• Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen

BWV 48; BC A 144

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Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 39
Epistel: Epheser 4, 22-28
Gospel: Matthäus 9, 1-8

Scoring

• Alt solo, Tenor solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tromba/Corno/Clarino? (siehe Originalquellen), Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 03. Oktober 1723

• First performance October 3, 1723

Early performances

1723-03-10, Leipzig, St. Thomas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Christian Weise d. Ä.

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]

relation from other works

is adapted in BWV 48/3 ChSBC F 2.2a/b
is adapted in BWV 48/7 ChSBC F 202.4b
has as part H 376Wq n.v. 14BWV 48/3

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen, BWV 48 (J. S. Bachstiftung St. Gallen )
Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen, BWV 48 (Netherlands Bach Society)

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Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

• Author unknown. Movement 1: Romans 7, 24. Movement 3: Ach Gott und Herr (M. Rutilius, date of composition 1604; first printed 1613), stanza 4. Movement 7: Herr Jesu Christ, ich schrei zu dir (Freiberg, 1620), stanza 12

Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Rutilius, Martin (1550–1618)

Chorale

Satz 3: Martin Rutilius, "Ach Gott und Herr", 1604, Strophe 4

in: Gedenck und Erinnerungs Predigt/ Von dem grausamen Gewitter, Jena: Weidner, 1613

Chorale

Satz 7: C. Demantius, "Herr Jesu Christ, ich schrei zu dir", Freiberg 1620, Strophe 12 in: C. Demantius, Threnodiæ : Das ist: Ausserlesene Trostreiche BegräbnüszGesänge, Freiberg: Hoffman, 1620, Seite 481

Bible verse

Satz 1: Römer 7, 24

in: Lutherbibel 2017

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Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 109 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 349 [Konvolut] [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 53 [Part(s)]

edition essential source

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 291, Faszikel 1 [Score]

Additional sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 110 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XIII, Faszikel 7 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 349, Faszikel 10 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 669 [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 63 [Konvolut] [Score]
GB-Ob MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 63, Faszikel 2 [Score]
PL-WRu 60002 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen BWV 48 (1), J. Fischhof [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 48 (1), Partitur [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 48 (2), Stimmen [Part(s)]

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Edition

NBA I/24, S. 105 (Matthias Wendt, 1990) – Critical report (1991), S. 92;

BG 10, S.277 (W. Rust, 1860)

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2026-01-07 11:12:10