The cantata begins with a
chorale fantasia. Unusually, the
ritornello is not immediately followed by the chorale melody, but by a three-part or even four-part
imitative preparation. The first phrase of the chorale melody appears in the soprano over further imitation in the lower voices and by
staccato chords in the accompaniment. The other lines of the chorale are handled similarly. The duet aria is introduced by a ritornello "with a double hiatus suggestive of modesty or diffidence". The movement is structurally like a
da capo aria but lacks a contrasting middle section. Unusually, the work ends not with a closing chorale, but with another chorale fantasia with a "rollicking
gigue melody". Again, the soprano carries the chorale melody. As in the first movement, the lower voices sing imitative lines. == Recordings ==