Knut Nystedt: Immortal Bach

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Knut Nystedt (born 1915) Immortal Bach A variation of the beginning of Bach's choral "Komm süßer Tod" (BWV 478) which is sung initially: Five choirs sing the same original music but in different tempi and wait at the end of each phrase. lyrics: Komm süßer Tod, komm sel'ge Ruh! Komm, führe mich in Friede. translation: Come sweet death, come celestial ease! Come, lead me in peace. The recording shows the Monteverdi Choir Würzburg with its conductor Matthias Beckert at the memorial concert on ...