Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget (Behold, what a love has the Father shown to us), BWV 64, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the Christmas cantata in Leipzig in 1723 for the third day of Christmas, which is also the Feast of John the Evangelist, and first performed it on 27 December 1723.
Original Name | Sehet, welch eine Liebe |
Date of composition | 1723 |
Premiered | 1723, December 27th in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1868 (BGA) |
Type | Sacred Cantata |
Tonality | E Minor |
Catalogue | BWV 64 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: See what Love en mi mineur, BWV 64 Johann Sebastian Bach: See what Love in mi minore, BWV 64 Johann Sebastian Bach: See what Love e-moll, BWV 64 |