Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe” <br /> <br />(Jesus took under Him the twelve) <br /> <br />BWV 22 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Cantata for Quinquagesima Sunday [Estomihi] <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13; Gospel: Luke 18: 31-43 <br /> <br />[Test piece for the position of Cantor at St Thomas’s, Leipzig] <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Köthen/Leipzig, 1723 <br /> <br />1st performance: February 7, 1723 – Leipzig <br />2nd performance: February 20, 1724 - Leipzig <br /> <br />Text: <br />Anon <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor; Bass added in the choral sections; 4-part Chorus <br />Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo, with the addition of a cornetto and 3 trombones for the final chorale <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Aria – Duet (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Aria (04:39) <br />Mvt. 3: Recitative (09:22) <br />Mvt. 4: Aria (11:26) <br />Mvt. 5: Chorus (14:15) <br /> <br />Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera <br />Tenor: Gerd Türk <br />Bass: Peter Kooy <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />May 1998, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
