About this work
Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut is a solo soprano cantata, probably composed in Weimar in 1713 and revived several times with altered forces. Georg Christian Lehms’s text follows a carefully shaped path: confession of guilt opens the work, then prayer and chorale gradually lead towards consolation.
The eight movements alternate recitatives and arias without a chorus. In Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen, the oboe extends the voice’s lament above the continuo. The chorale Ich, dein betrübtes Kind gives its melody to the soprano while an obbligato viola develops an independent line; the final aria reunites oboe and strings in newly mobile joy.
The soprano must keep the words intelligible in recitative without breaking harmonic continuity. With the oboe, align attacks and phrase endings rather than seeking uniform pathos. In the chorale, let the stable melody and moving viola line be heard together; reserve a freer, brighter articulation for the final aria.
What the document containsDocument: The document contains 19 pages in PDF format. No MIDI file is currently attached to this historical record. The 19-page PDF contains all eight movements of the edited version, with the chorale’s obbligato viola part written in the score.The historical record marks the work and file as public domain but does not document the editor or exact provenance of this copy. The file preserved by LesPartitions.info can be compared with the reference catalogue. Following that check, LesPartitions.info separates established facts from information that remains incomplete.