“One Thing’s Needful” (Eins ist not, ach Herr, dies Eine), text by Johann Heinrich Schröder (1695). Tune (O Rosidore, edele Flore) attr. Adam Krieger (1665). Chorale setting by Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 304). Homophonic, SATB.
Recording of stanzas 1, 2, and 10. Soprano: Anna Hahn, Alto: Hannah Engwall, Tenor: Andrew Richard, Bass: Nathanael Hahn. April 2024.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a composer, organist, and church musician who spent the peak of his career in Leipzig, Germany. His abundance of sacred works, including cantatas, passions, organ preludes, and chorale settings, still has a profound influence on Lutheran music. Read full biography.
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Adam Krieger, BWV 304, chorale, Eins ist not ach Herr dies Eine, ELH 182, hymn-based, Johann Heinrich Schröder, LSB 536, O Rosidore edele Flore, TLH 366
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