BWV 56
Werk BWV 56
Cantata ''Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen''
Vocal Work
Complete
About this Work
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen (lit. 'I will gladly carry the cross-staff'), BWV 56, is a church cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach for the 19th Sunday after Trinity. It was first performed in Leipzig on 27 October 1726. The composition is a solo cantata ( it is regarded as part of his third cantata cycle.