An unknown poet began the text with a quotation from the farewell discourses of Jesus. He used a stanza of Georg Grünwald (de)'s hymn "Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn" in movement 3 and as the closing chorale a stanza from "Es ist das Heil uns kommen her" by Paul Speratus (1524). Bach structured the cantata in six movements, a gospel quotation in the beginning, chorales as movements 3 and 6, otherwise recitatives and arias. He scored it for three vocal soloists, a four-part choir and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of two oboes d'amore, strings and continuo.
| Librettist | John 16: 23 (No.1) Anonymous (Nos.2, 4-5) Georg Grünwald (ca.1490-1530) (No.3) Paulus Speratus (1484-1551) (No.6) |
| Date of composition | 1724 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Premiered | 1724, May 14th in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1872 (BGA) |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | E Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 86 |
| Approx. duration | 18 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Alto) Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Chorus/Choir Oboe d'amore Strings Continuo |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch en mi majeur, BWV 86 ""Truly, truly I say to you if you ask"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch in mi maggiore, BWV 86 ""Truly, truly I say to you if you ask"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch E-dur, BWV 86 ""Truly, truly I say to you if you ask"" |