In the story of the six Schübler Chorales 'Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter', performed by Bart Jacobs for All of Bach, stands for Advent. The cantata from which he took this aria have nothing to do with the birth of Jesus. The words of BWV 137 are jubilant in a more general way and were sung in the middle of the ecclesiastical year. The Christmas accent is added by sticking an alternative chorale text onto the music, even if we have to imagine it ourselves in this purely instrumental setting.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on September 22nd 2016 at St Bavo's Church, Haarlem. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel [ Ссылка ] and consider donating [ Ссылка ].

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Bart Jacobs, organist
Organ: Christian Müller, 1738

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