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.
Librettist | anonymous |
Date of composition | 1723 in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1868 in Leipzig, Germany |
Type | Cantata |
Tonality | E Minor |
Catalogue | BWV 64 |
Approx. duration | 25 minutes |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Alto) Voice (Bass) Chorus/Choir Cornetto Trombone Oboe d'amore Strings Continuo |
Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget en mi mineur, BWV 64 ""Behold, what a love has the Father shown to us"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget in mi minore, BWV 64 ""Behold, what a love has the Father shown to us"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget e-moll, BWV 64 ""Behold, what a love has the Father shown to us"" |