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Cantata BWV 61
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I]
Discography - Part 6

Recordings: Complete: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | Individual Movements

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14

J.S. Bach: Advent Cantatas (BWV 36, 61, 62) [C-3]

 
 

Cantata BWV 61 [14:05]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on original instruments)

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Olaf Bär
MC: Sopranos: Rona Eastwood, Susan Hemington Jones, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Angela Kazimierczuk, Catherine Kroll, Elisabeth Priday, Gillian Ross; Altos: Pascal Bertin, David Gould, Jonathan Peter Kenny, Peter Nardone, Richard Wyn Roberts, Tenors: Andrew Burden, Robert Johnston, Philip Pettifor, Paul Sutton, Paul Tindall; Basses: Alan Brafield, Julian Clarkson, Charles Pott, Richard Savage, Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury [Leader], Elizabeth Wilcock, Peter Lissauer, Margaret Faultless, Pauline Nobes; Violins 2: Maya Homburger, Lucy Howard, Henrietta Wayne, Desmond Heath; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Rosemary Nalden, Alan George, Pamela Pamela Cresswell; Violoncellos: Timothy Mason, Richard Campbell; Doube-bass: Chi-chi Nwanoku; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Organ: Alastair Ross; Harpsichord: Paul Nicholson

Archiv Produktion 437327
Archiv Produktion 463588
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Jan 1992

CD / TT: 61:09
CD / TT: 61:09
MP3 / TT: 61:09

Recorded at Blackheath Concert Halls, Great Hall, London, England.
Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider/Charlotte Kriesch; Recording Producer: Karl-August Naegler; Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette; Editing: Ingmar Haas.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 61 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Complete Cantata [14:10]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (1993): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-2 (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume V - Cantatas from Mühlhausen and Weimar (BWV 12, 18, 61)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 61 [13:49]

Jeffrey Thomas

(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists

Soprano: Julianne Baird; Counter-tenor: Drew Minter; Tenor: Benjamin Butterfield; Bass: James Weaver
Katherine Ryme, Jolianne von Einem; Violas: Anthony Marin, George Thomson; Violoncello: Warren Stewart; Bassoon: Andrew Schwartz; Archlute: Michael Eagan; Organ: John Butt

Koch International Classics 3-7332-2H1
American Bach Soloists
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Mar 3-8, 1994

CD / TT: 52:40
CD / TT: 52:40
MP3 /TT: 52:40

Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, California, USA.
Recording Engineer: Peter Nothnagle & Julie James; Producer: Jeffrey Thomas.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Complete Cantata [HD: 13:57]
Buy this album at:
Koch CD (1995): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
ABS CD (2007): Amazon.com
ABS CD (2007): Amazon.com
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


16

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 61 [14:09]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists:  Margaret Faultless (Violin); Martin Kelly (Viola); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Ton Koopman (Harpsichord, Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Vera Lansink, Nadia Ragni, Caroline Stam; Altos: Betty van den Berghe, Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Joost van der Linden, Huw Rhys-Evans, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, Harjo Pasveer, Hans Wijers
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless [Leader]; Nicola Cleminson, Marc Cooper, Iona Davies, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Marshall Marcus; Violas: Martin Kelly, Nicky Akeroyd, Foskien Kooistra, Nicola Cleminson; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Richte van der Meer; Violone: Nicholas Pap; Bassoon: Marc Vallon; Organ Continuo: Jan Kleinbussink; Organ & Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [Instruments: Chair organ 1: Garnier; Chair Organ 2: Klop]

Erato 0630-12598-2
Antoine Marchand CC-72202
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May 1995

3-CD / TT: 182:29
3-CD / TT: 182:29
MP3 / TT: 179:44

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Mvt. 1: Chorus [HD: 3:39] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [HD: 1:12] | Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [HD: 3:33] | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [4:24]
Cantatas BWV 1, BWV 61, BWV 62, BWV 132 [72:02]
Cantatas BWV 59, BWV 60, BWV 61, BWV 62, BWV 63 [HD: 86:52]
Buy this album at:
Erato 3-CD (1996): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Antoine Marchand 3-CD (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Classics Online | iTunes


17

Gloria in Excelsis Deo: Christmas Cantatas and Concertos [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 61 [14:37]

Klaus Eichhorn

Capella Cantorum Berlin / Ensemble "La Dolcezza”

Boy soprano: Raphael Joos or Kai Podack (Soloists from the Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw (Chorus Master: Johannes Sorg); both are singing solos on this disc; it's unclear who's singing where); Counter-tenor: Ralf Popken; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Jelle Draijer

Capriccio 10721

Aug 8-10, 1995

CD / TT: 70:17

Recorded at Auenkirche, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


18

J.S. Bach: Adventskantaten · Cantates de l'Avent · Advent Cantatas (BWV 36, 61 & 62) [C-10]
J.S. Bach: Les Cantates de fêtes
[B-3]
J.S. Bach: Festive Cantatas [Cantates de Fêtes] [B-5]
J.S. Bach: Advent & Christmas Cantatas · Cantates de l'Avent et de Noël (BWV 36, 61, & 62; BWV 57, 91, 110, 121, 122 & 133) [B-6]

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 61 [14:14]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Edwige Cardoen, Susan Hamilton, Lut Van de Velde, Dominique Verkinderen; Altos: Beat Duddeck, Betty Van den Berghe, Martin van der Zeijst, Jan Zwerver; Tenors: Markus Schuck, Uwe Schulze, Warren Trevelyan-Jones, Paul Hörmann; Basses: Pieter Coene, Paul Van den Berghe, Robert van der Vinne, Bart Vandewege, Frits Vanhulle
Orchestra: Violins: Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch [Concert-master], Robert Anneda, Adrian Chamorro, Thérèse Kipfer, Corrado Masoni, Alessandro Moccia, Attilio Motzo, Andreas Preuss; Violas: Catherine Puig, Nadine Davin, Jean-Luc Thonnerieux; Violoncellos: Ageet Zweistra, Harm-Jan Schwitters; bass: Tom De Vaere; Bassoon: Philippe Miqueu; Organ: Herman Stinders

Harmonia Mundi France HMC-901605
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Harmonia Mundi France HMX-2908070.73
Harmonia Mundi France HM-2908135-39
Harmonia Mundi France HML-5908369-71

Nov 1996

CD / TT: 62:49
MP3 / TT: 62:40
4-CD / TT: 264:19
5-CD / TT: 317:19
3-CD / TT: 180:22

Recorded at...
Recording Engineer & Producer: Nicolas Batholomée, Musica Numeris.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Complete Cantata [14:28]
Buy this album at:

CD (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD (1997): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes
CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
4-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
5-CD (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
3-CD (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

 

19

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 7 - Cantatas from Weimar (BWV 61, 63, 132, 172)

 
 

Cantata BWV 61 [13:31]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Yoshie Hida, Tamiko Hoshi, Midori Suzuki, Aki Yanagisawa; Altos: Yuko Anazawa, Tomoko Koike, Hiromi Shimomura, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Takanori Ohnishi, Akira Takizawa, Tadashi Miroku; Basses: Peter Kooy, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, Tetsuya Odagawa, Jun Hagiwara
Orchestra: Violins: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader], Makoto Itoh, Luna Oda. Azumi Takada, Yuko Takeshima, Amiko Watabe; Violas: Makoto Akatsu, Ryoko Moro-oka; Cellos: Hidemi Suzuki, Norizumi Moro-oka; Violone: Shigeru Sakurai; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dohsaka; Organ: Masaaki Suzuki, Itsuko Noto

BIS CD-881
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Jul 1997

CD / TT: 77:31
MP3 / TT: 75:23

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Marion Schwebel; Sound Engineer: Hans Kipfer; Digital Editing: Oliver Curdt, Marion Schwebel.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Complete Cantata [13:46]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


20

Eastman Repertory Singers [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 61 [16:56]

Micaela Gutierrez (as Micaela V. Gutierrez)

Eastman Repertory Singers / Student chamber ensemble

Soprano: Claire Fedoruk; Tenor: James John; Bass: Maurice Overholt
Sonia Kim (Organ)

Eastman School of Music

Dec 6, 1998

CD / TT: 35:57

Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, USA. Micaela V. Gutierrez, conductor, Candidate for the degree Master of Music in Choral Conducting.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 40930268)


21

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 4 (BWV 61-80)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 61 [14:15]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Herjan Pullen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Even Baarsen, Evert Jan Engeltjes; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Arjen Nap, Edwin Smit, Fre Dirk van Roest, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver; Tenors: Frans Benschop, Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Peter Bloemendaal, Marijn Takken; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Richard Guldenaar, Willem van der Hoorn, Sebastian Holz, Toon van Wezep
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master], Laura Johnson, Alida Schat, Ammelies van der Vegt, Mimi Mitchel, Elin Eriksson, Judith Steenbrink, Rachael Beesley, Wander Visser; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncello: Frank Wakelkamp; Doubles-bass: Robert Franenberg, Maggie Urquhart, Jan Hollestelle; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp, Bert Mooiman; Church Organ: Maartin Mans

Brilliant Classics 99363
Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

5-CD / TT: 292:15
MP3 / TT: 408:33

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance Enginner & Recording Engineer: Louis van Emmerk.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [4:00] + Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [3:48] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:02]
CD: Cantatas BWV 80, BWV 82, BWV 61 [62:04]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


< Complete Recordings 1980-1989

Complete Recordings 2000-2009 >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - November 2015)
Thank to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (July 2012), Rolf Günther (October 2012), Matthias Hansen (August 2006, June 2013), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Joost (March 2003), Harald Kurama (September 2010), Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (November 2012), Russ Sackowitz (September 2008), Peter Schmidt (May 2005), Thomas Shepherd (June 2002, April 2005)

Cantata BWV 61: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I] for 1st Sunday in Advent (1714)
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