Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Widerstehe doch der Sünde” <br /> <br />(Stand firm against sin) <br /> <br />BWV 54 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Solo Cantata (for Alto) for the Dominica Oculi [3rd Sunday in Lent] <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: Ephesians 5: 1-9; Gospel: Luke 11: 14-28 <br /> <br />Musical Context: <br />Motets & Chorales for 23rd Sunday after Trinity <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Weimar, 1714 <br /> <br />1st performance: March 24, 1715 (?) - Weimar <br /> <br />Text: <br />Georg Christian Lehms <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloist: Alto <br />Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, continuo composed of a cello, a double-bass and organ <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Aria (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Recitative (06:05) <br />Mvt. 3: Aria (07:29) <br /> <br /> <br />Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera <br /> <br />Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu (Leader), Keiko Walanabe <br />Violin II: Azumi Takada, Mari Ono; Viola: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe <br />Violoncello: Norizumi Moro-oka <br />Violone: Shigeru Sakurai <br />Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko lmai <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />Apr 1996, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
