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.