Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sons” <br /> <br />(Thou very God and David’s son) <br /> <br />BWV 23 <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 />Luke 18: 31 & 34 (Mvt. 1) <br />Elisabeth Kreuziger (Mvt. 5) <br />Anon (Mvts. 2-4) <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus (the soloists serve as the choir) <br />Orchestra: oboe, 2 violins, viola, continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Aria - Duet (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Recitative (07:01) <br />Mvt. 3: Chorus (08:26) <br />Mvt. 4: Chorale (11:40) <br /> <br />Soprano: Midori Suzuki <br />Alto: Yoshikazu Mera <br />Tenor: Gerd Türk <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />May 1998, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
