Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [II]” <br /> <br />(Praise the Lord, my soul) <br /> <br />BWV 143 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Cantata for New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ, Holy Name] <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21 <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Mühlhausen or Weimar, 1708-14 <br /> <br />1st performance: 1708-1714 - Mühlhausen <br /> <br />Text: <br />Psalm 146: 1 (Mvt. 1) <br />Psalm 146: 5 (Mvt. 3) <br />Psalm 146: 10 (Mvt. 5) <br />Jakob Ebert (Mvts. 2, 7) <br />Christian Weiss, Sr. and Johann Sebastian Bach (Mvts. 4, 6) <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus <br />Orchestra: 3 corni da caccia (hunting-horns), timpani, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Chorus (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Chorale (01:17) <br />Mvt. 3: Recitative (03:11) <br />Mvt. 4: Aria (03:35) <br />Mvt. 5: Aria (06:47) <br />Mvt. 6: Aria w/ Insrumental Chorale (08:31) <br />Mvt. 7: Chorus – Chorale (10:40) <br /> <br /> <br />Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen <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.
