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Cantata BWV 199
Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut


Ref.:

BWV 199

German Title

Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut

English Title

My heart is bathed in blood (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Solo Cantata for the 11th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 15: 1-10; Gospel: Luke 18: 9-14
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 11th Sunday after Trinity

Composed

Weimar, 1714
1st performance: August 12, 1714 possibly 1713 - Weimar
2nd performance: 1718-1722 - Köthen (this version was written with soloist violin, according to Tatiana Shabalina, 2009)
3rd performance: August 8, 1723 - Leipzig

Text:

Authors: Georg Christian Lehms (Mvts. 1-5); Johann Heermann (Mvt. 6)

BWV 199 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 (1) | German-6 (2) | German-6 (3) | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-5 | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | Dutch-6 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Italian-3 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Wo soll ich fliehen hin [BWV 199/6]

Scoring

Soloist: Soprano
Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, oboe, bassoon, string continuo
Mvt. 1: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 2: Aria [S] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 4: Aria [S] | Mvt. 5: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 6: Chorale [S] | Mvt. 7: Recitative [S] | Mvt. 8: Aria [S]

Scores:

BWV 199 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.01 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 1162 | DK-Kk mu 6701.0731 Weyses Samling (C I, 615) | D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 459, Faszikel 1 [Bach Digital]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 1st | Mvt. 7 2nd | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 [MuseScore]
Chorale Melody: Wo soll ich fliehen hin / Auf meinen lieben Gott [BWV 199/6]

References:

BWV 199=BWV 199.1, 199.2, 199.3 References: XLI (inc.) | NBA: I/20 | BC: A 120 | Zwang: K 15 | First Published: BG, 1912 | Autograph score (facsimile): Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek | Provenance | Bach Digital (Weimar version) | Bach Digital (Kothen version) | Bach Digital (Leipzig version)

Commentaries:

BWV 199 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 36 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of September 3, 2000; March 20, 2005; Week of November 6, 2011; Week of January 26, 2014


Contents:

 
Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (0)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (6)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (7)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (7)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (5)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (14)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (14)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (28)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (17) = 98
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 5 (4th round)

Bach Cantata Pilgrimage DVD - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Craig Smith & Emmanuel Music w/ Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson (Mezzo-soprano) – Cantatas BWV 82 & BWV 199

Article: Sellars Staging

 

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (September 2000 - February 2024)

Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut for 11th Sunday after Trinity (1714)
Discography: Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Article: Sellars Staging [U. Golomb]


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