Bach - Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott BWV 721 - Van Doeselaar | Netherlands Bach Society

Even for a natural genius like Bach, it was not easy, as shown in this straightforward chorale arrangement 'Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott' BWV 721 from ca. 1704. He set the melody in minims in the upper voice to an accompaniment of repeated four and five-voice chords in quavers. There is no more to it than that, which was enough for the great Bach connoisseur Albert Schweitzer to suggest in the early 20th century that such a simple piece could never have flowed from Bach’s pen.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on 8th October 2013 at St. Martin's Church, Groningen. 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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Leo van Doeselaar, organist
Organ: Arp Schnitger, 1692