Cantata “Ich habe genug”, BWV 82

Movements:
1. Aria (bass): Ich habe genug
2. Recitative (bass): Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein
3. Aria (bass): Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen
4. Recitative (bass): Mein Gott! wenn...Read more

Movements:
1. Aria (bass): Ich habe genug
2. Recitative (bass): Ich habe genug! Mein Trost ist nur allein
3. Aria (bass): Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen
4. Recitative (bass): Mein Gott! wenn kömmt das schöne: Nun!
5. Aria (bass): Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod

Original title: Ich habe genug, also spelled Ich habe genung in the sources. Solo cantata for the Purification of Mary, first performed in Leipzig on 2 February 1727.
The original C-minor version is for bass, oboe, strings and basso continuo. Later versions use other voice types; the soprano version substitutes transverse flute for oboe. The librettist is unknown; the text draws on the biblical Song of Simeon.

The previous description cited at least 164 recordings; this is a historical estimate, not a current count.

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