Episode 1529. Every day for Bach Week we play a cantata, followed by shorter and instrumental and vocal works by J.S. Bach. Continuing our chronological cantata cycle, which began with BWV 1, today we’re starting with the cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland I, BWV 61, from 1714.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
- Cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland I, BWV 61, written for the First Sunday of Advent, 2 December 1714
- Overture: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
- Der Heiland ist gekommen
- Komm, Jesu, komm zu deiner Kirche
- Siehe, ich stehe vor der Tür
- Öffne dich, mein ganzes Herze
- Amen, Amen
Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Gerd Türk (tenor), Manuel Walser (bass)
Choir & Orchestra of the J.S. Bach Foundation, conducted by Rudolf Lutz
Read more here and here about Cantata BWV 61.
- French Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815
- I. Allemande
- II. Courante
- III. Sarabande
- IV. Gavotte
- V. Air
- VI. Menuet
- VII. Gigue
Francesco Tristano (piano)
(CD: Bach: The 6 French Suites, Naïve V 8833, 2026)
- Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010
- I. Prelude
- II. Allemande
- III. Courante
- IV. Sarabande
- V. Bourrée I – Bourrée II
- VI. Gigue
Haruma Sato (cello)
(CD: Suites for Cello Solo, Live at St Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo 2026)
- From the cantata Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131:
- Aria: Meine Seele wartet auf den Herrn
Benedikt Kristjánsson (tenor), Ensemble Continuum
