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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
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Advent

Composed

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

Text:

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

BWV 62 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | Dutch-6 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-6 | Hungarian-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-5 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [BWV 62/1,6]

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo with horn
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Aria [T] | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 4: Aria [B] | Mvt. 5: Recitative - Duet [S, A] | Mvt. 6: Chorale - Duet

BWV 62 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.46 MB] | Score BGA [2.44 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 877 | D-LEb Thomana 62 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 6 ver 2 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [BWV 62/1,6]

References:

BWV 62 References: BGA: XVI | NBA: I/1 | BC: A 2 | Zwang: K 100 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 62 / BC A 2 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | IOPN Library Illinois | NBV-AOB | Wikipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

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Week of December 1, 2002; Week of November 19, 2006; Week of January 11, 2009; Week of November 30, 2014


Contents

 

Discography

Discussions

Complete Recordings:
Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (0)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (1)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (4)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (1)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (3)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (3)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (12)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (15)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (17) = 56
Recordings of Individual Movements:
Part 11: Individual Movements (24)

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 6 (4th round)
J.E. Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, Vol. 13
Cantatas Vol. 13 - T. Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 28 - M. Suzuki
A Bach Album - T. Roberts & His Majesty’s Consort of Voices

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - February 2026)

Cantata BWV 62: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [II] for 1st Sunday in Advent (1724)
Details Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6


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