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Cantata BWV 123
Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen |
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Ref. |
BWV 123 |
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German Title |
Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen |
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English Title |
Dearest Emmanuel, Lord of the righteous (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the Feast of Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Isaah 60: 1-6; Gospel: Matthew 2: 1-12 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1725
1st performance: January 6, 1725 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Ahasverus Fritsch (Mvts. 1, 6): Anon (Mvts. 2-5) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Russian-1 | Spanish-5 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; Four-part chorus
Orchestra: 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.33 MB] | Score BGA [1.92 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach St 395, Faszikel 1 (BWV 123: Violins & BC) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 395, Faszikel 2 (BWV 123: Parts) | D LEb Thomana 123 (BWV 123: Parts) | PL Kj Mus. ms. Bach P 875 [frueher D B Mus. ms. Bach P 875] (BWV 123: Mvts.) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen |
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References |
BGA: XXVI | NBA: I/5 | BC: A 28 | Zwang: K 106 | First Published: BG, 1878 | Autograph score (facsimile): Kraków, Biblioteka Jagiellońska | | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of January 6, 2002; Week of December 31, 2006; Week of October 25, 2009 |
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