Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut” <br /> <br />(My heart swims in blood) <br /> <br />BWV 199 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Solo Cantata for the 11th Sunday after Trinity <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15: 1-10; Gospel: Luke 18: 9-14 <br /> <br />Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: <br />Motets & Chorales for 11th Sunday after Trinity <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Weimar, 1714 <br /> <br />1st performance: August 12, 1714 possibly 1713 - Weimar <br />2nd performance: 1718-1722 - Köthen (this version was written with soloist violin) <br />3rd performance: August 8, 1723 - Leipzig <br /> <br />Text: <br />Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 1-5) <br />Johann Heermann (Mvt. 6) <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloist: Soprano <br />Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, oboe, bassoon, string continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Recitative (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Aria (02:07) <br />Mvt. 3: Recitative (10:47) <br />Mvt. 4: Aria (11:54) <br />Mvt. 5: Recitative (19:25) <br />Mvt. 6: Chorale (19:42) <br />Mvt. 7: Recitative (21:18) <br />Mvt. 8: Aria (22:02) <br /> <br /> <br />Soprano: Midori Suzuki <br /> <br />Oboe: Alfredo Bernardini <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />Jun 1996, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
