Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen, BWV 48 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 movements
Composition Year 1723 in Leipzig
Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 2 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language; For oboe, violin, cello (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For oboe, viola, cello (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); For oboe, 2 cellos (arr); For 2 violins, cello (arr); For violin, viola, cello (arr); For violin, 2 cellos (arr); For oboe, violin, 2 violas, cello (arr); For 5 players (arr); For oboe, violin, viola, 2 cellos (arr); For 2 violins, 2 violas, cello (arr); For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos (arr); For 3 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (arr); For 7 players (arr); For trumpet, organ (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Aria: 'Ach lege das Sodom der südlichen Glieder' (No.4)

For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

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Full Scores

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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 10 (pp.275-98)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1860. Plate B.W. X.
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Editor Wilhelm Rust (1822-1892)
First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 10 (pp.275-98)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1860. Plate B.W. X.
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 1. Chorus: 'Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen'
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⇒ 7 more: 2. Recitativo: 'O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich trifft' • 3. Chorus: 'Solls ja so sein' • 4. Aria: 'Ach lege das Sodom der sündlichen Glieder' • 5. Recitativo: 'Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand Secco' • 6. Aria: 'Vergibt mir Jesus meine Sünden' • 7. Chorale: 'Herr Jesu Christ, einiger Trost' • Engraving files (MuseScore)

 2. Recitativo: 'O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich trifft'
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 3. Chorus: 'Solls ja so sein'
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 4. Aria: 'Ach lege das Sodom der sündlichen Glieder'
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 5. Recitativo: 'Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand Secco'
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 6. Aria: 'Vergibt mir Jesus meine Sünden'
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 7. Chorale: 'Herr Jesu Christ, einiger Trost'
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Parts

 Oboe 1, 2
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⇒ 5 more: Trumpet (C) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Continuo (Cellos/Basses/Organ)

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 Violins I
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 Violas
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Vocal Scores

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Arranger Bernhard Todt (1822-1907)
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate J.S.B. I.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Chorus: 'Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen' (No.1)

For 3 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos (Bartoli)

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Aria: 'Ach lege das Sodom der südlichen Glieder' (No.4)

For Trios: Oboe ad lib. and Strings (Lang)

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For Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau)

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Aria: 'Vergibt mir Jesus meine Sünden' (No.6)

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 7. Chorale: 'Herr Jesu Christ, einiger Trost' (Textless) (EU)
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Editor Frieder Rempp (b. 1942)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie III, Band 2.1
Choräle und geistliche Lieder, Teil 1 (pp.30-31, 33)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1991. Plate BA 5075.
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3. As "Ach Gott und Herr" (More details) (No.37)
7. As "Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut" (More details) (No.40)
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Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie III, Band 2.2
Choräle und geistliche Lieder, Teil 2 (pp.166, 158)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1996. Plate BA 5076.
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Work Title Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen
Alternative. Title Wretched man that I am, who shall redeem me?
Name Translations Ich elender Mensch; Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen, רי"ב 48
Name Aliases Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlosen
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180715359; BNF: 13909624z
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 48 ; BC A 144
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 302
Key G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 movements:
  1. Chorus: Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen (G minor)
  2. Recitativo (Alto): O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich trifft (E♭ major-B♭ major)
  3. Chorus: Solls ja so sein B♭ major)
  4. Aria (Alto): Ach lege das Sodom der sündlichen Glieder (E♭ major)
  5. Recitativo (Tenor): Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand Secco B♭ major)
  6. Aria (Tenor): Vergibt mir Jesus meine Sünden (G minor)
  7. Chorale: Herr Jesu Christ, einiger Trost (G minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1723 in Leipzig
First Performance. 1723-10-03 in Leipzig
First Publication. 1860 (BGA)
Librettist see below
Romans 7: 24 (No.1)
Anonymous (Nos.2, 4-7)
Martin Rutilius (1550–1618) (No.3)
Language German
Dedication 19th Sunday after Trinity
Average DurationAvg. Duration 16 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation alto, tenor; mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail 2 oboes, trumpet, strings, continuo (organ)
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