Elske te Lindert performs 'Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her', for All of Bach. For this piece, Bach arranged a cheerful Christmas chorale, with words and music written by Luther himself. The first two lines of the chorale paraphrase the words of the angel who brings the glad tidings to the shepherds: “I descend from heaven on high; I bring you wonderful new tidings”. Recorded for the project All of Bach on October 2nd 2015 at the Bovenkerk, Kampen. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For the interview with organist Elske te Lindert on 'Vom Himmel hoch da kom ich her' go to For more information on BWV 700 and this production go to All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society / Nederlandse Bachvereniging, offering high-quality film recordings of the works by Johann Sebastian
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