Ein ungefärbt Gemüte (An unstained spirit), BWV 24, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.

It was composed in Leipzig in 1723 for the fourth Sunday after Trinity, which fell that year on 20 June, date of the work's premiere.

The prescribed readings for the day are Romans 8: 18-23 and Luke 6: 36-42.

The texts are of mixed authorship, with Erdmann Neumeister responsible for those of movements 1, 2, 4 and 5, Johann Heermann for that of the final chorale, and the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 7, verse 12, for that of the third movement.

The chorale theme O Gott, du frommer Gott (Zahn 5148) is of unknown authorship, but it was used by Heermann to set his hymn to music in 1630 and appeared in virtually all hymnals by the end of the following decade.

Scoring and structure
The piece is scored for clarino, oboes I/II, oboes d'amore I/II, violins I/II, viola, and basso continuo, along with three vocal soloists (altus, tenor, bass) and four-part choir. It is in six movements:

1. Aria: "Ein ungefärbt Gemüte" for altus, strings, and continuo.
2. Recitativo: "Die Redlichkeit ist eine von den Gottesgaben" for tenor and continuo.
3. (Coro): "Alles nun, das ihr wollet" for choir, clarino, oboes, strings, and continuo.
4. Recitativo: "Die Heuchelei ist eine Brut" for bass, strings and continuo.
5. Aria: "Treu und Wahrheit sei der Grund" for tenor, oboes d'amore, and continuo.
6. Chorale: "O Gott, du frommer Gott" for choir, clarino, oboes, strings, and continuo.

Text
Recordings

• Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity - Alt.: Anna Reynolds; Ten.: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor/Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter, conductor. Label: Archiv Produktion
• Bach Cantatas Vol. 3: Tewkesbury/Mühlhausen - Alt.: Nathalie Stutzmann; Ten.: Paul Agnew; Bass: Nicolas Testé; Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. Label: Soli Deo Gloria
• Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12 - Alt.: Sytse Buwalda; Ten.: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir/Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink, conductor. Label: Brilliant Classics
• Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VI - Alt.: Eva Fleischer; Ten.: Gert Lutze; Bass: Hans Hauptmann; Thomanerchor Leipzig/Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Günther Ramin, conductor. Label: Leipzig Classics
• Die Bach Kantate Vol. 41 - Sopr.: Arleen Augér; Alt.: Helen Watts, Katharina Pugh; Ten.: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Walter Heldwein, Wolfgang Schöne; Gächinger Kantorei/Bach-Collegium Stuttgart; Helmuth Rilling, conductor. Label: Hänssler
• J.S. Bach: Cantatas 24 & 182 - Alt.: Simone Veder; Ten.: Ludwig van Gijsegem; Bass: Lars Terray; Residentie Bachkoor/Residentie Bachorkest; Gerard Akkerhuis, conductor. Label: Erasmus Muziek
• J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 9 - Leipzig Cantatas - Alt.: Robin Blaze; Ten.: Gerd Türk; Bass: Chiyuki Urano; Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki, conductor. Label: BIS 931
• J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 7 - Alt.: Bogna Bartosz; Ten.: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir; Ton Koopman, conductor. Label: Erato/Antoine Marchand
• J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2 - Boy Soprano soloist; Alt.: Paul Esswood; Ten.: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond; Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger)/Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor. Label: Teldec

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