31 Oct 2020

BACH arr Ralph Sauer: Chorale Prelude, Vor deinen Thron

From Music Alive, 8:00 pm on 31 October 2020
Bach Extended - Brass

Bach Extended - Brass Photo: Screenshot NZSO/Latitude Creative

This haunting and evocative Chorale Prelude by JS Bach, 'Before Thy Throne',  was reputedly written on his death bed in 1750. The arrangement for brass is by Ralph Sauer.

Before Thy throne I now appear,
O Lord, bow down Thy gracious ear
To me, and cast not from Thy face
Thy sinful child that sues for grace.

Recorded 31 October 2020, Alan Gibbs Hall, Wellington College by RNZ Concert

Producer: David McCaw

Engineer: Darryl Stack

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