Johann Sebastian Bach – Cantatas BWV 54-57 / Widerstehe Doch Der Sünde; Ich Armer Mensch, Ich Sundenknecht; Ich Will Den Kreuzstab Gerne Tragen; Selig Ist Der Mann / Bach-Ensemble / Hänssler Classic Audio CD 1999 / CD 92.018
UPC 4010276015185
Widerstehe doch der Sünde (Just resist sin), BWV 54, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed the solo cantata for alto in Weimar between 1711 and 1714, and probably performed it on the seventh Sunday after Trinity, 15 July 1714. It is Bach's first extant church cantata for a solo voice.
The text of the short work was written by Georg Christian Lehms, for two arias and a connecting recitative. The topic is to resist sin, based on the Epistle of James. The text was published in a 1711 collection, dedicated to the Sunday Oculi. It is not known when Bach composed the work but is assumed that he performed it as part of his monthly cantata productions in 1714 on the seventh Sunday after Trinity, 15 July. The solo voice is accompanied by strings: two violin parts, two viola parts and continuo. The composition begins with a striking dissonant chord.
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Hänssler Classic – CD 92.018 |
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Hänssler Edition Bachakademie – Vol.018 |
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CD
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1999 |
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Classical |
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Baroque |
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Cantata No. 54, "Widerstehe Doch Der Sünde" BWV 54 (BC A51) |
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Widerstehe Doch Der Sünde |
7:18 |
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Recitative: Die Art Verruchter Sunden |
1:32 |
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Aria: Wer Sunde Tut, Der Ist Vom Teufel |
3:13 |
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Rmer Mensch, Ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55 (BC A157)
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Aria: Ich Armer Mensch, Ich Sundenknecht |
5:07 |
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Recitative: Ich Habe Wider Gott Gehandelt |
1:31 |
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Aria: Erbarme Dich! |
3:44 |
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Recitative: Erbarme Dich! |
1:33 |
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Chorale: Bin Ich Gleich von Dir Gewichen |
1:16 |
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Cantata No. 56, "Ich Will Den Kreuzstab Gerne Tragen," BWV 56 (BC A146)
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Aria: Ich Will Den Kreuzstab Gerne Tragen |
8:09 |
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Recitative: Mein Wandel Auf Der Welt |
2:22 |
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Aria: Endlich, Endlich Wird Mein Joch |
6:28 |
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Recitative And Arioso: Ich Stehe Fertig Und Bereit |
2:07 |
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Chorale: Komm, O Tod, Du Schalfes Bruder |
1:41 |
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Cantata No. 57, "Selig Ist Der Mann," BWV 57 (BC A14)
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Aria: Selig Ist Der Mann, Der Die Anfechtung Erduldet |
4:46 |
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Recitative: Ach! Dieser Susse Trost |
1:53 |
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Aria: Ich Wunschte Mir Den Tod |
7:00 |
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Recitative: Ich Reiche Dir Die Hand |
0:33 |
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Aria: Ja, Ja, Ich Kann Die Feinde Schlagen |
6:21 |
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Recitative: In Meiner Schoss Liegt Ruh Und Leben |
2:03 |
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Aria: Ich Ende Behende Mein Irdisches Leben |
3:35 |
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Chorale: Richte Dich, Liebste, Nach Meinem Gefallen |
1:54 |
- Alto Vocals – Júlia Hamari (tracks: 1 to 3)
- Bass Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Walter Heldwein (tracks: 14 to 21)
- Choir – Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
- Conductor – Helmuth Rilling
- Design [Cover] – Stefanie Bunner
- Orchestra – Bachcollegium Stuttgart
- Photography By – A. T. Schaefer
- Recording Supervisor – Heinz Jansen, Richard Hauck
- Soprano Vocals – Arleen Auger (tracks: 14 to 21), Nina Stemme (tracks: 9 to 13)
- Tenor Vocals – Adalbert Kraus (tracks: 4 to 8)
