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Cantata BWV 78
Jesu, der du meine Seele


Ref.:

BWV 78; BC A 130

German Title:

Jesu, der du meine Seele

English Title:

Jesus, who hast wrested my soul (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Chorale Cantata for 14th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 5: 16-24; Gospel: Luke 17: 11-19
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 14th Sunday after Trinity

Composed:

Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: September 10, 1724 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig

Text:

Johann Rist (Mvts. 1, 7); Anon (Mvts. 2-6)

BWV 78 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-5 | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-4 | French-1 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Jesu, der du meine Seele [BWV 78/1,~2-6,7]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: transverse flutes, 2 oboes, 2 violins, cello, violone, viola, continuo with organ. There is also a horn in the continuo for the opening chorus
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria - Duet [S, A] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [T] | Mvt. 4: Aria [T] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 6: Aria [B] | Mvt. 7: Chorale

BWV 78 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.07 MB] | Score BGA [2.85 MB]
Autograph Score (Fascimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 962 | D-LEb Thomana 78 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 7
Capella: Mvt. 7 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [MuseScore]
Score Examples: Bach Frontpiece | Mvt. 1 - Before and After Revision
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Jesu, der du meine Seele [BWV 78/1,7]

References:

BWV 78 References: BGA: XVIII | NBA: I/21 | BC: A 130 | Zwang: K 86 | First Published: BG, 1870 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 78 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Musica Poetica | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | HG [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | RW [Dutch] | Kantate [Japanese] | Role [French] | B!52, Odcinek 39 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]
Article: Program Notes to Jesu, der du meine, Seele, BWV 78 [by S. Burton]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of September 16, 2001; Week of August 20, 2006; Week of January 29, 2012; Week of August 31, 2014


Contents:

 

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (2)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (2)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (5)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (9)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (4)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (6)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (15)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (13)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (12) = 68
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 6 (4th round)

Cantatas Vol. 25 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Article: Program Notes to Jesu, der du meine, Seele, BWV 78 [by Sean Burton]

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (September 2001 - March 2024)

Cantata BWV 78: Jesu, der du meine Seele for 14th Sunday after Trinity (1724)
Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Article: Program Notes to Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 [S. Burton]


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