Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe, BWV 25

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Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe
Thomaskirche, Leipzig
Occasion14th Sunday after Trinity
Cantata textJohann Jacob Rambach?
Choraleby Johann Heermann
Performed29 August 1723 (1723-08-29): Leipzig
Movementssix
Vocal
Instrumental
  • cornetto
  • 3 trombones
  • 3 recorders
  • 2 oboes
  • 2 violins
  • viola
  • continuo

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe (There is nothing sound in my body),[1] BWV 25 in Leipzig for the 14th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 29 August 1723.

History and words

Bach composed the cantata in 1723 in his first year as

Treuer Gott, ich muss dir klagen" (1630).[5]

Bach first performed the cantata on 29 August 1723.[3]

Scoring and structure

The cantata in six movements is scored for three vocal soloists (

trombones, three recorders, two oboes, two violins, viola, and basso continuo.[3]

Movements of Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe
No. Title Text Type Vocal Winds Brass Strings Key Time
1 Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe Chorus SATB 3 flutes/recorders, 2 oboes 1 cornetto, 3 trombones 2 violins, viola, basso continuo A minor 4/4
2 Die ganze Welt ist nur ein Hospital Recitative Tenor Basso continuo 4/4
3 Ach, wo hol ich Armer Rat? Aria Bass Basso continuo D minor 4/4
4 O Jesu, lieber Meister Recitative Soprano Basso continuo 4/4
5 Öffne meinen schlechten Liedern Aria Soprano 3 flutes/recorder, 2 oboes 2 violins, viola, basso continuo C major 3/8
6 Ich will alle meine Tage Chorale SATB 3 flutes/recorders (col soprano), oboe (col soprano), oboe (coll'alto) Cornetto (col soprano), trombone (coll'alto), trombone (col tenore), trombone (col basso) Violin (col soprano), violin (coll'alto), viola (col tenore), basso continuo C major 4/4

Music

Similar to

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony".[6]

The following three movements are all only accompanied by the continuo. A new perspective is opened in movement 5 in dance music for a concerto of strings and oboes, echoed by the recorders. The music relates to the text "im höhern Chor werde mit den Engeln singen" (in the exalted choir I shall sing with the angels).[1] The closing chorale is set for four parts.[3]

Recordings

References

  1. ^ a b Dellal, Pamela. "BWV 25 - "Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe"". Emmanuel Music. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ Wolff, Christoph (2008). On the first annual cycle of Boch's cantatas for the Leipzig liturgy (1723–24) (PDF). Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  3. ^
    ISBN 3-423-04080-7
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  4. ^ a b c Mincham, Julian (2010). "Chapter 17 Bwv 25 – The Cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach". jsbachcantatas.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Treuer Gott, ich muss dir klagen / Text and Translation of Chorale". Bach Cantatas Website. 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  6. ^ Gardiner, John Eliot (2006). Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) / Cantatas Nos 17, 19, 25, 50, 78, 130 & 149 (Media notes). Soli Deo Gloria (at Hyperion Records website). Retrieved 2 September 2018.

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