The Chorale Prelude on ‘Es ist das Heil uns kommen her’, BuxWV186 begins in a sedate manner, but the ornamentation of the melody becomes exceedingly florid. J S Bach is anticipated, though, by the long-held note in the final bars, where the dignified winding-down is perhaps expressive of the idea of salvation in Christ.
from notes by Relf Clark © 2011
