J.S. Bach - Schübler Chorales - A Statement of Spiritual Journey

Though Bach wrote close to a thousand church cantatas, virtually none of them were published in his lifetime, except for this collection of six chorales, known as the Schübler Chorales.

He presented his lifetime of Spiritual Pursuit in musical notes, in this collection, published three years prior to the his death.

Listen to the notes carefully, and perhaps we could gain more insights about Bach's spiritual journey.

Music credit: James Kibbie
Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Art/Paintings:
"Bell Tower of the Church of St Peterne at Orleans", Camille Corot, 1840, French, Realism;
"George Monastary, Cape Fiolent", Ivan Aivazovsky, 1846, Russian, Romanticism;
"Savvinsky Monastery Entrance Gate near Zvenigorod", Isaac Lavitan, 1884, Russian, Realism.
"Italian Monk Reading", Camille Corot, 1828, French, Realism;
"Carmelite Church in Warsaw", Bernardo Bellotto, 1780, Italian, Rococo;
"Above the eternal tranquility", Isaac Lavitan, 1846, Russian, Realism.