Who's behind the notes? Discover Johann Sebastian Bach: Master of Baroque Music
Ich hab' mein' Sach' Gott heimgestellt (I have entrusted my affairs to God), BWV 708, is a chorale prelude for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is part of the Kirnberger Collection, a set of works copied by Bach's pupil. Believed to be composed during Bach's Weimar period, the piece is based on a Lutheran chorale melody. Bach's treatment is characteristically contrapuntal and subdued, creating a solemn and reverential mood rather than a showy virtuosic piece. The work exemplifies Bach's deep religious faith and his mastery in weaving a familiar hymn into a intricate yet accessible polyphonic texture for the organ.