You could use a voltage divider to set the opamp DC operating point, instead of depending on the bias current. And redistributing the gain isn't a bad idea anyhow.
I seldom try to match opamp-input network impedances, unless it's demonstrably necessary. Bias currents are low these days, and more resistance makes more noise.
The Q1-to-C1 thing doesn't make much sense to me. It's charging C1, adding some DC offset, which is not the same thing as clamping the signal swing. Maybe it does what you want, but it's not the same dynamics as what you originally did.
Oh, C1-R1 is a highpass with corner frequency about 72 Hz. So it's costing gain at 50 Hz. Do you only want this to work at 50 Hz?
John