Description
Bach incorporated chorales into his works in every way possible, often geared to a very specific text or context. The way he used them could differ widely, as you can hear if you put Ach Gott und Herr, BWV 255 – recorded here for All of Bach by the Netherlands Bach Society – alongside chorale no. 3 from Ich elender Mensch, BWV 48. Although the chorales have the same melody, the effect is totally different in each. This difference could be explained by the context of the two chorales, but we know next to nothing about the context of BWV 255. One of the few sources we have is a collection from 1765, by Bach’s son Carl Philipp Emmanuel. The collection includes dozens of chorales published without texts, which were clearly intended as study material for music students. They learned harmony and voice leading from Bach’s chorales.
For more information on BWV 255 and credits of this production go to https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-255/
Recorded for the project All of Bach on May 5th 2024 at Sint-Gertrudiskerk, Bergen op Zoom. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel https://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating https://bit.ly/3J5uprM.
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Netherlands Bach Society
Mónica Monteiro, soprano
Bernadett Nagy, alto
Immo Schröder, tenor
Bram Trouwborst, bass
David Mackor, theorbo
0:00 Ach Gott und Herr
0:37 Gleichwie sich fein
1:06 Also, Herr Christ
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