Scoring: Soli SATB, Coro SATB, 2 Obda, Cor (Ctto), Trb, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

For the 2nd Epiphany Sunday 1725, Bach composed the cantata "O God, what glut of care and pain." It forms part of the annual cycle of chorale cantatas. In the large-scale opening movement, a choral setting full of anguish with expansive orchestral sections, the bass presents the cantus firmus in segments, reinforced by one trombone. This is followed directly by the second chorale verse in a four-part setting in which, howeve...