• Source: Mein Odem ist schwach, BWV 222

Mein Odem ist schwach (My breath is weak), BWV 222, is a church cantata composed by Johann Ernst Bach II. It had been accredited to Johann Sebastian Bach. The intended occasion and the librettist are unknown.




Scoring and structure


The cantata is scored for soprano, alto and bass soloists, SATB choir, two violins, viola and organ.
It is six movements:

Aria (bass): Mein Odem ist schwach
Aria (alto): O seid mir sehnsuchtsvoll geküßt
Chorus: Unser Wandel ist im Himmel
Chorale: Wie du mir, Herr, befohlen hast
Chorale: Lass mich nur, Herr, wie Simeon
Chorus: Wir aber sind getrost und haben vielmehr Lust




Motet Unser Wandel ist im Himmel


The motet Unser Wandel ist im Himmel, BWV Anh. 165 is derived from movements 3, 4 and 6 of the cantata Mein Odem ist schwach. As for the cantata its authorship is attributed to Johann Ernst Bach II.




Recording


Alsfelder Vokalensemble / Steintor Barock Bremen, Wolfgang Helbich. The Apocryphal Bach Cantatas. CPO, 1991.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Mein Odem ist schwach, BWV 222
• Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis
• List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach
• List of motets by Johann Sebastian Bach
• List of Bach cantatas
• Johann Ernst Bach II
• Church cantata (Bach)
• List of church cantatas by liturgical occasion
• BWV Anh.
• List of compositions by Max Reger