Cantata BWV 61
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I] [I] [I] [I] [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 1^st Sunday in Advent
Readings: Epistle: Romans 13: 11-14; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Sundays in Advent

Composed

Weimar, 1714
1^st performance: December 2, 1714 - Weimar
2^nd 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)

BWV 61 Text: German-1 | German-2 | 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 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-5 | Dutch-6 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-4 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [BWV 61/1] | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern [BWV 61/6]

Scoring

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

BWV 61 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.28 MB] | Score BGA [1.37 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 45, Faszikel 6 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 6 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation: Complete Cantata [16:00]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [BWV 61/1] | Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern [BWV 61/6]

References:

BWV 61 References: BGA: XVI | NBA: I/1 | BC: A 1 | Zwang: K 16 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 61 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | AL [Dutch] | BK [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 52 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of December 3, 2000; Week of March 27, 2005; Week of January 4, 2009; November 29, 2015

Contents

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (0)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (0)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (4)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (4)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (5)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (8)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (24)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (30)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (14) = 89
Part 11: Reccordings of Individual Movements

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

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

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - October 2024)

Cantata BWV 61: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I] for 1^st Sunday in Advent (1714)
Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5