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Cantata BWV 56
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen


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BWV 56

German Title

Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen

English Title

Gladly shall I bear the cross (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata (for Bass) for the 19th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 4: 22-28; Gospel: Matthew 9: 1-8
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 19th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Leipzig, 1726
1st performance: October 27, 1726 - Leipzig

Text:

Johann Franck (Mvt. 5); Christoph Birkmann (Mvts. 1-4)

BWV 56 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-4 | Dutch-6 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Hungarian-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Romanian-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Emblemata: BWV 56/1
Chorale Text: Du, o schönes Weltgebäude [BWV 56/5]

Scoring

Soloist: Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, bassoon, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Aria [B] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] | Mvt. 4: Recitative & Arioso [B] | Mvt. 5: Chorale

BWV 56 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.11 MB] | Score BGA [1.44 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 118 | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 58 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 5 ver 2 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Du geballtes Weltgebäude [BWV 56/5]

References:

BWV 56 References: BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/24 | BC: A 146 | Zwang: K 156 | First Published: BG, 1863 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek (Munich, 1921) | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 56 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | DW [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]
Article: Program Notes to Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 [by S. Burton]
Article: BWV 56 “Ich will den Xstab gerne tragen” - An Attempt to Trace the Symbols and Other Poetic Expressions in the Libretto Back to Their Original Sources [by T. Braatz]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of October 29, 2000; Week of January 13, 2008; Week of May 27, 2012; Week of March 9, 2014


Contents

 

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (3)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (13)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (14)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (7)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (14)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (9)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (19)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (17)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (8) = 104
Part 11: Reccordings of Individual Movements (14)

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 5 (4th round)

Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Bach - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
Edition Bachakademie Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling

Article: Program Notes to Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 [by Sean Burton]
Article: BWV 56 “Ich will den Xstab gerne tragen” - An Attempt to Trace the Symbols and Other Poetic Expressions in the Libretto Back to Their Original Sources [by Thomass Braatz]

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (October 2000 - November 2023)

Cantata BWV 56: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen for 19th Sunday after Trinity (1726)
Details | Complete Recordings : 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Articles: Program Notes to Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 [S. Burton] | BWV 56 “Ich will den Xstab gerne tragen” - An Attempt to Trace the Symbols and Other Poetic Expressions in the Libretto Back to Their Original Sources [T. Braatz]


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