Bach composed the cantata in his first year in Leipzig for the second Sunday before Ash Wednesday, called Sexagesima. He had already composed a cantata for the occasion for the court in Eisenach, Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18. It seems possible that in 1724 both works were performed in the service, one before, one after the sermon. The prescribed readings for the Sunday were taken from the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, "God's power is mighty in the weak" (2 Corinthians 11:19–12:9), and from the Gospel of Luke, the parable of the Sower (Luke 8:4–15).
Date of composition | 1724 (rev. 1743–1746) |
Premiered | 1724, February 13th in Leipzig, Germany |
Dedicated to | Sexagesima Sunday |
Type | Sacred Cantata |
Tonality | E Minor |
Catalogue | BWV 181 |
Instruments |
4x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister en mi mineur, BWV 181 Johann Sebastian Bach: Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister in mi minore, BWV 181 Johann Sebastian Bach: Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister e-moll, BWV 181 |