Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten (Whoever loves me will keep my word), BWV 59, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the cantata for Pentecost and probably first performed it in Leipzig on 28 May 1724, but an earlier performance on 16 May 1723 at the Paulinerkirche, the University Church of Leipzig, is possible.
Original Name | Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten |
Librettist | John 14: 23 (No.1) Martin Luther (1483-1546) (No.3) Erdmann Neumeister (1671–1756) (Nos.2, 4) (re-used in BWV 74) |
Date of composition | 1724 |
Premiered | 1724, May 28th in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1863 (BGA) |
Dedicated to | 1st day of Pentecost (Whit Sunday) |
Type | Sacred Cantata |
Tonality | C Major |
Catalogue | BWV 59 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
2x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Whoever loves me will keep my Word en do majeur, BWV 59 Johann Sebastian Bach: Whoever loves me will keep my Word in do maggiore, BWV 59 Johann Sebastian Bach: Whoever loves me will keep my Word C-dur, BWV 59 |