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Pomßen

 

 

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Description & History | Events in Life History of J.S. Bach | Performance Dates of J.S. Bach’s Vocal Works | Features of Interest | Information & Links | Photos | Maps

Description & History

Christoph von Ponickau, Chamberlain and Privy Councillor, was in his 75th year when he died, in October 1726. He was buried a few days later in his family tomb at the church of Pomßen. He had deserved well of Saxony in many ways, and was an outstanding personality. He is not known to have any dealings with J.S. Bach direct; but among the poems of the latter’s librettist Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) there is a long funeral ode on von Ponickau’s death, immediately followed by the text of the cantata ‘Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn!’ BWV 157. It thus seems possible that Picander had a hand in commissioning the cantata from J.S. Bach. It was performed on February 6, 1727 at a solemn memorial service in the church of Pomßen.

Events in Life History of J.S. Bach: Not known.

Performance Dates of J.S. Bach’s Vocal Works

Date

Event

BWV

Title

Remarks

1727 [Leipzig]

     

Feb 6, 1727

Funeral [Pomßen]

157

Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn!

 

Features of Interest

Information & Links

Pomßen Kirche.
Pomßen Schloß.

Auf dieser Website erfahrt Ihr alles über meinen Heimatort "Pomßen" [German]

 

 

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (April 2004)


Guide to Bach Tour: Main Page | Life History of J.S. Bach | Performance Dates of J.S. Bach’s Vocal Works | Maps | Route Suggestions | Discussions of Bach Tour
Places: Altenburg | Ammern | Arnstadt | Bad Berka | Berlin | Brandenburg | Bückeburg | Celle | Dornheim | Dresden | Eisenach | Erfurt | Gera | Gotha | Halle | Hamburg | Jena | Karlsbad | Kassel | Kleinzschocher | Köthen | Langewiesen | Leipzig | Lübeck | Lüneburg | Meiningen | Mühlhausen | Naumburg | Ohrdruf | Pomßen | Potsdam | Ronneburg | Sangerhausen | Schleiz | Stöntzsch | Störmthal | Taubach | Wechmar | Weimar | Weißenfels | Weißensee | Wiederau | Zeitz | Zerbst | Zschortau

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