Template:Did you know nominations/Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199
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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 11:58, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
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Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199[edit]
... Bach's early cantata Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199, on a text by Georg Christian Lehms (pictured) was the first church solo cantata Bach showed to his Leipzig audience?
- Reviewed: Diptych by Giovanni da Rimini
Improved to Good Article status by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 20:49, 4 October 2015 (UTC).
- I'd quite like to save this for Halloween as part of a Halloween-themed set, with a new hook (see below). Would you be OK with this? I'll see if I can find an appropriate heart-themed photo to go with it. Prioryman (talk) 15:31, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
ALT1: ... that an audience in Leipzig was the first to hear Bach's My heart swims in blood?
- Tempting idea, but as far as I understand we have to be factually correct. We don't know about the first audience. We know that a Weimar audience heard it (possibly in 1715 but not sure, could be 1716, could have been the first but we don't know), only then a Leipzig audience (1723). Please rephrase as ALT2, perhaps using also "a monster [in God's eyes]". --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:39, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
- OK, how about the following then, with the image on the right? Prioryman (talk) 06:53, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
ALT2 ... that Bach's My heart swims in blood (heart pictured) is about the redemption of a "monster"?- I think better no image ;) - unless you have one of a swimming heart. Leave room for imagination. Do we have to mantion Bach?
- ALT3: ... that a "monster" confessed dramatically: "My heart swims in blood"? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:46, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
Much better than my suggestion! Nice one. Now let's review the article: it was granted GA status on the nomination date, so no problem there. Clearly long enough and within policy, with a good assortment of reliable sources. ALT3 is interesting and sourced, and a QPQ review has been done. This should be fine to run now. Prioryman (talk) 15:35, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
