Bach - Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele BWV 654 - Koopman | Netherlands Bach Society

The organ built by Zacharias Hildebrandt in Naumburg is the only big organ on which Bach had direct influence. Nowhere else do we find such a direct account of his ideas about how an organ should sound. Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (“adorn yourself, oh dear soul”) is one of Bach’s organ works that has been popular for almost two centuries. The richly ornamented chorale melody does exactly what is demanded by the words: it adorns itself. Recorded for the project All of Bach on September 14th 2020 at Stadtkirche St Wenzel, Naumburg, Germany. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating This recording was made with support of Andrew Lim. For the interview with Ton Koopman on the Hildebrandt organ in Naumburg go to For more information on the Hildebrandt organ please visit For more information on BWV 654 and this pr