Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I]” <br /> <br />(Now come, saviour of the gentiles) <br /> <br />BWV 61 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Chorale Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: Romans 13: 11-14; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9 <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Weimar, 1714 <br /> <br />1st performance: <br />December 2, 1714 – Weimar <br /> <br />2nd performance: <br />November 28, 1723 - Leipzig <br /> <br />Text: <br />Martin Luther (Mvt. 1) <br />Erdmann Neumeister (Mvts. 2-3, 5) <br />Revelation 3:20 (Mvt. 4) <br />Philipp Nicolai (Mvt. 6) <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Soprano, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus <br />Orchestra: 2 violins, viola, continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Chorus – Overture (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Recitative (02:46) <br />Mvt. 3: Aria (04:06) <br />Mvt. 4: Recitative (08:15) <br />Mvt. 5: Aria (09:14) <br />Mvt. 6: Chorale (12:40) <br /> <br /> <br />Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen <br />Tenor: Makoto Sakurada <br />Bass: Peter Kooy <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />Jul 1997, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
