The cantata ì Wie schˆn leuchtet der Morgensternî BWV 1 was written for 25 March 1725, when the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary coincided with Palm Sunday.
It forms the conclusion of Bachís cantata cycle of 1724/25.
The anonymous librettist retained the outer verses 1 and 7 of Philipp Nicolaiís text (1599) which is assigned to the feast of Epiphany according to old tradition but was also sung at the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary. Verses 2 to 6 form the basis for the tenor and bass recitatives and the soprano and tenor arias.
Bachís composition has a particularly festive brilliance with his use of 2 horns, 2 oboes da caccia and the two concertante solo violins. The violinsí lively figurations clearly reflect an image of the shining morning star.
– Urtext of the New Bach Edition
– Original German text with English singing translation
– Idiomatic and easy-to-play piano reduction
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