Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199

My heart swims in blood is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach ( BWV 199). The majority of the text is Georg Christian Clay ' collection for God taken from churches victims; it is about the salvation of a sinner by God. Based on the Gospel text of this Sunday, the parable of the Pharisee and the publican ( Luke 18:9-14 LUT), the poet meditates on the theme of repentance and forgiveness. Earlier Bach had used the same source for his cantata Resist but the sin ( BWV 54).

The work was composed in Weimar in 1714 for a performance on the 11th Sunday after Trinity. It is written for solo soprano, oboe, two violins, viola and basso continuo. For later performances Bach made ​​a few changes; the New Bach Edition has two versions: the first, resulting in Weimar, version begins in C minor and used in the sixth set an obbligato viola; the second ( Leipzig ) version is a tone higher and sets for the obligatory part on a violoncello piccolo.

The cantata consists of eight sets:

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