Composition: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin |
| Alternative title | In peace and joy I go to that place |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 125 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | E minor |
| Composed | 1725 |
| First published | 1878 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1440 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin | — | E minor | — |
| Aria (alto): Ich will auch mit gebrochnen Augen | — | E minor | — |
| Recitativo (bass): O Wunder, daß ein Herz | — | A minor | — |
| Aria-Duetto (tenorbass): Ein unbegreiflich Licht erfüllt | — | G major | — |
| Recitativo (alto): O unerschöpfter Schatz der Güte | — | E minor | — |
| Chorale: Er ist das Heil und selig Licht | — | E minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Chorus: 'Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin' (No.1) | 3 violins, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria: 'Ich will auch mit gebrochnen Augen' (No.2) | flute, 2 violins and cello flute, violin, viola and cello flute, violin and 2 cellos flute, 2 violas and cello flute, 2 violas and cello flute, oboe, violin and cello flute, oboe, viola and cello flute, oboe and 2 cellos flute, oboe damore, violin and cello flute, oboe damore, viola and cello flute, oboe damore and 2 cellos 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violins and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos oboe damore, 2 violins and cello oboe damore, violin, viola and cello oboe damore, violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria-Duetto: 'Ein unbegreiflich Licht erfüllt' (No.4) | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins and 3 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos violin, viola and 3 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| view | Aria-Duetto: 'Ein unbegreiflich Licht erfüllt' (No.4) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang and Russ Bartoli |
| view | Aria-Duetto: 'Ein unbegreiflich Licht erfüllt' (No.4) | trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin' · view 2. Aria: 'Ich will auch mit gebrochnen Augen' · view 3. Recitativo: 'O Wunder, daß ein Herz' · view 4. Aria-Duetto: 'Ein unbegreiflich Licht erfüllt' · view 5. Recitativo: 'O unerschöpfter Schatz der Güte' · view 6. Chorale: 'Er ist das Heil und selig Licht' · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich will auch mit gebrochnen Augen' (No.2) | — | — | — | Complete Score (Anhang: Fassung ante revisionem) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich will auch mit gebrochnen Augen' (No.2) | — | — | — | Complete Score (old clefs) · view Complete Score (modern clefs) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich will auch mit gebrochnen Augen' (No.2) | parts | — | — | Flute · view Oboe d'amore · view Cellos/Basses/Continuo · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin' (No.1) | Arrangement for 3 violins, 2 violas and cello 3 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria: 'Ich will auch mit gebrochnen Augen' (No.2) | Arrangement for flute, 2 violins and cello flute, violin, viola and cello flute, violin and 2 cellos flute, 2 violas and cello flute, 2 violas and cello flute, oboe, violin and cello flute, oboe, viola and cello flute, oboe and 2 cellos flute, oboe damore, violin and cello flute, oboe damore, viola and cello flute, oboe damore and 2 cellos 3 violins and cello 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, 2 violins and cello oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos oboe damore, 2 violins and cello oboe damore, violin, viola and cello oboe damore, violin and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria-Duetto: 'Ein unbegreiflich Licht erfüllt' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins and 3 cellos violin, 3 violas and cello violin, 2 violas and 2 cellos violin, viola and 3 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2015 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria-Duetto: 'Ein unbegreiflich Licht erfüllt' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2016 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Aria-Duetto: 'Ein unbegreiflich Licht erfüllt' (No.4) | Arrangement for trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score and Trumpet Part · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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