Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe (Jesus gathered the twelve to Himself), BWV 22, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach composed for Quinquagesima, the last Sunday before Lent. Bach composed it as an audition piece for the position of Thomaskantor in Leipzig and first performed it there on 7 February 1723.
Original Name | Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe |
Date of composition | 1723 |
Premiered | 1723, February 23rd in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1855 (BGA) |
Dedicated to | Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi) |
Type | Sacred Cantata |
Tonality | G Minor |
Catalogue | BWV 22 |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Jesus gathered the twelve to Himself en sol mineur, BWV 22 Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesus gathered the twelve to Himself in sol minore, BWV 22 Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesus gathered the twelve to Himself g-moll, BWV 22 |