Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht, BWV 52

False world, I trust thee not ( BWV 52) is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig for the 23th Sunday after Trinity, November 24, in 1726.

History and words

Bach wrote the cantata, a solo cantata for soprano, in his fourth year in Leipzig for the 23th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on November 24, 1726 for the first time on.

The prescribed readings were Phil 3:17-21 LUT, "Our conversation is in heaven ," and Matthew 22.15-22 LUT, the fishing question of the tribute money which Jesus answered: " Render unto Caesar ... ". The unknown librettist derives from the Gospel from that the world is fraudulent and wrong, and illustrates this by the murder of Abner by Joab, described in 2 Sam 3,27 LUT. He asks to turn away from the world and to turn completely to God. The final chorale is the first verse of In you I 've gehoffet, Mr. Adam Reusner ( 1533). The line corresponds to the last line of the Te Deum. Bach used the fourth stanza of the hymn, I liked the world gericht't deceit in his St. Matthew Passion.

Scoring and structure

The cantata is set for soprano, four-voice choir in the final chorale, 2 horns, 3 oboes, bassoon, two violins, viola and basso continuo.

Music

The cantata is indeed written for a soloist, but occupied rich. As in other cantatas of Bach period used a previously composed instrumental work as introductory Sinfonia, in this case, the first movement of the First Brandenburg Concerto, the horns and oboes dominate, in his early version still without violino piccolo. In the first aria of the soprano is accompanied by two violins, in the second of three oboes.

The two horns of the Sinfonia return until the final chorale again, the 1st horn amplifies the soprano, the second horn plays a fifth voice.

Recordings

Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis Epistle to the Philippians Knabenchor Hannover Leonhardt-Consort BIS Records Naxos Records Werner Neumann Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3 Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33 Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39 Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68 Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72 Alles, was von Gott geboren, BWV 80a Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem Namen, BWV 87 Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost, BWV 114 Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 121 Auf Christi Himmelfahrt allein, BWV 128 Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131 Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn! BWV 132 Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136 Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens, BWV 148 Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe, BWV 162 Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe, BWV 185 Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199 Entfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen, BWV 249a St Mark Passion (Bach)
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