Miserere
Choral version of Prelude and Fugue 22 from the “The Well-Tempered Clavier” BWV 867
The Miserere is based on the Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor from the 1st part of the “Well-Tempered Clavier” by Johann Sebastian Bach. In his choral version, Heribert Breuer transposes the original down a third and inserts words from the 51st Psalm, one of the seven penitential psalms.
The composer Heribert Breuer conducts the Berlin Bach Academy, which he founded. He is particularly known for his arrangements of instrumental pieces for diverse ensembles. His choral adaptions (e.g., also in our Choral Collection Beethoven and Bruckner. Secular Choral Music) offer a fresh perspective on the originals and are a valuable addition to the repertoire of any interested choir.
The Miserere was recorded by the Calmus Ensemble for the CD “Bach for five”.
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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
| 1685-1750Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the most important composers of Western music history. He came from a widely ramified musical dynasty, which produced numerous musicians and organists in the Thuringian-Saxon area.
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Ever since Carus-Verlag was founded in 1972, publishing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach has been a special focus for us. In the 2017 Reformation anniversary year we completed the Bach vocal project. Bach's complete sacred vocal works are now available in modern Urtext editions, together with performance material. A complete edition of all the full scores is also available in a high quality box set. Personal details
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Composer
Heribert Breuer
| 1945Heribert Breuer was born on 27 September 1945 in Heidelberg. He spent the first half of his life as a cantor in Lübeck, Würzburg and Aachen. After leaving the church, he took up a professorship at the Berlin University of the Arts, where he remained until his retirement in 2010. He was awarded the Rome Prize (Villa Massimo), the Bavarian State Prize and scholarships in Olevano and Worpswede. As a conductor and organist, he travelled extensively in Spain and South America. His compositional work increasingly specialised in unusual versions of old masters: Bach's ‘Art of Fugue’ and the Goldberg Variations, Schubert's ‘Swan Song’, Brahms' Requiem and the ‘Four Serious Songs’ for chamber ensemble. Many of these works were written for the Berlin Bach Academy, which he founded in 1991. His hobbies include travelling, the Spanish language and the wines of Hermann Dörflinger. (August 2025) Personal details
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