Performed Prince Leopold’s memorial music
· St James’s Church, Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 · file The day after Prince Leopold’s burial, Bach directed his large funeral cantata for his former patron during a memorial service at Köthen’s St James’s Church. The stated date, 24 March, follows directly from the source’s wording “one day after” the 23 March burial.
