Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
“Widerstehe doch der Sünde”
(Stand firm against sin)
BWV 54
Event:
Solo Cantata (for Alto) for the Dominica Oculi [3rd Sunday in Lent]
Readings:
Epistle: Ephesians 5: 1-9; Gospel: Luke 11: 14-28
Musical Context:
Motets & Chorales for 23rd Sunday after Trinity
Composed:
Weimar, 1714
1st performance: March 24, 1715 (?) - Weimar
Text:
Georg Christian Lehms
Scoring:
Soloist: Alto
Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, continuo composed of a cello, a double-bass and organ
Mvt. 1: Aria (00:00)
Mvt. 2: Recitative (06:05)
Mvt. 3: Aria (07:29)
Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera
Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu (Leader), Keiko Walanabe
Violin II: Azumi Takada, Mari Ono; Viola: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Violoncello: Norizumi Moro-oka
Violone: Shigeru Sakurai
Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoko lmai
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki
Apr 1996, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
