Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten BWV 202; BC G 41

^GND

Genre

Secular cantata

Scoring

S*; Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

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Date of origin, Work history

Köthen? vor 1730 (früheste Abschrift)
Date of composition possibly in Köthen?; earliest copy from 1730. Intended for: likely a wedding, as indicated by movement 7 and 8. Original sources: not preserved

Comment

Bestimmung/Anlass unbekannt.

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)

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Libretto

Author unknown (before 1730)
Link to lyrics

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Additional sources

B-Bc 14970 [vocal score / piano reduction]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 185 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 467, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/I, Faszikel 4 [Score]
D-LEb Peters Ms. R 8 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5917 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1200 [Score and part(s)]

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Edition

BG 11/2, S.75 (W. Rust, 1862);

NBA I/40, S. 1 (Werner Neumann, 1969) – Critical report (1970), S. 10

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BachDigitalWork_work_00000252

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000252

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2023-08-27 : 10:16:50