Bach - Cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen BWV 13 - Sato | Netherlands Bach Society

Bach wrote this cantata – recorded here for All of Bach with Shunske Sato - for a date in the liturgical calendar that he associated strongly with suffering: the second Sunday after Epiphany. That is not immediately obvious, as the set sermon for this date concerns a cheerful miracle: Jesus turns water into wine at the Wedding at Cana. But Bach and his librettist read this as a metaphor for Jesus’s salvation, which will transform worldly suffering into heavenly bliss. So the aria comprises two parts. In the first part, Bach portrays the sorrow, and in the second the transcendence of the world. For more information on BWV 13 and credits of this production go to Recorded for the project All of Bach on August 27th 2021 at the Walloon Church, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating We thank MWH4impact foundation for their generous su