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Cantata BWV 56
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen

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

Composed

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

Text

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

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Dutch-1 | Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2

Scoring

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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.11 MB] | Score BGA [1.44 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 5
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 5 ver 2 [cap]

References

BGA: XII/2 | NBA: I/24 | BC: A 146 | Zwang: K 156 | First Published: BG, 1863

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of October 29, 2000

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

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]

Recordings

Complete Recordings

1

Eduard van Beinum and the Concertgebouw Orchestra': Live Radio Recordings, Vol. 1 [C-1]

Eduard van Beinum

Unknown Choir / Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Baritone: Mack Harrell

Decca / Philips Dutch Masters

1939

TT: 24:38

1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by M. Harrell.
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2

?

Unknown Conductor

Bass: Gerhard Hüsch

Unknown Choir / Unknown Orchestra

Unknown Label

1940's

78’s / TT:

Recorded on 78's, not known if it has ever been transferred to either LP or CD form

3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 34 & BWV 56 [C-2]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 21-34-46-56-104 [R-1]

Jonathan Sternberg

Wiener Kammerchor / Wiener Symphoniker

Bass: Alois Pernerstorfer

Bach Guild / Artemis Classics

1950

TT: 24:10

Recorded in Vienna, Austria.
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4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4 · 56 · 82 [C-2]

Karl Ristenpart

Berliner Motettenchor / Kammerorchester Karl Ristenpart

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

June 1951

TT: 21:11

1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by K. Ristenpart. 1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau. Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany.
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5

Gerhard Husch & Erna Berger in Japan 1952 [C-1]

Manfred Gurlitt

Victor Chamber Orchestra

Baritone: Gerhard Hüsch

BMG Japan 37442-43 / RCA 82876-74199-2 (J)

1952

17:41

Recorded in studio in Tokyo, Japan

6

J.S. Bach Meisterwerke - Cantatas II - Kantaten BWV 56, 106 & 147 [C-1]

Rudolf Baumgartner

Kammerchor ad hoc / Festival Strings Lucerne

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Deutsche Grammophon

1956

TT: 21:29

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau

7

J.S. Bach: 56 Kantáta "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" [C-2]

Frigyes Sándor

Hungarian Radio Chorus / Hungarian State Concert Orchestra

Alto: Magda Tiszay; Oboe: István Veres; Organ: János Sebestyén

Hungaroton

Mar 25-27, 1958

LP / TT: 21:55

Recorded at at the Rottenbiller Street Studio in Budapest, Hungary

8

Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & BWV 82 [C-2]

 

Robert Shaw

RCA Victor Orchestra & Chorus

Baritone: Mack Harrell

RCA Victor / Locked in the Vault Reissues

May 1958

TT: 23:30

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by M. Harrell

9

Bach: Kantate BWV 56 "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" [C-2]

Marinus Voorberg

Der Niederländische Bach-Chor / Das Niederländische Bach-Orchester

Bass: David Hollestelle; Oboe & Oboe da caccia: Arnold Vente

Bertelsmann Schallplattenring

c1958

LP / TT: 21:23

 

10

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & BWV 82 [C-1]

Geraint Jones

Geraint Jones Singers & Orchestra

Bass: Gérard Souzay

EMI

1959

LP / TT:

1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by G. Souzay

11

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas III


 

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Bass: Hermann Prey

Eterna / Leipzig Classics

Dec 1959

TT: 22:10

1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Prey. Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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12

J.S. Bach: Solo Cantatas for Bass [C-2]

Neville Marriner

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields

Baritone: John Shirley-Quirk

L'Oiseau-Lyre

Apr 1964

LP / TT:

Recorded at St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London, England.

13

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 18
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 2

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Bass: Barry McDaniel

Erato / MHS

Nov 1964

TT: 21:03

1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. McDaniel. Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Germany.
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14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & BWV 169 [C-3]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 79 & BWV 56
[C-7]

Karl Ristenpart

Yves Rudelle Vocal Ensemble / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar

Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Club Français du Disque / Nonesuch

Sep 1965

LP / TT: 21:25

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by K. Ristenpart.

15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & BWV 82 [C-2]

Helmut Kahlhöfer

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke & & Chamber Orchestra

Baritone: Bernard Kruysen

Cantate

Mid 1960 ?

LP / TT:

 

16

J.S. Bach: Kreuztabkantate / Ich habe genug [C-1]

Karl Hochreiter

Bach-Chor an der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche Berlin / Bach-Collegium Berlin

Bass: Barry McDaniel

Europa

1967

LP / TT: 21:12

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by B. McDaniel

17

Bach: 13 Sacred Cantatas & 13 Sinfonias [C-3]

Helmut Winschermann

Berliner Capella / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Bass: Gérard Souzay

Philips

Dec 1968

TT: 21:00

1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Winschermann. 2nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by G. Souzay.

18

Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach Orchester

Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

July 1969

TT: 21:46

3rd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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19

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 56 · Easter Oratorio · Christmas Oratorio (Excerpts) [C-1]

Jörg Faerber

Jugendkantorei der Marienkirche Reutlingen (Kantor: Gunther Heller) / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Baritone: York Lutz; Oboe: Heinz Miller, Oboe/oboe

Concerto Royale

Late 1960's ?

TT: 22:02

 

20

J.S. Bach: Kreuzstab-Kantata / Ich habe genug [C-1]

Réné Ponchelet

Maitrise Sainte-Cecile de la Cathedrale Notre-Dame Luxembourg / Heidelberger Kammerorchester

Baritone: Fernand Koenig

Impromptu

Nov 1972

TT: 18:33

Recorded at DaCamera Tonstudio Heidelberg-Wieblingen, Germany.
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21

Kreuzstabkantaten Bach / Stölzel [C-1]

Fritz-Werner Körfer

Chor der Dreifaltigkeitskirchengemeinde Hagen / Hagener Kammerchor / Hagener Kammerorchester

Bass-Baritone: Siegmund Nimsgern

FSM

Apr 1974

LP / TT:

1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by S. Nimsgern.

22

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) / Leonhardt Consort

Bass: Michael Schopper

Teldec

1976

TT: 18:57

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23

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 56 & 82 [C-1]

Frans Brüggen

Boy’s Trebles & Contraltos of the Boys’ Choir of St Bavo’s Cathedral, Haarlem, Harry Geraerts & Michiel ten Houte de Lange (Tenors), Harry van der Kamp & Lodewijk Meeuwsen (Basses) [Chorus Master: Jan Valkestijn] / Baroque Orchestra

Baritone: Max van Egmond

Sony SEON

June 1977

TT: 18:26

Recorded at Lutherse Church, Haarlem, Holland.
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24

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 4
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 18
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Sings Bach

 

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Hänssler

July 1983

TT: 20:40

1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Rilling. 4th recording of Cantata BWV 56 by D. Fischer-Dieskau. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
See: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Bach - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
See: Edition Bachakademie - Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
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25

J.S. Bach: Kantaten [C-1]

Max Pommer

Leipziger Universitätschor / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Bass: Siegfried Lorenz

Capriccio (Edition Bach Leipzig)

1984

TT: 19:28

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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26

J.S. B: Cantatas Nos. 56 & 82 [C-1]

Pál Németh

Savaria Vocal Ensemble (Chorus Master: István Deáky) / Capella Savaria

Bass: László Polgár

Hungaroton

1985

TT: 18:30

 

27

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56, BWV 82 [C-4]

Helmut Winschermann

Kammerchor der Frankfurter Singakademie / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Bass: Hermann Prey

Intercord

Dec 1987

TT: 21:47

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Winschermann. 2nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Prey. Recorded at Festeburgkirche, Frankfurt/M., Germany.
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28

Bach - Cantatas 56 & 82 [C-1]

Thomas Albert

Bremen Vocal Ensemble / Fiori Musicali (Bremen)

Bass: Harry van der Kamp

MDG / Dabringhaus und Grimm

1988 ?

TT: 18:46

 

29

Wacht Auf! [C-2]

Greg Funfgeld

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem / Bach Festival Orchestra

Bass: Daniel Lichti

Dorian

Jan 1989

TT: 18:46

Recorded at the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, PA, USA.
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30

J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus [C-3]

Joshu Rifkin

OVPP (Soprano: Laurie Monahan; Counter-tenor: Douglas Stevens; Tenor: William Hite; Bass Jan Opalach) / The Bach Ensemble

Bass: Jan Opalach

Decca

Apr 1989

TT: 17:52

Recorded at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA, USA.
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31

J.S. Bach: Cantates pour Bass [C-6]

Philippe Herreweghe

Chœur & Orchestre de La Chapelle Royale

Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Jan 1991

TT: 18:21

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32

Bach Kantaten [C-11]

Peter Schreier

Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Chorus

Baritone: Olaf Bär; Organ & Harpsichord: Robert Aldwinckle

EMI Vlassics

May 1991

TT: 17:33

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London. England.
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33

J.S. Bach: Solokantaten [C-3]

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Collegium Musicum

Baritone: Siegmund Nimsgern

Bayer Records

June 1991

TT: 18:58

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by S. Nimsgern. Recorded live at the Liebfrauenkirche Stuttgat-Bad Gannstatt, Germany.
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34

Bach: Two Cantatas / Handel: Arias [C-1]

Nicholas McGegan

Baroque Choral Guild / Members of The Arcadian Academy

Baritone: William Parker

Harmonia Mundi France

Oct 1991

TT: 17:51

Recorded in Skywaker Sound, a division of LucasArts Entertainment, Nicasio, CA, USA.
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35

Ton Koopman conducts J.S. Bach - Episode 6
Bach Cantatas
[D-1]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Bass: Klaus Mertens

NVC ARTS
Kultur Video

1997

VHS / TT: 18:35
DVD

Total time of the programme: 28:46. 1st recording of Cantata BWV 56 by T. Koopman & K. Mertens.
See: Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
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36

Lecture Concerts - New Recordings Cantatas [L-11]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Bass: Andreas Schmidt

Hänssler

Apr 1999

TT: 17:41

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by H. Rilling. Recorded at SWR-Funkstudio Villa Berg, Germany. The recordings were part of series of TV productions "Lecture Concerts with Helmuth Rilling (1997-2000).
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37

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 19:19

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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38

Bach Cantatas BWV 82, 158 & 56 [C-1]

Roger Norrington

Salzburger Bachchor / Camerata Academica Salzburg

Baritone: Matthias Goerne

Decca

June 1999

TT: 18:30

Recorat Kapuzinerkloster, Salzburg, Austria.
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39

Bach Cantatas Vol. 10: Potsdam / Wittenberg
For the 19th Sunday after Trinity
For for the Feast of Reformation

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Oct 2000

TT: 20:05

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Erlöserkirche, Potsdam, Germany.
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40

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Jun 2001; Mar 2001 (Mvt. 5)

TT: 17:58

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 56 by T. Koopman & K. Mertens. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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41

Thomas Quasthoff: Bach Cantatas [C-1]

Rainer Kussmaul

RIAS-Kammerchor (Chorus Master: Daniel Reuss) / Berliner Barock Solisten

Baritone: Thomas Quasthoff

Deutsche Grammophon

Jan 2004

TT: 18:08

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
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42

J.S. Bach: Geistliche Solokantaten [C-2]

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Collegium Vocale Siegen (Chorus Master: Ulrich Stölzel) / Kölner Kammerorchester

Bass-Baritone: Hanno Müller-Brachmann

Naxos

May-Jun 2004

TT: 18:25

Recorded at Deutchlandfunk Sendesaal, Köln, Germany.
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43

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the complete liturgical year Vol. 1 - Cantatas BWV 98 · 180 · 56 · 55 [C-5]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Sophie Karthäuser; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass [Soloist]: Dominik Wörner

Accent

Oct 2004

SACD / TT:

Recorded at l'Eglise des Minimes à Bruxelles, Belgium.
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44

Bach: Kantaten BWV 56, 82, 158 [C-1]

Michael Schneider

Thomanerchor Leipzig / La Stagione Frankfurt

Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Capriccio

Sep 6-8, 2005

TT: 18:04

Recorded at Kirche Altleisnig in Polditz, Germany.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2000 - March 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (September 2005), Francis Browne (December 2007), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, June 2006), Frits V. Herbold (February 2008), Michael Meacock (Arton) (December 2002), Daniel Michel (September 2004), Antonio Fuentes Miranda (November 2005), Sergey Nikitin (March 2008), Riccardo Nughes (September 2004), John Pike (August 2005), Peter Schmidt (August 2006), Burke Smith (May 2007), Nagamiya Tutomu (July 2007), Jeremy Vosburgh (November 2003), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Cantata BWV 56: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2
Article:
Program Notes to Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56 [Sean Burton]

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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