Bach - Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit BWV 668 - Koopman | Netherlands Bach Society

BWV 668 - recorded here for All of Bach with Ton Koopman - is a closing chorale, possibly even the ultimate closing chorale. Entitled ’Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit’, it is the last of the eighteen ‘Leipziger’ chorale arrangements. An air of incompleteness surrounds the piece, as a somewhat different version comes at the end of the first edition of the ’Kunst der Fuge’ from 1751, where it bears the title ’Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein’. The main reason for the rather mythical aura surrounding BWV 668 is its special place as the conclusion of both the ‘Leipziger’ chorales and the ’Kunst der Fuge’. For more information on BWV 668 and credits of this production go to For the interview with Ton Koopman on the Hildebrandt organ in Naumburg go to For more information on the Hildebrandt organ please visit Recorded for the project All of Bach on September 13th 2020 at Stadtkirche St Wenzel, Naumburg, Germany. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society, with the aim to perform and record all of Bach’s works and share them online with the world for free. Visit our online treasury for more videos and background material on For concert dates and tickets go to Ton Koopman, organ Instrument: Zacharias Hildebrandt, 1746