Bach - Motet Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir BWV 228 - MacLeod | Netherlands Bach Society

'Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir', performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, shows strong similarities to a motet by Johann Michael Bach, the father of Bach’s first wife and the leading motet specialist of his day. His Christmas motet for double choir, entitled 'Fürchtet euch nicht', has many similar elements to Bach's motet. We cannot know for certain, but it would be typical for the young Bach to write a wonderful motet as a somewhat competitive tribute to his father-in-law.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on May 14 2016 at the Grote Kerk, Naarden. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

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Stephan MacLeod, conductor