 163; BC A 158

^GND

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 85
Epistel: Philipper 3, 17-21
Gospel: Matthäus 22, 15-22

Scoring

S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Vl, Va, 2 Vc, Bc

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 24. November 1715
First performance on November 24, 1715; subsequent performance likely on October 31, 1723 (Preservation of the autograph score within the first Leipzig Cantata Cycle; for the subsequent performance on Reformation Day, see Petzoldt 1990). Incompletely preserved: from movement 6 in the autograph score, only the figured Basso continuo part is available (Choral. Simplice stylo, without text/text label), identification of the choral by text print

Early performances

24 November 1715, Weimar (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [W. Kant.]

Comment

A further performance in Leipzig cannot be proved. Most likely it could have been on October 31, 1723.

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Nur jedem das Seine, BWV 163 (Amsterdam Baroque, T. Koopman)

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Libretto

S. Franck. Movement 6: Wo soll ich fliehen hin (J. Heermann, 1630), stanza 11. Text print: Franck 1715, page 182 (choral text slightly different)
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 6: J. Heermann, Wo soll ich fliehen hin, 1630, Strophe 11

in: Johann Heermann, Devoti Musica Cordis, Breslau 1630, Seite 20ff

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 137 [Score]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 461, Faszikel 1 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XVI, Faszikel 6 [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 62 [Konvolut] [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 62, Faszikel 5 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5928 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 471 [Part(s)]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 163, Stimmen [Part(s)]

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Edition

BG 33, S.49 (F. Wüllner, 1887);

NBA I/26, S. 77 (Andreas Glöckner, 1994) – Critical report (1995), S. 77

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000198

Static URL

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2023-09-12 : 11:32:25