Cantata BWV 158
Der Friede sei mit dir

Ref.

BWV 158; BC A 61 / A 171

German Title

Der Friede sei mit dir

English Title

Peace be unto you (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the Feast of Purification of Mary
Readings: Epistle: Malachi 3: 1-4; Gospel: Luke 2: 22-32
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Purification of Mary
or for Easter Tuesday [3^rd day of Easter]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 13: 26-33; Gospel: Luke 24: 36-47
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Easter

Composed

Weimar years (1713-1717), possibly Leipzig, but originally Weimar
1^st performance: Weimar or Leipzig (Rifkin suggested as possible dates April 15, 1727 and March 30, 1728)

Text:

Johann Georg Albinus (Mvt. 2); Martin Luther (Mvt. 4); Anon (Mvts. 1, 3) [Salomo Franck (?)]

BWV 158 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-7 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-1 | Romanian-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Welt, ade! ich bin dein müde [BWV 158/2] | Christ lag in Todesbanden [BWV 158/4]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano (Mvt. 2), Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: oboe, violin solo, continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative | Mvt. 2: Aria & Chorale | Mvt. 3: Recitative & Arioso | Mvt. 4: Chorale

Scores:

BWV 158 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.16 MB] | Score BGA [0.93 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 1047 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 4
Capella: Mvt. 4 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 [MuseScore]
Chorale Melodies: Welt, Ade! ich bin dein mude [BWV 158/2] | Christ lag in Todesbanden [BWV 158/4]

References:

BWV 158 References: BGA: XXXII | NBA: I/10 | BC: A 61 & A 171 | Zwang: K 172 | First Published: BG, 1886 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 158 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of February 2, 2003; Week of January 21, 2007; Week of August 1, 2010; Week of March 23, 2014

Contents

Discography

Discussions

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

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 23
Thomas Quasthoff: Bach Cantatas

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - August 2024)

Cantata BWV 158: Der Friede sei mit dir for Feast of Purification of Mary / Easter Tuesday (1727/1728)
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