Who's behind the notes? Discover Johann Sebastian Bach: Master of Baroque Music
Bach's "Christe eleison" (BWV 242) is a newly composed duet inserted into his adaptation of Francesco Durante's Mass in G minor. Created in 1727 for Leipzig services, it showcases Bach's intricate counterpoint within the limited Latin liturgy permitted in Lutheran worship. This delicate movement replaced Durante's original section, reflecting Bach's creative reworking of foreign material for local devotional needs.