Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe

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Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe BWV 25 (There is no soundness in my flesh) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was first performed on 29 August 1723 and is intended for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. The text is loosely based upon the Gospel according to Luke concerning Jesus' healing of ten lepars (Luke 17:11-19) and also from the letter to the Galatians 5: 16-24. The librettist remains anonymous.

The cantata is written for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, cornetto, three trombones, three recorders, two oboes, two violins, viola and basso continuo.

1. Chorus "Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe" ("There is no soundness in my body") - For soprano, alto, tenor, bass, cornetto, three trombones, three recorders, two oboes, two violins, viola and basso continuo.
2. Recitative "Die ganze Welt, ist nur ein Hospital" ("The entire world is but a hospital") - For tenor solo and basso continuo.
3. Aria "Ach, wo hol ich Armer Rat?" ("Ah, where can I, poor man, find help?") - For bass solo and basso continuo.
4. Recitative "O Jesu, mein lieber Meister" ("Oh Jesus, dear master") - For soprano solo and basso continuo.
5. Aria - "Öffne meinen schlechten Liedern" ("Open to my poor songs") - For three recorders, two oboes, two violins, viola and basso continuo.
6. Choral - "Ich will alle meine Tage" ("All my days I shall praise") - For soprano, alto, tenor, bass, three recorders, cornetto, two oboes, two violins, viola, three trombones and basso continuo.

[edit] Recordings

• Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, dir. John Eliot Gardiner, Soli Deo Gloria
• Motettenchor Stuttgart, Heidelberger Kammerorchester, dir. Günter Graulich, Cantate, Oryx, Baroque Music Club Germany
• Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, dir. Pieter Jan Leusink, Brilliant Classics
• Bach Collegium Japan & Concerto Palatino Brass Ensemble, dir. Masaaki Suzuki, BIS
• Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, dir. Ton Koopman, Erato, Antoine Marchand
• Chapelle des Minimes, dir. Jacques Vanherenthals, La Chapelle des Minimes
• Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, dir. Helmuth Rilling, Hänssler
• Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis, Concentus Musicus Wien, dir. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Teldec

[edit] See also

• List of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach

[edit] External links

• Original text and translations
• Vocal score of the cantata
• German text with an English translation
• Programme notes by Craig Smith
• Listed recordings