Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel opera Diomedes, a.k.a. Die
triumphierende Unschuld (the triumphant innocence), was
premiered on 16 November 1718. A version for soprano,
strings and continuo of its aria "Bist du bei mir"
survived in an 18th-century manuscript and is presented
here.
Another version with a slightly modified Bc is among
the pieces Anna Magdalena Bach wrote down as famous No.
25 in her notebook from 1725 (cf. BWV 508). |