Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this episode of Beyond the Notes, I explore one of Bach’s most moving and inward-looking chorale preludes: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622.

0:00 Introduction
1:22 Performance of O Mensch, bewein...
8:14: Explaining the music

This is music that speaks with extraordinary gravity and tenderness. Without relying on words, Bach creates a world of sorrow, compassion, and human vulnerability, and shows how musical expression can reach far beyond the notes on the page.

This video is part of a new organ branch within the Beyond the Notes series, recorded on the Contius organ in St Michael’s Peace Church, Leuven, Belgium, where I serve as titular organist.
Recorded at St Michael’s Peace Church, Leuven
Instrument: Contius organ
Series: Beyond the Notes
Discover the Bach's entire Orgelbüchlein here (and subscribe to that channel!): bit.ly/4w2b0QT
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