Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Towards you alone, Lord Jesus Christ), BWV 33, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.

It was composed in Leipzig in 1724 for the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, which fell that year on 3 September, date of the work's premiere.

The prescribed readings for the day are Galatians 3: 15-22 and Luke 10: 23-37.

Most of the texts are of unknown authorship, with the exception of the opening and closing movements, for which Bach used verses 1 and 4 of Konrad Hubert's original hymn.

The chorale theme Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Zahn 7292b) is of unknown authorship and was first documented in a 1541 Wittenberg publication, but had been used extensively by Bach's time, for example by Sethus Calvisius and Michael Praetorius.

Scoring and structure
The piece is scored for oboes 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. (Coro): "Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" for choral and orchestral tutti.
2. Recitativo: "Mein Gott und Richter" for bass and continuo.
3. Aria: "Wie furchtsam wankten meine Schritte" for altus, strings, and continuo.
4. Recitativo: "Mein Gott, verwirf mich nicht" for tenor and continuo.
5. Aria (Duetto): "Gott, der du die Liebe heißt" for tenor and bass, oboes, and continuo.
6. Chorale: "Ehr sei Gott in dem höchsten Thron" for choral and orchestral tutti colle parti.

Text
Recordings

• Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I - Alt.: Julia Hamari; Ten.: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor/Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter, conductor. Label: Archiv Produktion
• Bach Cantatas Vol. 6: Köthen/Frankfurt - Alt.: Nathalie Stutzmann; Ten.: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jonathan Brown; Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. Label: Soli Deo Gloria
• Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1 - Alt.: Sytse Buwalda; Ten.: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir/Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink, conductor. Label: Brilliant Classics
• Die Bach Kantate Vol. 49 - Alt.: Helen Watts; Ten.: Frieder Lang; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher; Gächinger Kantorei/Bach-Collegium Stuttgart; Helmuth Rilling, conductor. Label: Hänssler
• J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 33 & BWV 95 - Alt.: Eva Bornemann; Ten.: Georg Jelden; Bass: Roland Kunz; Domchor & Bremer Bach-Orchester; Hans Heintze, conductor. Label: Cantate/Vanguard
• J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 24 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - Alt.: Robin Blaze; Ten.: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy; Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki, conductor. Label: BIS 1351
• J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 13 - Alt.: Franziska Gottwald; Ten.: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir; Ton Koopman, conductor. Label: Antoine Marchand
• J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2 - Alt.: René Jacobs; Ten.: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond; Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig)/Leonhardt-Consort; Gustav Leonhardt, conductor. Label: Teldec

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