Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Feldmahler (7 August 2006)

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Wilhelm Rust (1822–1892)

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Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 12
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1863. Plate B.W. XII (2).

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Perlnerd666 (9 November 2008)

Arranger:

Bernhard Todt (1822–1907)

Language:

German / English

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880)

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General Information

Work Title Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen
Alternative Title I would gladly carry the Cross-beam
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue Number BWV 56
Movements/Sections 5 Movements
Year/Date of Composition 1726
First Performance October 27, 1726
Librettist Anonymous
Language German
Average Duration 21 Minutes
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation Vocal — Solo Bass, Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra — 2 Oboes, Taille, Strings, BC


Misc. Comments

For the 19th Sunday after Trinity

Section Listing

  1. Aria: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen. An aria in Bar form. The expressivity of this thematic material also fits the text beautifully. The Abgesang section is truly different from the ‘’Stollen’’ here. g minor
  2. Recitativo: Mein Wandel auf der Welt. A recitative with obbligato cello illustrating the motion of the water. This accompaniment stops at “So tret ich aus dem Schiff in meine Stadt”1. B Major
  3. Aria: Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch. In this, the longest movement of the cantata, Bach uses the pastoral and relaxed colour of solo oboe to great effect, forming a beautiful contrast to the agitated movements preceding. B Major
  4. Recitativo: Ich stehe fertig und bereit. A reprise of part of the first movement, with a recitative introduction. g minor-c minor
  5. Choral: Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder. A plain chorale setting. However, this is “an exceptional masterpiece…truly inspired…We seem able to perceive directly the soul passing through the pain of death into glory.”1 c minor

Print Sources Consulted

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.

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