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Cantata BWV 61
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I]

Ref.

BWV 61

German Title

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I]

English Title

Come now, Saviour of the gentiles (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent
Readings: Epistle: Romans 13: 11-14; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9

Composed

Weimar, 1714 | 1st performance: December 2, 1714 - Weimar; 2nd performance: November 28, 1723 - Leipzig

Text

Martin Luther (Mvt. 1); Erdmann Neumeister (Mvts. 2-3, 5); Revelation 3:20 (Mvt. 4); Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-5 | Dutch-6 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian | Italian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-4
Chorale Texts: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern | Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Overture) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.28 MB] | Score BGA [1.37 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 6 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

References

BGA: XVI | NBA: I/1 | BC: A 1 | Zwang: K 16 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | AL [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | BK [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 3, 2000; Week of March 27, 2005; Week of January 4, 2009

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Glorious Bach! (DVD) - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Christmas Cantatas - conducted by Kevin Mallon

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 10
Cantatas BWV 8, 26, 43, 61, 85, 130, 182
[C-2]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk

Erato / MHS

1961

LP / TT: 16:52

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantata 61 Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland / Heinrich Schutz: The Seven Words on the Cross [C-1]

John Fesperman

Olde North Singers / Instrumental ensemble

Tenor: Hugues Cuénod; Other soloists unknown

Cambridge Stereo

Early 1960's ?

LP / TT:

 

3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 61 & BWV 132 [C-3]
Alte Aufnahmen mit der Kantorei Barmen Germarke - Muzik zur Weihnachtszeit

Helmut Kahlhöfer

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Eduard Wollitz

Cantate / Oryx
Kantorei Barmen Gemarke

May 1966

LP / TT: 18:04
CD / TT: 17:53

Recorded at Immanuelskirche Wuppertal-Barmen.

4

Bach Cantatas Vol. 1 - Advent and Christmas
J.S. Bach Compact Edition: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates
[B-2]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Jun-Jul 1970; Jul 1971

TT: 18:25

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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5

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 16
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 19

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Helen Donath; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Jan-Feb 1974

TT: 19:05

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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6

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Seppi Kronwitter (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Kurt Equiluz, Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1976

TT: 14:39

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7

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VIII
Bach: Kantaten BWV 36, BWV 61 [L-7]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz

Eterna / Leipzig Classics

Oct 1980; Jan-Feb 1981

TT: 15:26

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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8

Bach / Händel / Schütz [C-3]

Anders Öhrwall

Adolf Fredrik Bach Choir / Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

Soprano: Lena Hoel; Tenor: Anders Andersson; Bass: Olle Sköld

Proprius

Nov 1983

TT: 14:24

Sung in Swedish.
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9

J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas [C-3]

Cantata BWV 61 [14:05]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Olaf Bär

Archiv Produktion

Jan 1992

CD / TT: 61:09

Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 61 by J.E. Gardiner.
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10

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume V - Cantatas from Mühlhausen and Weimar [C-5]

Jeffrey Thomas

(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists

Soprano: Julianne Baird; Counter-tenor: Drew Minter; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Bass: James Weaver

Koch International / Magnatune

Mar 1994

TT: 13:49

Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA.
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11

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

May 1995

TT: 14:09

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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12

Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Christmas Cantatas and Concertos [C-1]

Klaus Eichhorn

Capella Cantorum Berlin / Ensemble "La Dolcezza”

Boy soprano: Raphael Joos or Kai Podack (Soloists from the Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw (Chorus Master: Johannes Sorg); both are singing solos on this disc; it's unclear who's singing where); Counter-tenor: Ralf Popken; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Jelle Draijer

Capriccio

Aug 1995

TT: 14:37

Recorded at Auenkirche, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany.
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13

J.S. Bach: Adventskantaten [C-10]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Nov 1996

TT: 14:14

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14

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 7

 

Cantata BWV 61 [13:31]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 881

Jul 1997

CD / TT: 77:31

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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15

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 14:15

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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16

J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas [C-1]

Kevin Mallon

Aradia Ensemble

Soprano: Teri Dunn; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: John Tessier; Baritone: Steven Pitkanen; Bass: Thomas Goerz

Naxos

Jan 2000

TT: 14:10

Recorded in the Church of Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Canada.
See: Christmas Cantatas - conducted by Kevin Mallon
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17

Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg
For the 1st Sunday in Advent
For the 4th Sunday in Advent

 

Cantata BWV 61 [15:06]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano:Joanne Lunn; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel

Soli Deo Gloria 162

Dec 3, 2000

2-CD / TT: 65:19 + 69:03

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Maria im Kapitol, Köln, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13

18

Glorious Bach!
An Advent Concert of Nusic by Bach
[L-8]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Tenor: Ian Bostridge; Baritone: Christopher Maltman

TDK

2000

DVD / TT: 16:10

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by N. Harnoncourt. Recorded at the Kloster Melk Benedictine Monastery.
See: Glorious Bach! (DVD) - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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19

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 8

Cantata BWV 61 [19:35] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Tenor: Eiichi Taira; Bass: Kenji Mizuno; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 08

Dec 15, 2002

CD / TT: 51:24

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

20

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten I-III; Kantate BWV 61: Nun komm der Heidenheiland [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Hermann Kreutz

Kammerchor Münster / Orchester Con Variazione

Soprano: Hedwig Voss; Tenor: Andreas Post; Bass: Ralf Grobe

Kammerchor Münster 17570

Nov 28, 2004

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Klosterkirche Clarholz, Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany.
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21

J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 2 - Weimar Cantatas [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 61 [13:47]

-

(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey; Organ: Robert Woolley

Chandos Chaconne 742

Oct 16-18, 2005

CD / TT: 71:21

Recorded at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
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22

Bach, Mozart, Gounod, Mendelssohn [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Toralf Hildebrandt

Jugendkantorei Hösel

Soprano: Lauren Armishaw; Counter-tenor: Gunther Vandeven; Tenor: Matevž Kajdiž; Bass: Hugo Oliveira

Ars Antiqua Austria (Jugendkantorei Hösel)

2005

CD / TT

Recorded at Neanderkirche, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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23

Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, 61 & 29 [L-13]

 

Cantata BWV 61 [14:11]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Alto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Werner Güra; Bass: Gerald Finley

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Dec 7-11, 2006

2-CD / TT: 60:33 +

Recorded live at Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria.
3rd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by N. Harnoncourt.
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24

Bach: Cantates pour la Nativité
Intégrale des cantates sacrées
Vol. 4

 

Cantata BWV 61 [13:27]

Eric J. Milnes (conductor from the positive organ)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp

ATMA Classique 22403

Jun 26-29, 2007

SACD / TT: 72:36

Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
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25

Bach Cantatas From Mühlhausen, Weimar & Leipzig [C-14]

 

Cantata BWV 61: Mvts. 4-6 [1:03, 3:18, 0:51]

Dale Higbee (Director); James Bates (Guest conductor)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque

Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Contralto: Lee Morgan; Tenor: Richard Heard; Bass-Baritone: Doug Crawley

Carolina Baroque 128

Oct 10, 2008

CD / TT: 73:45

Recorded live at Chapel, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA.
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26

Gaudete [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Felix Ketterer

Katholischer Kirchenchor St. Sixtus Zunsweier / Kammerensemble "Au Pont de l´Europe"

Soprano: Marni Schwonberg; Soprano: Lucia Schienle; Alto: Martina Seifert; Tenor: Gerhard Danner; Bass: Winfried Walter

Kath. Kirchenchor St. Sixtus Zunsweier

2008

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Katholische Kirche St. Sixtus Zunsweier, Germany.
Source: Felix Ketterer Website

27

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 9: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" - Cantatas BWV 61 · 36 · 62 · 132

Cantata BWV 61 []

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent 25309

2008

SACD / TT:

 

28

Nun komm! French overtures by German composers [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 []

-

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Players

Soprano: Rachel Elliott; Alto: Sally Bruce-Payne; Tenor: Nicholas Mulroy; Bass: Jonathan Gunthorpe

Hyphen Press Music HMP-03

Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2009

CD / TT:

Recorded at St Michael’s, Highgate, London N6, England.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - January 2010)
Thank to contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Joost (March 2003), Russ Sackowitz (September 2008), Peter Schmidt (May 2005), Thomas Shepherd (June 2002, April 2005)

Cantata BWV 61: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Instrumental | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies | New
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentariy | Music | Concerts | Festivals | Tour | Art & Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Arrangements & Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright | How to contribute | Sitemap | Links

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