Simon Thomas Jacobs_Bach_Komm, Gott, Schopfer, Heiliger Geist

The Clavier-Übung Third Part

When approaching Baroque music in general and spiritual music in particular, it is of greatest importance to take into consideration the fundamental difference between the function and the aims of music in the Roman Catholic rite and the Lutheran conception of music. While Roman Catholic music mainly embellishes and adorns the liturgy, Lutheran music wants to preach, to impress, to move, to convince every single listener.

Bach Sous les Tilleuls (Bach Under the Lime Trees), Loris Barrucand and Clément Geoffroy harpsichordists. L’Encelade, ECL2303E, €18. Available from encelade.net.