The 1979 Bach ballet does not seek to illustrate the meaning of the cantata's six movements and final chorale, heard on tape.

The final chorale is typically a homophon setting of a traditional melody.

But it is also a work of faith, with a final chorale that seems to appeal to a higher power.

It is a somewhat more gratifying work for the tenor, who has a lovely, challenging aria just before the final chorale.

The tremolo string motif returns in the final chorale.

In an ecstatic 'Lament,' Princess Milica parts with her husband, and the priests surrounded by gathered people sing the final funeral chorale.

With it they have paired a 45-minute sequence of Bach religious duets, recitatives, arias, a choral prelude and a final chorale, mostly from the cantatas.

I even felt this about the two trombones, who did not join the magnificent brass corps until its final chorale.

The words of the final chorale, translated "A joyful radiance reaches me from God", are illustrated by an added lively violin part to the four-part choir.

The final chorale is a four-part setting for the choir and all instruments.