Wo gehest du hin? BWV 166; BC A 71

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Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 77 [10]; BR-WFB N 105

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 98
Epistel: Jakobus 1, 16-21
Gospel: Johannes 16, 5-15

Scoring

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

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 04. Mai 1724
First performance on May 7, 1724. Movement 2 is incompletely preserved (second obligato part, probably for solo violin, is missing), but can be reconstructed from the Trio in G minor (BWV¹ 584, see Appendix C, page 705). Subsequent performance after 1750 by W. F. Bach in Halle (revised original parts)

Early performances

7 May 1724, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 166/6 ChS
has arrangement in BWV App C, S. 705

Comment

An presumably unknown auther of the 19th century arranged the 2nd movement for organ (Organ trio) BWV 584 / Anh. II 46.

Link to videos:

Wo gehest Du hin, BWV 166 (J. S. Bachstiftung St. Gallen)

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Libretto

Unknown author. Movement 1: John 16:5. Movement 3: Herr Jesu Christ, ich weiß gar wohl (Bartholomäus Ringwaldt, date of composition 1582; first print 1586), stanza 3. Movement 6: Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende (Ämilie Juliane von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, date of composition 1686; first print 1688), stanza 1
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 3: Bartholomäus Ringwaldt, Herr Jesu Christ, ich weiß gar wohl, 1582, Strophe 3 in: Bartholomäus Ringwaldt, Handbüchlin: Geistliche Lieder und Gebetlin, Frankfurt (Oder) 1586

in: M. Joh. Heinrich Häveckers, Dreyfach schallend und nachhallend Kirchen-Echo im Evangelischen Zion, Helmstedt, Magdeburg, Leipzig 1695

Chorale

Satz 6: Ä. J. von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Wer weiß wie nahe mir mein Ende, 1686, Strophe 1

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 108 [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 166, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 466, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XIV, Faszikel 9 [Score]
PL-WRu 60008 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 166, Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

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Edition

BG 33, S.107 (F. Wüllner, 1887);

NBA I/12, S. 1 (Alfred Dürr, 1960) – Critical report (1960), S. 9

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000201

Static URL

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2023-09-05 : 02:29:58