Bach's Evening Hymn: Bleib bei uns Premieres on Easter Monday
J. S. Bach premiered his cantata "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden" (BWV 6) in Leipzig on Easter Monday, weaving a luminous oboe melody through a meditation on faith and departing light. The work demonstrated Bach's unmatched ability to transform Lutheran liturgy into music of profound emotional depth.
April 2, 1725
301 years ago
What Else Happened on April 2
Hipótese mais aceita da data da última Ceia de Jesus de Nazaré com seus apóstolos. Depois ele segue para o Monte das Oliveiras e é preso pelas autoridades judai…
Die von ihrem Siedlungsgebiet in Pannonien aufgebrochenen und von verschiedenen germanischen Stämmen (u. a. Gepiden, Sachsen, Thüringern und Sueben) begleiteten…
élection du pape Honorius IV (consécration le 20 mai).
Le prince Louis, futur Louis X de France, devient roi de Navarre.
en Vitoria (España) se firma la escritura de incorporación de Álava a Castilla, reconociendo esta el fuero de aquella.
Mehmed II positioned his massive bronze cannons before the walls of Constantinople, initiating a siege that shattered the final remnants of the Byzantine Empire…
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