BWV 32

Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen

Overview

OpeningAria

ScoringCoro (SATB), Soprano solo, Alto solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Fl picc, Fl, Fl dolce, Ob, Ob d'am, Ob da c, Fg, Cor, Cor da c, Cor da tir, Tr, Tr da tir, Ctt, Trb, Timp, Vl solo, Vl picc, Vla d'am, Vlta, Vdg, Vc picc, Vc, Vlne, Org, Cemb

Structure6 movements: A · R · A · R · A · C

Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen, BWV 32, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the dialogue cantata in Leipzig for the first Sunday after Epiphany and first performed it on 13 January 1726 as part of his third cantata cycle.

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Libretto

1. Aria

Soprano solo, Oboe

Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen, Sage mir, wo find ich dich? Soll ich dich so bald verlieren Und nicht ferner bei mir spüren? Ach! mein Hort, erfreue mich, Lass dich höchst vergnügt umfangen.

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