BWV 55

I, wretched man, a slave to sin (by Richard Stokes)

Solo Cantata for the 22^nd Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Philippians 1: 3-11; Gospel: Matthew 18: 23-35
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 22^nd Sunday after Trinity

Leipzig, 1726
1^st performance: November 17, 1726 - Leipzig

Johann Rist (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 1-4)

German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | NBA Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-3 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Italian-4 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7
Chorale Text: Werde munter mein Gemüte

Soloist: Tenor; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: transverse flute, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.09 MB] | Score BGA [1.14 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Werde munter, mein Gemüthe

BGA: XXII/2 | NBA: I/26 | BC: A 157 | Zwang: K 159 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmaniel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music Examples

Week of October 27, 2002; Week of February 3, 2008; Week of August 12, 2012

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

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