An organ recital in progress: part 77

Dear SMM Community,
 

The next part of my online organ recital is here, and I hope that you enjoy it. I offer up these musical meditations as part of our parish efforts to find ways to keep you connected at this time. Recorded on my house organ, today's instrument is a musical facsimile of the Kuhn organ at the Philharmonie in Essen.

Today, I present Johann Sebastian Bach’s O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig.


Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) setting of the chorale O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig BWV 618 comes from the Lenten section of the Orgelbüchlein. The Orgelbüchlein was composed from 1713-1716 during Bach’s time as court organist in Weimar. The early Lutheran hymn tune O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig is a vernacular version of the Agnus Dei, and used as hymn during Holy Week.



With best wishes,
Andrew Adair
Director of Music