Tag: Andante & Allegro Brillante in A major Op. 92

Johann Sebastian Bach Three Chorale Preludes  (arr. György Kurtág) The chorale, a hymn setting of pious verse in simple note values, was a central element in Lutheran liturgical practice, whether sung in unison by the congregation, in four-part harmony by the choir in a cantata, or artfully arranged into a web of contrapuntal lines on…