Bach composed the cantata as concertmaster in Weimar, responsible for one church cantata per month. The text was written by the court poet Salomon Franck for the occasion and published in 1715. He included as the closing choral the first stanza of Johannes Agricola's hymn "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesus Christ". The cantata is structured in six movements begins with a duet, followed by a sequence of alternating arias and recitatives and closed by a four-part chorale. It is scored for a small ensemble of four vocal parts, oboe, strings and continuo.
Date of composition | 1715 |
Type | Sacred Cantata |
Tonality | F-sharp Minor |
Catalogue | BWV 185 |
Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe en fa dièse mineur, BWV 185 Johann Sebastian Bach: Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe in fa diesis minore, BWV 185 Johann Sebastian Bach: Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe fis-moll, BWV 185 |