Bach - Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 649 - Kofler | Netherlands Bach Society

An exercise for just one hand? A work that’s survived incomplete? Or maybe a strange fugue with a theme that’s far too long? If you were to come across BWV on its own, for the first 30 seconds you’d be wondering what sort of piece it was. But when the second part enters, the bits of the puzzle soon fall into place with the chorale melody Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ: it’s a chorale arrangement! Like the other chorale arrangements from the Schübler-Choräle, this one too is an arrangement of an earlier work with a completely different instrumentation. Originally, Bach wrote almost identical notes as an aria for violoncello piccolo and soprano, as part of cantata BWV 6. Recorded for the project All of Bach on July 18th 2019 at Uithuizen. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For the short documentary on the Schnitger organ in Uithuizen go to