Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen BWV 66.3; BWV 66; BC A 56

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Other catalogues

NV 1790, S. 76 [11]

Genre

Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 62
Epistel: Apostelgeschichte 10, 34-41
Gospel: Lukas 24, 13-35

Scoring

A* (Furcht), T* (Hoffnung), B*, S, A, T, B, Tr (ad lib.), Ob I/II, Bs, Vl I/II, Va, Bc

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Date of origin, Work history

vor dem 26. März 1731
First performance on April 11, 1735? (as evidenced by the watermark on pages 1–8 of the autograph score); a new version of the score was made due to the expansion of Duet No. 1 into a 4-part choral movement (compare with movement 1 in the Easter Oratorio BWV 249.5) and revisions to the recitatives (compare with BWV 134.3)

Early performances

26 March 1731, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
26 March 1731, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is revision of BWV 66.2 / BC A 56
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 1]

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 66.3/6 ChS

Link to videos:

Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66.3 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)

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Libretto

Author unknown. Movements 1–5 reworked from movement 8 and 1–4 of BWV 66.1. Movement 6: Christ ist erstanden (medieval), stanza 3. Original text prints: Leipzig 1724 II, page [6], and Leipzig 1731 I, page [7]
Link to lyrics

Chorale

Satz 6: Verfasser unbekannt, Christ ist erstanden, 1529, Strophe 3

in: Geistliche Lieder zu Wittemberg D. Mar. Luther [...], Wittenberg: Klug 1544

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 73 [Score]
D-LEb Rara I, 7b [Textdruck] [Libretto]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 447, Faszikel 2 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/IX, Faszikel 6 [Score]
PL-WRu 60003 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen BWV 66/4-6, F. Hauser [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 66, Stimmen [Part(s)]

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2023-09-12 : 11:16:46