J.S. Bach - Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot (BWV 679) - Ben Bloor

Dies sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot (BWV 679) by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Ben Bloor in a live recital on the 64 stop 1989 Mander organ of Rochester Cathedral on Wednesday 29th May 2024.
The main tenets of Lutheranism include a personal confession of faith and an absolute adherence to the Law. The verse from psalm 119 ‘Rejoice in the Law and delight in thy statutes’ is fully represented by this ecstatically joyful fughetta. In the unusually insistent repeated-note subject, one can almost hear Luther nailing his theses to the door of the church. A paraphrase of the chorale melody, the subject fittingly appears ten times.
Ben Bloor is Organist at the London Oratory Church, School Organist at Westminster School.
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[@mspg2]

what a gem and beautifully played - I love the held notes.

[@melanyarmstrong9329]

Bravo from usa

[@grahamtwist]

A sparkling performance in every sense of this jubilant interpretation of BWV 679: bravo, Ben! (I have seen it suggested on the scholarship of Robin Leaver that the fughetta's ‘strange jig’ rhythmical drive may derive from Luther’s words ‘in the Lesser Catechism: ‘we should … cheerfully do what he has commanded'’ and that the work’s theological symbolism goes further, with Bach giving ten entries of the subject, corresponding to each Commandment. So . . . I must try harder to be more mindful and not covet Bach's compositional genius!)