Description
In the chorale Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 261 – recorded here for All of Bach with Lionel Meunier – the harmonic details of the four-part whole are inventive and colourful. As in many of Bach’s chorale arrangements the individual parts are musically more interesting than the chorale melody in the soprano part. Just listen to the wonderful alto part, which is much more stylish than the chorale melody itself.
For more information on BWV 261 and credits of this production go to https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-261/
Recorded for the project All of Bach on November 6th 2025 at Geertekerk, Utrecht. 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
Lionel Meunier, direction and bass
Amelia Berridge, soprano
Marta Paklar, soprano
Michaela Riener, alto
Bernadett Nagy, alto
Adriaan De Koster, tenor
João Moreira, tenor
Matthew Baker, bass
Daniel Seeger, organ
Ira Givol, kirchenbass
0:00 Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
1:35 Gib mir durch dein Barmherzigkeit
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