Johann Sebastian Bach composed Nun komm der Heiden Heiland for the organ in 1723, expanding it from a venerable Lutheran chorale into a magnificent example of an ornamented chorale prelude. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein was originally a chorale written for Advent. The two chorales, originally written for organ, were transposed for solo piano by Busoni.Beatrice Berrut
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Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 Play
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Johann Sebastian Bach composed Nun komm der Heiden Heiland for the organ in 1723, expanding it from a venerable Lutheran chorale into a magnificent example of an ornamented chorale prelude. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein was originally a chorale written for Advent. The two chorales, originally written for organ, were transposed for solo piano by Busoni. Beatrice Berrut
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