Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Die Elenden sollen essen, daß sie satt werden” <br /> <br />(The wretched shall eat) <br /> <br />BWV 75 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Cantata for the 1st Sunday after Trinity <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: 1 John 4: 16-21; Gospel: Luke 16: 19-31 <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Leipzig, 1723 <br /> <br />1st performance: <br />May 30, 1723 - Leipzig <br /> <br />Text: <br />Psalm 22: 26 (Mvt. 1) <br />Samuel Rodigast (Mvts. 7, 14) <br />Christian Weiss, Sr. (Mvts. 2-6, 8-13) <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus <br />Orchestra: trumpet, 2 oboes, oboe d’amore, bassoon, strings, continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Chorus (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Recitative (04:30) <br />Mvt. 3: Aria (05:22) <br />Mvt. 4: Recitative (09:41) <br />Mvt. 5: Aria (10:17) <br />Mvt. 6: Recitative (15:47) <br />Mvt. 7: Chorale (16:26) <br />Mvt. 8: Sinfonia (18:16) <br />Mvt. 9: Recitative (20:30) <br />Mvt. 10: Aria (21:18) <br />Mvt. 11: Recitative (23:47) <br />Mvt. 12: Aria (24:20) <br />Mvt. 13: Recitative (28:08) <br />Mvt. 14: Chorale (28:51) <br /> <br /> <br />Soprano: Midori Suzuki <br />Alto: 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.
