Late church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach
Occasions of the liturgical year
Several groups can be discerned in Bach's cantata production after the Picander cycle: Chorale cantatas (see also Chorale cantata cycle § Chorale cantatas composed after Trinity 1725): filling gaps in the chorale cantata cycle (the first two actually composed between the second and the 4th cycle): BWV 137 (1725) BWV 129 (1726) BWV 112 (1731) BWV 140 (1731) BWV 177 (1732) BWV 14 (1735) BWV 9 (1732–35) Cantatas for unknown occasions, probably for a wedding at first, possibly later reused for an occasion in the liturgical year, uncertain to which cycle they may have ultimately belonged: BWV 117 (1728–31) BWV 192 (1730) BWV 97 (1734) BWV 100 (c.1734–35) Possible later additions to the third cycle: BWV 51 (1730) BWV 30 (c.1738) Reuse of earlier material that else would only have received a single performance (or no performance at all): BWV 157 (Purification): originally a funeral cantata (6 February 1727) BWV 36 (First Sunday of Advent 1726–31): parody of the secular cantata BWV 36c (1725) BWV 30 (Feast of St.

Late church cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach

Section Title: Occasions of the liturgical year
Table Section Text: Several groups can be discerned in Bach's cantata production after the Picander cycle: Chorale cantatas (see also Chorale cantata cycle § Chorale cantatas composed after Trinity 1725): filling gaps in the chorale cantata cycle (the first two actually composed between the second and the 4th cycle): BWV 137 (1725) BWV 129 (1726) BWV 112 (1731) BWV 140 (1731) BWV 177 (1732) BWV 14 (1735) BWV 9 (1732–35) Cantatas for unknown occasions, probably for a wedding at first, possibly later reused for an occasion in the liturgical year, uncertain to which cycle they may have ultimately belonged: BWV 117 (1728–31) BWV 192 (1730) BWV 97 (1734) BWV 100 (c.1734–35) Possible later additions to the third cycle: BWV 51 (1730) BWV 30 (c.1738) Reuse of earlier material that else would only have received a single performance (or no performance at all): BWV 157 (Purification): originally a funeral cantata (6 February 1727) BWV 36 (First Sunday of Advent 1726–31): parody of the secular cantata BWV 36c (1725) BWV 30 (Feast of St.

Date	Occasion	Cantata	BWV	Group	Additional information

1731-12-02	1st Sunday of Advent	Schwingt freudig euch empor	BWV 36, later version	adaptations	Early version 1726–29

1734-12-25	Christmas	Jauchzet, frohlocket!	BWV 248 Part I	Oratorios	Part I of Christmas Oratorio

1745-12-25?	Christmas	Gloria in excelsis Deo	BWV 191	adaptations	Based on BWV 232I (1733)

after 1740	Christmas	Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ	BWV 91, 2nd version	Chor. cant. cycle	5th and 6th mvt. altered

1734-12-26	2nd day of Christmas	Und es waren Hirten	BWV 248 Part II	Oratorios	Part II of Christmas Oratorio

1734-12-27	3rd day of Christmas	Herrscher des Himmels	BWV 248 Part III	Oratorios	Part III of Christmas Oratorio

—	Sunday after Christmas	—	—	—

1735-01-01	New Year	Fallt mit Danken	BWV 248 Part IV	Oratorios	Part IV of Christmas Oratorio

1733–34	Sunday after New Year	Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid	BWV 58, 2nd version	Chor. cant. cycle	After early version (1727)

1735-01-02	Sunday after New Year	Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen	BWV 248 Part V	Oratorios	Part V of Christmas Oratorio

1735-01-06	Epiphany	Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde	BWV 248 Part VI	Oratorios	Part VI of Christmas Oratorio

before 1761	1st Sunday after Epiphany	Gedenke, Herr, wie es uns gehet	BWV 217/Anh. II 23‑>	BWV Anh. II	Probably spurious

—	2nd Sunday after Epiphany	—	—	—

—	3rd Sunday after Epiphany	—	—	—

1735-01-30	4th Sunday after Epiphany	Wär Gott nicht mit uns diese Zeit	BWV 14	Chor. cant. cycle

1731-02-02	Purification	Ich habe genug	BWV 82, 2nd version	3rd cycle	Also 3rd and 4th versions

c.1735	Purification	Komm, du süße Todesstunde	BWV 161, 1st version	Weimar cantatas	Also 16th Sunday after Trinity

after 1727	Purification	Ich lasse dich nicht	BWV 157 later version	Funeral cantatas	Was a funeral cantata in 1727

—	5th Sunday after Epiphany	—	—	—

—	6th Sunday after Epiphany	—	—	—

c.1733–34	Septuagesima	Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Stande	—	(Picander cycle)	(By C. P. E. Bach)

—	Sexagesima	—	—	—

1728–31	Estomihi	Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn	BWV 23, 3rd version	Weimar cantatas	C minor, four movements

—	Annunciation	—	—	—

c.1738	Easter	Kommt, eilet und laufet	BWV 249	Oratorios	And earlier versions

—	Easter Monday	—	—	—

c.1730?	Easter Tuesday	Der Friede sei mit dir	BWV 158	2nd cycle?	2nd/3rd mvt. for Purification?

—	Quasimodogeniti	—	—	—

1731-04-08	Misericordias Domini	Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt	BWV 112	Chor. cant. cycle

—	Jubilate	—	—	—

—	Cantate	—	—	—

—	Rogate	—	—	—

1735-05-19	Ascension	Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen	BWV 11	Oratorios	Ascension Oratorio

—	Exaudi	—	—	—

1731-05-13	Pentecost	Erschallet, ihr Lieder	BWV 172, 3rd version	Weimar cantatas	Weimar v. – 1st Leipzig v.

1740?	Pentecost	Raset und brauset	—	(Picander cycle)	(By student Doles)

—	Pentecost Monday	—	—	—

—	Pentecost Tuesday	—	—	—

1730-06-04?	Trinity Sunday?	Nun danket alle Gott	BWV 192	Chorale cantatas?	No clear cycle association

—	1st Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	2nd Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

1738-06-24	St. John's Day	Freue dich, erlöste Schar	BWV 30	adaptations	Reworked from BWV 30a

1745–46	St. John's Day	Durch die herzliche Barmherzigkeit	—	(students)	(BNB I/G/2: by Goldberg)

before 1761	St. John's Day	Lobt ihn mit Herz und Munde	BWV 220/Anh. II 23‑>	BWV Anh. II	Unknown composer

—	3rd Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

1733-07-02?	Visitation	Magnificat in D Major	BWV 243	Latin church mus.	Also Christmas; 1723 in E♭

before 1761	Visitation	Meine Seele rühmt und preist	BWV 189/Anh. II 23‑>	BWV Anh. II	If by Hoffmann: before 1716

1732-07-06	4th Sunday after Trinity	Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ	BWV 177	Chor. cant. cycle

c.1746–47	4th Sunday after Trinity	Barmherziges Herze	BWV 185 last version	Weimar cantatas	Three earlier versions

c.1732	5th Sunday after Trinity	Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten	BWV 93 later version	Chor. cant. cycle	Two creation periods

c.1734	5th Sunday after Trinity	Gott hat uns gesegnet mit allerlei	—	(Namenbuch cycle)	(By Stölzel)

1732-07-20	6th Sunday after Trinity	Es ist das Heil uns kommen her	BWV 9	Chor. cant. cycle

c.1734	6th Sunday after Trinity	Dies wird sein Name sein	—	(Namenbuch cycle)	(By Stölzel)

—	7th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	8th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	9th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	10th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	11th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	12th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

1735-09-04	13th Sunday after Trinity	O! wie seelig sind die Blicke	—	(Saitenspiel cycle)	(By Stölzel)

1735-09-11	14th Sunday after Trinity	Schnöder Aussatz meiner Sünden	—	(Saitenspiel cycle)	(By Stölzel)

1730-09-17	15th Sunday after Trinity	Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen	BWV 51	In ogni Tempo.	Late addition to 3rd cycle?

1735-09-18	15th Sunday after Trinity	Sorgen sind die Steine	—	(Saitenspiel cycle)	(By Stölzel)

1735-09-25	15th Sunday after Trinity	Mein JEsu deine Vater-Hand	—	(Saitenspiel cycle)	(By Stölzel)

1740s?	16th Sunday after Trinity	Komm, du süße Todesstunde	BWV 161, 2nd version	Weimar cantatas	Also Purification

1747-09-17	16th Sunday after Trinity	Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich ...	BWV 8, 2nd version	Chor. cant. cycle	After 1st version (1724)

—	17th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

c.1732–35	Michaelmas	Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir	BWV 130, 2nd version	Chor. cant. cycle	After 1st version (1724)

before 1751?	Michaelmas?	Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft	BWV 50	—	As extant not by Bach?

1734-10-24	18th Sunday after Trinity	Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn	BWV 96 later version	Chor. cant. cycle	After 1724 v.; also c.1746–47

c.1735?	Reformation Day	Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott	BWV 80, 2nd Leipz. v.	Chor. cant. cycle	After BWV 80b and a

—	19th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	20th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	21st Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	22nd Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

c.1744–47	23th Sunday after Trinity	Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott	BWV 139 later version	Chor. cant. cycle	After 1724 version

—	24th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	25th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

—	26th Sunday after Trinity	—	—	—

1731-11-25	27th Sunday after Trinity	Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme	BWV 140	Chor. cant. cycle

Sentence(s)

Barmherziges Herze BWV 185 is a Weimar cantata for the fourth Sunday after Trinity existing in four versions, the last was produced in 1746–47.

final_sentence: Barmherziges Herze BWV 185 is a Weimar cantata for the fourth Sunday after Trinity existing in four versions, the last was produced in 1746–47.