The American Bach Society
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The ABS supports the study, performance, and appreciation of the music of J. S. Bach in the USA and Canada.
The Bach cantata "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" (BWV 127) was first performed on this Sunday, Estomihi, in Leipzig three hundred years ago. The opening movement is a chorale fantasia on the Lutheran hymn "Christe, du Lamm Gottes" featuring persistent dotted rhythms and recorders.
March 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Bach cantata "Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott" (BWV 127) was first performed on this Sunday, Estomihi, in Leipzig three hundred years ago. The opening movement is a chorale fantasia on the Lutheran hymn "Christe, du Lamm Gottes" featuring persistent dotted rhythms and recorders.