Reißt euch los, bekränkte Sinnen, BWV 224 explained

German: Reißt euch los, bekränkte Sinnen (You are torn loose, afflicted sinners), BWV 224, is a cantata, possibly by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach or Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed around 1732–1734 for an unknown occasion.[1] The author of the text is unknown and there are only 30 measures of aria for soprano extant, copied by C. P. E. Bach.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bach digital - Reißt euch los, bekränkte Sinnen BR-CPEB F-Inc 8 . 2023-12-01 . www.bach-digital.de.
  2. Web site: Cantata BWV 224. 18 May 2013. bach-cantatas.
  3. Web site: Cantata BWV 224. 7 June 2013. Classical Net. Crouch, Simon. 1999.