J.S. Bach – Motet: “Jesu, meine Freude”, Part 3 (Double Reed Quintet)

The motet, “Jesu, meine Freude” (Jesus, my joy) is structured in eleven sections.

In this collection, they have been grouped into 4 parts.

Part Three, section 1 begins with a five-part fugue. The second is a four-part setting of the hymn. The third section is a trio for the lower three voices. The fourth section is a four-part chorale fantasia using the hymn melody as a cantus firmus.

This is an arrangement by Richard Byrnes for 2 Oboes, English Horn, & 2 Bassoons.

In addition to many works by J.S. Bach, we offer works by Brahms, Debussy, Dvorák, Fauré, Glazounov, Glinka, Gottschalk, Granados, Griffes, Lotti, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Ravel, Richard Strauss, Turina, & Vierne.