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Cantata BWV 62
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [II]

Ref.

BWV 62

German Title

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [II]

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

Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: December 3, 1724 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig

Text

Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-3 | Dutch-6 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-6 | Hungarian-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian | Italian-5 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2
Chorale Text: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

Scoring

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

Score Vocal & Piano [1.46 MB] | Score BGA [2.44 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver 2 [cap]
Examples from the Score: Examples
Chorale Melody: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

References

BGA: XVI | NBA: I/1 | BC: A 2 | Zwang: K 100 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 1, 2002; Week of November 19, 2006; Week of January 11, 2009

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5 (3rd round)

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
A Bach Album - by Timothy Roberts & His Majesty’s Consort of Voices

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 62 & BWV 142 [C-3]

Heinz Markus Göttsche

Mannheim Bach Choir / Heidelberger Kammerorchester

Soprano: Petrina Krause; Alto: Sabine Kirchner; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer; Bass: Edmund Illerhaus

Da Camera / MHS / Oryx

Oct 1966

LP / TT: 22:46

Recorded at Christuskirche Mannheim.

2

J.S. Bach: Kantaten Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt BWV 18; Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 62 [L-2]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 -
Cantatas I
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Sacred Cantatas, St Matthew Passion [B-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 62 [23:26]

Erhard Mauersberger

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Adele Stolte; Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Basso continuo: Lothar Max (Violoncello); Konrad Siebach (Double-bass); Hannes Kästner (Harpsichord, Organ)

Eterna 825989
Archiv Produktion 198441
Leipzig Classics 001820-2BC
Leipzig Classics 001819-2BC

Nov 1967

LP / TT: 39:59
LP / TT: 39:59
CD / TT: 64:24
5-CD / TT: 323:17

Recorded at Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Germany.
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Bach Kantaten, Vol. 2: BWV 26, BWV 62, BWV 191 [D-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 62 [16:30]

Diethard Hellmann

Bachchor und Bachorchester Mainz

Soprano: Halina Łukomska; Contralto: Margrit Conrad; Tenor: Alexander Young; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern; Fred Schweinfurter (Oboe); Karl-Heinz Dieckmann (Oboe); Günther Schuldt (Bassoon); Werner Taube (Cello); Reinhard Bertram (Organ)

DdM-Records Mitterteich 980016

Late 1960’s ? (P 1998)

CD / TT: 55:01

Recorded by SWF at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 16 - BWV 61-64
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 4 - BWV 61-78
Bach-2000
Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 19 - BWV 61-63

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 62 [19:37 / 19:45]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Telefunken 6.35306
Teldec 8.35306 ZL & 242 565-2
Teldec 4509-91758-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81196-2
Warner Classics 8573-81196-5

Nov 1975

2-LP / TT: 83 min
2-CD / TT: 82:15
6-CD / TT: / 389:16
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 63:40
CD / TT: 63:40

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 60
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 20

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Inga Nielsen; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Oct 1979; Feb, Apr 1980

TT: 19:34

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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Cantatas for the Christmas Season [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 62 []

Tamara Brooks

NEC Chamber Singers / Instrumental ensemble

Vocal soloists: unknown

New England Conservatory of Music

Dec 12, 1989

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

5

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

 

Cantata BWV 62 [18:17]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Mezzo-soprano: Petra Lang; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Baritone: Olaf Bär

Archiv Produktion 437327
Archiv Produktion 463588

Jan 1992

CD / TT: 61:09

Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 62 by J.E. Gardiner.
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6

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

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Sarah Connolly; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Nov 1996

TT: 18:39

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7

Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6

 
 

Cantata BWV 62 [20:05]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99371

Nov-Dec 1999

5-CD / TT: 286:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 13

 
 

Cantata BWV 62 [19:09]
Appendix: Alternate Aria for Bass Streite, siege, starker Held! (Mvt. 4) [5:04]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Franziska Gottwald; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand CC-72213

Nov 25-Dec 2, 2000

3-CD / TT: 184:24

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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9

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

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 62 [19:33]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

CD-1: Soprano:Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel

Soli Deo Gloria 162

Dec 3, 2000

2-CD / TT: 134:22

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Maria im Kapitol, Köln, Germany.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 62 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
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10

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium [C-1]

Cantata BWV 62 []

Guido Mürmann

Messiaskantorei Hannover / Bachorchester Hannover, Barocktrompetenensemble Edward Tarr

Soprano: Ursula Fiedler; Alto: Hilke Andersen; Tenor: Michael Nowak; Bass: Matthias Gerchen

Messiaskantorei Hannover

Dec 6-7, 2003

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Corvinuskirckhe Wunstorf & Markuskirche (am Lister Plaz) Hannover, Germany.
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11

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 28 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 26, 62, 116, 139

 

Cantata BWV 62 [17:47]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1451

Mar 16-19, 2004

SACD / TT: 68:44

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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12

J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-2]

Cantata BWV 62 [20:11]

Thomas Folan

Publick Musick (Choir & Orchestra)

Soprano: Anne Harley; Alto: Deborah Rentz-Moore; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Bass: Jonathan Rohr; Harpsichord/Organ: Peter Watchorn

Musica Omnia 204

Nov 2005

CD / TT: 79:35

Recorded at St. Michael's Church, Rochester, NY, USA.
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13

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

 

Cantata BWV 62 [19:09]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

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

Accent 25309

Dec 11-12, 2008

SACD / TT: 76:39

Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium.
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14

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 62 "Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland" [C-4]

Cantata BWV 62 []

Ruben Jais

coro & orchestra: Mailänder Kantorei

Soprano: Elisa Franzetti; Soprano: Denise Araneda; Mezzo-soprano: Elena Biscuola; Tenor: Donát Havár; Bass: Christian Senn

Mailänder Kantorei

Dec 11, 2011

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Chiesa Cristiana Protestante, Milan, Italy.
Source & samples: Mailänder Kantorei (not for sale)

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - May 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Glen Armstrong (February 2011), Peter Bright (July 2005), Matthias Hansen (February 2012), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012, April 2012), Bradley Lehman (February 2006), Ed Myskowski (January 2009), Peter Schmidt (May 2005)

Cantata BWV 62: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

 

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