The cantata "Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen" (BWV 48), recorded in 1973, from the Complete collection of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Hanssler record company in 2000.

 

1. Choir - Ich elender Mensch

trumpet, oboe I+II, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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2. Recitative - O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich old meets new

alto

violin I+II, viola, cello, double bass, harpsichord

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3. Chorale - Solls ja so sein, daß Straf und Pein

trumpet, oboe I+II, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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4. Aria - Ach, lege das Sodom der Glieder sündlichen

alto

oboe I, cello, harpsichord

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5. Recitative - Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand.

tenor

cello, double bass, harpsichord

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6. Aria - Vergibt mir Jesus meine Sünden

tenor

oboe I, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, harpsichord

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7. Chorale - Herr Jesu Christ, Ludwig Trost

trumpet, oboe I+II, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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Date of recording: March/April 1973

Recording location: Germany, Stuttgart, Memorial Church (Gedächtniskirche).

Performers:

Marga Hoeffgen - alto;
Aldo Baldin - tenor;
Günther Passin, Otto Winter - oboe;
Kurt Etzold - bassoon;
Jürgen Wolf - cello;
Manfred Gräser - bass;
Martha Schuster - organ, harpsichord.

Chorus Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart.

Orchestra Bach-Collegium Stuttgart.

Conductor: Helmuth Rilling.

Source: Johann Sebastian Bach. Complete Recordings. Hanssler Edition. 172 CD.