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Chorale Prelude on Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott

Johann Gottfried Walther

Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748). German Baroque organist, composer, and lexicographer who worked alongside his cousin J. S. Bach in Weimar.

Era / date
Baroque

Themes in the music

Musical source

The chorale is a penitential prayer for God’s mercy. Source ↗

Performance history