Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl (cantata, ode) BWV 198; BC G 34 GND
- Genre
- Secular cantata
- Scoring
- S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; 2 Fl trav, 2 Ob, 2 Ob d’am, 2 Vl, Va, 2 Vdg, Lute, Lute, Bc
- Date of origin, Work history
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vor dem 17. Oktober 1727
The funeral ceremony for the Princess of Saxonia and Queen of Poland took place in the University Church St. Pauli; parts of the music were reused in BWV 244a and BWV 247. - Early performances
- , Leipzig, Universitätskirche St. Pauli (Premiere) (Link to event)
- Introduction to the work
- Link to videos:
- Lass, Fürstin, lass noch einen Strahl (Trauerode), BWV 198 (Netherlands Bach Society)
- Libretto
- J. C. Gottsched. Originaltextdruck: Leipzig 1727 V; weitere Textdrucke: Leipzig 1728 I, S. [19]; Leipzig 1728 II, S. 79; Ranft 1728, S. 406; Sicul 1727 II, S. 23; Sicul 1730, S. 499
Link to lyrics
- Original sources
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D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 41, Faszikel 1 [Score, Sketch]
- Additional sources
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D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1175 [vocal score / piano reduction]
D-Eib 4.4.14 [Part(s)]
- Edition
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BG 13/3, S.3 (W. Rust, 1865);
NBA I/38, S. 179 (Werner Neumann, 1960) – Critical report (1960), S. 98
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000246
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000246
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- Last changed
- 2023-02-16 : 03:06:33
