Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Ach! ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe” <br /> <br />(Ah! I see now, as I go the wedding) <br /> <br />BWV 162 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Solo Cantata for the 20th Sunday after Trinity <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: Ephesians 5: 15-21; Gospel: Matthew 22: 1-14 <br /> <br />Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: <br />Motets & Chorales for 20th Sunday after Trinity <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Weimar, 1715 <br /> <br />1st performance: October 25, 1716 - Weimar <br />2nd performance: October 10, 1723 - Leipzig <br /> <br />Text: <br />Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5) <br />Johann Rosenmüller (Mvt. 6) <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus <br />Orchestra: Cor da tirassi, 2 violins, viola, bassoon, continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Aria (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Recitative (03:42) <br />Mvt. 3: Aria (05:27) <br />Mvt. 4: Recitative (09:05) <br />Mvt. 5: Aria – Duet (10:47) <br />Mvt. 6: Chorale (14:38) <br /> <br /> <br />Soprano: Yumiko Kurisu <br />Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera <br />Tenor: Makoto Sakurada <br />Bass: Peter Kooy <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />Apr 1996, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
