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2023 marks 300 years since Bach moved to Leipzig for the post of Thomaskantor and music director. Let us likewise celebrate the 300 years which have passed since his first christmas in Leipzig.
This brilliant choral piece by Bach, a Sanctus not well-known, had it’s first performance on Christmas Day in 1723. The congregation could also enjoy his original Christmas version of the Magnificat (in E major), as well as his cantata Christen, ätzet diesen Tag. Wish I was there…
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