Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, BWV 13
Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen, (English: My Sighs, my Tears), BWV 13, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was written for the second Sunday after Epiphany. The concluding chorale is a harmonization of the hymn O Welt, ich muss dich lassen (O world, I must leave you).
It is scored for two recorders, oboe da caccia, strings (two violins, viola, and basso continuo), vocal soloists, and choir, and is in six movements:
- Aria (Tenor): Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen (D minor)
- Recitative (Alto): Mein liebster Gott lässt mich annoch (B-flat major)
- Chorale (Alto): Der Gott, der mir hat versprochen (F major)
- Recitative (Soprano): Mein Kummer nimmet zu (F major)
- Aria (Bass): Ächzen und erbärmlich Weinen (G minor)
- Chorale (Chorus): So sei nun, Seele, deine (B-flat major)
Recordings
- J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 17, Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Sandrine Piau, Bogna Bartosz, Paul Agnew, Klaus Mertens, Antoine Marchand 2001
- J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 8, Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande, Gerlinde Sämann, Petra Noskaiová, Christoph Genz, Jan van der Crabben, Accent 2008
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