Fürchte dich nicht, BWV.228
Fürchte dich nicht (Do not fear), BWV 228, is a motet for a funeral by Johann Sebastian Bach, set for double chorus. The work in two movements draws its text from the Book of Isaiah and a hymn by Paul Gerhardt. Scholars disagree about the composition time and place which was traditionally believed to be 1726 in Leipzig, while more recent scholarship suggests for stylistic reasons that it was composed earlier during the years Bach lived in Weimar.
Movements
- Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir
- Fürchte dich nicht, denn ich habe dich erlöset - Herr, mein Hirt, Brunn aller Freuden! - Fürchte dich nicht, du bist mein
Most recent recordings
- Motette, BWV 228 - Fürchte dich nicht — Johann Sebastian Bach, Rudolf Lutz, Chor der J. S. Bach-Stiftung, Orchester der J. S. Bach-Stiftung (2020) Spotify
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