Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) br br “Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis” br br (My heart was deeply troubled) br br BWV 21 br br br Event: br Cantata for the 3rd Sunday after Trinity br br Readings: br Epistle: 1 Peter 5: 6-11; Gospel: Luke 15: 1-10 br br or for any time ’Per ogni tempo’. Probably a Farewell Cantata for Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar br br Composed: br Original version: Weimar, 1713; br 1st revised: Weimar, 1714; br 2nd revised: Köthen, 1720; br 3rd revised: Leipzig, 1731 br br 1st performance: June 17, 1714 - Weimar br 2nd performance: 1717-1722 - Köthen br 3rd performance: June 13, 1723 – Leipzig br br Text: br Salomon Franck (Mvts. 3-5, 7, 8, 10); br Psalm 94: 19 (Mvt. 2); br Psalm 42: 5 (Mvt. 6); br Psalm 116: 7 (Mvt. 9); br Georg Neumark (Mvt. 9); br Revelation 5: 12-13 (Mvt. 11) br br Scoring: br Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus br Orchestra: 3 trombones, drum, oboe, cello, 2 violins, basson, 4 additional continuo instruments br br br Mvt. 1: Sinfonia (00:00) br Mvt. 2: Chorus (03:05) br Mvt. 3: Aria (07:00) br Mvt. 4: Recitative (11:26) br Mvt. 5: Aria (12:55) br Mvt. 6: Chorus (18:16) br Mvt. 7: Recitative (21:48) br Mvt. 8: Aria – Duet (23:06) br Mvt. 9: Chorus (26:52) br Mvt. 10: Aria (31:22) br Mvt. 11: Chorus (34:01) br br Alternative Movements br Mvt. 3: Aria (37:31) br Mvt. 7 Recitativo (42:09) br Mvt. 8 Aria (43:34) br br br Soprano: Monika Frimmer br Tenor: Gerd Türk br Bass: Peter Kooy br br Bach Collegium Japan br br Masaaki Suzuki br br Jun 1997, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.