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Ach, was ist doch unser Leben, BWV743
composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Copyright holder as reported by MCPS: Public Domain

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'Bach: Organ Cornucopia' (CDA67139)
Bach: Organ Cornucopia
Christopher Herrick (organ)
'Bach: The Complete Organ Works' (CDS44121/36)
Bach: The Complete Organ Works
Christopher Herrick (organ)
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 CDS44121/36  16CDs Boxed set (at a special price) — 16CDs Deleted  
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Christopher Herrick (organ)
Track 12 on CDA67139 [3'22]
Track 12 on CDS44121/36 CD8 [3'22] 16CDs Boxed set (at a special price) — 16CDs Deleted
Ach, was ist doch unser Leben, BWV743
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The three verses of the partita on Ach, was ist doch unser Leben, BWV743, employ the techniques of decorated cantus firmus – harmonisation with interludes and pedal cantus firmus. The many descending arpeggios, particularly at the end of the first and third sections, suggest the musical equivalent of a shrug, mirroring the resignation of the opening line of the chorale – ‘What then is our life?’

from notes by Stephen Westrop © 1999

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