J. S. Bach : CANTATA – BWV 143 “Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele” (Masaaki Suzuki)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

“Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele [II]”

(Praise the Lord, my soul)

BWV 143


Event:
Cantata for New Year's Day [Circumcision of Christ, Holy Name]

Readings:
Epistle: Galatians 3: 23-29; Gospel: Luke 2: 21

Composed:
Mühlhausen or Weimar, 1708-14

1st performance: 1708-1714 - Mühlhausen

Text:
Psalm 146: 1 (Mvt. 1)
Psalm 146: 5 (Mvt. 3)
Psalm 146: 10 (Mvt. 5)
Jakob Ebert (Mvts. 2, 7)
Christian Weiss, Sr. and Johann Sebastian Bach (Mvts. 4, 6)

Scoring:
Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 corni da caccia (hunting-horns), timpani, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, continuo


Mvt. 1: Chorus (00:00)
Mvt. 2: Chorale (01:17)
Mvt. 3: Recitative (03:11)
Mvt. 4: Aria (03:35)
Mvt. 5: Aria (06:47)
Mvt. 6: Aria w/ Insrumental Chorale (08:31)
Mvt. 7: Chorus – Chorale (10:40)


Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen
Tenor: Makoto Sakurada
Bass: Peter Kooy

Bach Collegium Japan

Masaaki Suzuki

Feb, Jun, Jul 1997, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.