Bach - Ach, Gott und Herr BWV 714 - Jacobs | Netherlands Bach Society

The first movement of ’Ach, Gott und Herr’, performed by Bart Jacobs for All of Bach, is special, as practically nowhere else does Bach write such purely Italianate organ music. This is definitely the Italian style of ’durezze e legature’, which literally means harshness and suspensions. Here, Bach writes long, sustained notes, resolving dissonants and making room for new dissonants in a chain that is only truly resolved at the end. In Italy, this sort of mystical music often accompanied the elevation: the displaying of the host during Mass. Recorded for the project All of Bach on September 22nd 2016 at St Bavo’s Church, Haarlem. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For the interview with organist Bart Jacobs on ’Ach, Gott und Herr’ go to For more information on BWV 714 and this production go to