Cantata "Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen" (BWV 56), recorded in 1983, from the Complete collection of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Hanssler record company in 2000.

 

1. Aria - Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen

bass

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

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2. Recitative - Mein Wandel auf der Welt

bass

cello, double bass, harpsichord

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3. Aria - Endlich, endlich wird mein Joch

bass

oboe I, cello, double bass, harpsichord

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4. Recitative and Arioso - Ich stehe fertig und bereit

bass

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

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5. Chorale - Komm, o Tod, du Schlafes Bruder

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

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Date of recording: July 1983.

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

Performers:

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - bass;
Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler - oboe;
Daisuke Mogi - oboe da caccia;
Kurt Etzold - bassoon;
Walter Forchert - violin;
Helmut Veihelmann - cello;
Harro Bertz - double bass
;
Hans-Joachim Erhard - organ, harpsichord.

Chorus Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart.

Orchestra Bach-Collegium Stuttgart.

Conductor: Helmuth Rilling.

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