Happy New Year! Johann Sebastian Bach welcomed the New Year in Leipzig in 1729 with his Cantata BWV 171 – Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm (God, as Your name is, so is also Your praise). Today’s Beautiful Music is a 2016 live performance of Bach’s Cantata BWV 171 by Ensemble Academia Musica der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.