Cantata BWV 62 - Recordings - Part 1: Complete Recordings

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

German Title	Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [II]
English Title	Come now, Saviour of the gentiles (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for the 1^st Sunday in Advent Readings: Epistle: Romans 13: 11-14; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: December 3, 1724 - Leipzig; 2^nd performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig
Text	Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| 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)
Scoring	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 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Dutch-2 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of December 1, 2002; Week of November 19, 2006

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
A Bach Album - by Timothy Roberts & His Majesty’s Consort of Voices Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 3 - Cantatas I
Erhard Mauersberger
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Adele Stolte; Alto: Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Leipzig Classics		Nov 1967	TT: 23:26
Recorded at Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at:

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4
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
Teldec		1976	TT: 19:45
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at:Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas [C-3]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Mezzo-soprano: Petra Lang; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Baritone: Olaf Bär
Archiv Produktion		Jan 1992	TT: 18:17
Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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: 16:39
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7	Bach Edition Vol. 12 - Cantatas Vol. 6
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		Nov-Dec 1999	TT: 20:05
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 13
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Franziska Gottwald; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Nov-Dec 2000	TT: 19:09
Including alternative version of aria for bass (Mvt. 10). Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 28 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Mar 2004	SACD / TT: 17:47
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas [C-2]
Thomas Folan
Publick Musick (Choir & Orchestra)
Soprano: Anne Harley; Alto: Deborah Rentz-Moore; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Bass-baritone: Max van Egmond; Bass: Jonathan Rohr; Harpsichord/Organ: Peter Watchorn
Musica Omnia		Nov 2005	TT:
Recorded at St. Michael's Church, Rochester, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - March 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (July 2005), Bradley Lehman (February 2006), Peter Schmidt (May 2005)

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