Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange?” <br /> <br />(My God, how long, ah how long?) <br /> <br />BWV 155 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Solo Cantata for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: Romans 12: 6-16; Gospel: John 2: 1-11 <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Weimar, 1716 <br /> <br />1st performance: January 19, 1716 - Weimar <br />2nd performance: January 16, 1724 - Leipzig <br /> <br />Text: <br />Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-4) <br />Paul Speratus (Mvt. 5) <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; Four-part chorus <br />Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, bassoon, continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Recitative (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Aria – Duet (01:59) <br />Mvt. 3: Recitative (07:07) <br />Mvt. 4: Aria (09:22) <br />Mvt. 5: Chorale (12:00) <br /> <br /> <br />Soprano: Midori Suzuki <br />Alto: Yoshikazu Mera <br />Tenor: Makoto Sakurada <br />Bass: Peter Kooy <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />Feb, Jun, Jul 1997, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
