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Fifth Sunday of Easter/Cantate Sunday, Cantata Cycle I (1723/1724)

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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 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

1724-07-05, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Friedrich Werner
WA nach 1750 durch WFB in Halle

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works

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)

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

Author Chorale

Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Aemilie Juliane von (1637–1706)

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

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