• Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort

BWV 168; BC A 116

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Other catalogues

• NV 1790, S. 80 [5]

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 50
Epistel: 1. Korinther 10, 6-13
Gospel: Lukas 16, 1-9

Scoring

• Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Oboe d'amore I, Oboe d'amore II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 29. Juli 1725

• First performance on July 29, 1725; subsequent performance around 1746–1749 (handwriting styles of C. F. Barth in additional Basso continuo part transposed/unfigured)

Early performances

1725-29-07, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Weise d. Ä.
WA um 1746—1749

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [3. Jg.]

relation from other works

is adapted in BWV 168/6 ChSBC F 202.2a/b

Comment

• The original parts are in 45 different possessions (Princeton, William H. Scheide private collection (Depostium in US-PRu), Cambridge, University Library, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, unknown privat possessor and Princeton University Library;
  presumably further performance after 1745.

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort, BWV 168 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)

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Author Libretto

Franck, Salomon (1659–1725)

Libretto

• S. Franck. Movement 6: Herr Jesu Christ du höchstes Gut (B. Ringwaldt, 1588), Stanza 8. Text print: Franck 1715, page 141

Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 6: Bartholomäus Ringwaldt, "Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut", 1588, Strophe 8

in: Bartholomäus Ringwaldt, Christliche Warnung des Trewen Eckarts, Frankfurt/Oder 1588, Seite 141, Nr. 8

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 152 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 457 [Part(s)]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 90 (Umschlag) [unknown]
GB-Cfm MU. MS. 284 [Part(s)]
US-PRscheide BWV 168, Faszikel 1 [Part(s)]
US-PRscheide BWV 168, Faszikel 2 [Part(s)]
US-PRu AM 18807 [Part(s)]
Unbekannter Privatbesitz (GB), BWV 168 (Violino I [Dubl.]) [Part(s)]
[Kantate BWV 168: Tue Rechnung! Donnerwort] Originalstimmensatz [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/VII, Faszikel 6 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 463, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 49, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 654 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 90 [Part(s)]
D-Bhm 6138/4 [Score]
PL-WRu 60002 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/19, S. 87 (Robert L. Marshall, 1985) – Critical report (1989), S. 103;

BG 33, S.149 (F. Wüllner, 1887)

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000203

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000203

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2024-06-17 11:35:52