Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!” <br /> <br />(Prepare the ways) <br /> <br />BWV 132 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Solo Cantata for the 4th Sunday in Advent <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: Philippians 4: 4-7; Gospel: John 1: 19-28 <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Weimar, 1715 <br /> <br />1st performance: December 22, 1715 - Weimar <br /> <br />Text: <br />Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5) <br />Elisabeth Kreuziger (Mvt. 6) <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus <br />Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Aria (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Recitative (06:07) <br />Mvt. 3: Aria (08:20) <br />Mvt. 4: Recitative (11:18) <br />Mvt. 5: Aria (13:22) <br />Mvt. 6: Chorale (17:08) <br /> <br /> <br />Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen <br />Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera <br />Tenor: Makoto Sakurada <br />Bass: Peter Kooy <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />Jul 1997, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
