BWV 159 Sehet! Wir gehn hinauf gen Jerusalem
Estomihi (Quinquagesima Sunday). Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander), Ernst-Schertzhaffte und Satyrische Gedichte, Teil III (Leipzig, 1732); Facs: Neumann T, p. 339. 1. Lk. 18:31; 3. Paul Gerhardt, verse 6 of "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden," 1656 (Fischer-Tümpel, III, #467) with interpolated aria; 5. Paul Stockmann, penultimate and 33rd verse of "Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod," 1633 (Fischer-Tümpel, II, #37). Date unknown, perhaps 27 February 1729, Leipzig (Dürr). BG 32; NBA I/8. 1. Arioso [Dictum] (B)(1) and Recit. (A) (B)
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2. Aria (A) and Chorale (S) (A)
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3. Recit. (T) So now I will,
4. Aria (B) It is fulfilled,
5. Chorale (S, A, T, B) Jesus, this thy passion
1. Representing the Vox Christi. 2. Lines 3-4 are transposed in the PT. © Copyright Z. Philip Ambrose |