Karl Ristenpart was a German conductor.
Ristenpart's grave at the St. Johann cemetery at Saarbrücken
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56
Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, is a church cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach for the 19th Sunday after Trinity. It was first performed in Leipzig on 27 October 1726. The composition is a solo cantata because, apart from the closing chorale, it requires only a single vocal soloist. The autograph score is one of a few cases where Bach referred to one of his compositions as a cantata. In English, the work is commonly referred to as the Kreuzstab cantata. Bach composed the cantata in his fourth year as Thomaskantor; it is regarded as part of his third cantata cycle.
Autograph manuscript of opening bass aria from BWV 56
Cross staff
Christoph Birkmann, the cantata's librettist
Autograph manuscript of the title page, using χ instead of "Kreuz"