ExclusiveBach: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, (From Heaven Above to Earth I Come) BWV 769 - Complete Performance

【Classical music and nature 古典音樂小站】Johann Sebastian Bach: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 769 - Complete Performance. This beautiful piece was played by The Süddeutscher Madrigalchor. It has common licence (Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal) and is provided through musopen.org.

In an account not confirmed by contemporary sources M. Luther would have written "Vom Himmel hoch" in 1534 for the Christmas celebration in family circle. It is not certain but likely that M. Luther thought of a scenic representation. The text of the hymn was first published in 1535, the melody most commonly associated with it in 1539.
Source: bach-cantatas.com

The 'Canonical Variations on a Christmas Carol' (also known as 'Canonical Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch') is a five-movement organ composition by Johann Sebastian Bach, written in 1746/1747 and published in 1748 (BWV 769). It is a prime example of the contrapuntal late style Bach developed in his final years.

The river Kirel in Diemtigtal, Switzerland was filmed by Simone Schlegel and edited by Wenjing Ma.


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