Song 426 ( J. S. Bach - BWV 659 - Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland )

I needed to listen to some of Bach's Organworks this morning and after hearing this one I decided to choose it for my list. This is one of his Choral Preludes from his work at Leipzig, I believe. It is not nearly as raucous as his fugues on the organ as this piece was music written for a church service. Even though it is a lot softer there is a lot of beautiful chord shadings plus the layers of line and counter-line are exquisite and a joy to listen to. What I find very interesting is that this piece of Baroque period music, especially from J. S. Bach can fade into the background if you are not paying attention to it; most normally Baroque Period music is demanding of the listener's attention and does not usually become "musical wallpaper."

Here is a performance by Ton Koopman on the Silbermann Pipe Organ at St. Mary Cathedral on YouTube.
Here is another performance on the Silbermann Pipe Organ by organist John Scott Whiteley on YouTube.

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