Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen BWV 49; BC A 150^GND

Genre

Sacred cantata

Designation of a cantata

20th Sunday after Trinity

Scoring

S* (Seele), B* (Jesus), Ob d’am, Vl I/II, Va, Vc picc, Org obl, Bc

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Work history

The Sinfonia is an arrangement of the lost draft for the concert for harpsichord BWV 1053, 3rd movement.

Early performances

3 November 1726, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [3. Jg.]

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Libretto

Christoph Birkmann; mvt. 6: stanza 7 from 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern' by Philipp Nicolai (1599); libretto printing: Birkmann 1728
Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Nicolai, Philipp

Chorale

Satz 6 (mit Einbeziehung von): Philipp Nicolai: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern

Erstdruck: „Freudenspiegel des ewigen Lebens“, 1599. EZ 1597/1598

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 111 [Score, Sketch]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 55 [Part(s)]

Additional sources

D-B Am.B 538-540, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 455, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/II, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-Eib 4.4.19 [Score]
PL-WRu 60005 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 49, Partitur [Score]
D-Nst Will II, 1413 8° [Textdruck] [Libretto]

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Edition

NBA I/25, S. 107 (Ulrich Bartels, 1997) – Critical report (1997), S. 62

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Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000064

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2022-05-17 : 05:37:11