• Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust

BWV 170; BC A 106

^GND

Other catalogues

• NV 1790, S. 79 [10]; BR-WFB N 165

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 33
Epistel: Römer 6, 3-11
Gospel: Matthäus 5, 20-26

Scoring

• Alt solo, Oboe d'amore, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Orgel obligato (Wiederaufführung: Flauto traverso), Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 28. Juli 1726

• First performance on July 28, 1726; subsequent performance around 1746–1747 with Flauto traverso instead of obligato organ part (autograph Flauto traverso part). Subsequent performance around 1752 by W. F. Bach in Halle: Movement 1 and BWV 147/1 are components of the cantata pasticcio BR-WFB F 20

Early performances

1726-28-07, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Justus Gotthard Rabener
WA um 1746—1747; WA um 1752 durch WFB in Halle

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [3. Jg.]

relation from other works

has arrangement in BR-WFB F 20Fk 77

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 (Netherlands Bach Society)

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Author Libretto

Lehms, Georg Christian (1684–1717)

Libretto

• G. C. Lehms. Text print: Lehms 1711/II, page 56

Link to lyrics

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 154 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 94 [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Am.B 33-35, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/VII, Faszikel 8 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 464, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-LEb Peters Ms. R 7 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Score]
PL-WRu 60006 Muz. [Score]

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Edition

NBA I/17.2, S. 61 (Reinmar Emans, 1993) – Critical report (1993), S. 86;

BG 33, S.195 (F. Wüllner, 1887)

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2024-06-17 11:45:20