LXV. BUXTEHUDE, Dieterich: Passacaglia in D Minor, BuxWV 161

LXV. BUXTEHUDE, Dieterich (1637/39-1707)

Passacaglia in D Minor, BuxWV 161 (?)
Leon W. Couch III, organ
(6:23)

In 1705, J.S. Bach, then a young man of 20, walked from Arnstadt to Lübeck, a distance of more than 400 kilmetres (250 mi), and stayed nearly three months to hear the Abendmusik, meet the pre-eminent Lübeck organist, hear him play, and as Bach explained, "to comprehend one thing and another about his art."

This beautiful performance gives rise to the thought that Bach must have gladly worn out several pairs of shoes.

Incredibly, the Korean pop group BTS inserts this music in the middle of their music video for their song Blood Sweat & Tears.