Bach Chorale Christum wir sollen loben schon BWV 121, 1 Blache, Netherlands Bach Society

Bach based his chorale Christum wir sollen loben schon part of his cantata of the same name, BWV 121 on a hymn by Martin Luther from 1524. This was in turn based on the Latin hymn A solis ortus cardine, by Caelius Sedulius from ca 450. For this recording soprano Viola Blache made a personal version, based on Bach, Luther and the original hymn. The decor is Vermeer s Milkmaid who steps out of her frame after an agelong lockdown and seems almost to be singing to herself. The chorale text refers loosely to the painting. Recorded for the project All of Bach on 1 October 2020 at De Hallen Studio s, Amsterdam (video production) and on 4 June 2021 at Philarmonie, Haarlem (music production). If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For more information on BWV 121, 1 and this production go to All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach So