Composed in 1727 for a eulogy and funeral oration for Electress Christiane Eberhardine in the Leipzig University church, the music for the funeral ode is well-known today above all through reconstructions of Bach's St Mark Passion, in which large parts of this cantata were probably re-used, but of which only the text survives. With the funeral ode we have one of Bach's strongest and most fascinating vocal compositions. Although Gottsched's text is associated with a particular occasion, it is distinguished in its literary quality from many secular cantatas and it is entirely appropriate to perform this impressive cantata in concerts.
| Instrument (fx guitar, sang m.m.) | Mixed Choir, Orkester, Sang |
| Genrer (Fx Pop, Rock, Børn m.m.) | Kor |
| Type (fx Instrumentskole o.lign.) | Stemmer |
| Media (fx Bog, CD, DVD m.m.) | Noder |
| Publisher/Producent | Carus Verlag |
| Bidragydere | Sebastian Bach, Johann(Composer) Wolf, Uwe(Artist) |
| Sprog | Engelsk, Tysk |
| ISMN | 9790007166984 |