Bach - Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir BWV 687 - Smits | Netherlands Bach Society

Between the humility of this small-scale version of ’Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir’, performed by Reitze Smits for All of Bach, and the grandeur of Bach’s six-part arrangement of this chorale (BWV 686) is a world of difference. The chorale ‘Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir’ (Out of the depths I cry to you O Lord) is one of the psalms from the Office for the Dead. The words of the psalm have often been set to the most beautiful music. In this arrangement of the chorale, it seems as if Bach is siding with vulnerable mankind, creeping closer, as it were, to God’s throne, daring only to hope and expecting nothing. Recorded for the project All of Bach on September 16th 2014 at St Jacob’s Church, Leeuwarden. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For the interview with organist Reitze Smits on ’Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir’ go to