Cantata BWV 61
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I]
Discography - Part 7

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Cantatas (BWV 36, 132, 61) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 [14:10]

Kevin Mallon

Aradia Ensemble

Soprano: Teri Dunn; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: John Tessier; Baritone: Steven Pitkanen; Bass: Thomas Goerz
AE: Sopranos: Teri Dunn, Christina Jahn, Katerine Hill; Altos: Matthew White, Peter Mahon, Nina Scott-Stoddart; Tenors: John Tessier, Charles Fowler, Larry Beckwith; Basses: Steven Pitkanen, Thomas Goerz, Alec Tebbut
Kevin Mallon (Violin); Genevive Gilardeau (Violin) [solo]; Anthony Rapoport (Viola); Allen Whear (Cello); J. Tracy Mortimore (Double-bass); Christopher Dawes (Organ); Wash McClain (Oboe)

Naxos 8.554825
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Jan 7-11, 2000

CD / TT: 62:17
MP3 / TT: 62:15

Recorded at the Church of Mary Magdalene, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Producers: Bonnie Silver, Norbert Kraft; Engineer: Norbert Kraft; Digital Editing: Bonnie Silver; Performing editions & arrangements: Kevin Mallon (socan).
See: Christmas Cantatas - conducted by Kevin Mallon
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23

Chamber Music Concert: J.S. Bach Cantata Series, Sundays at Auer Hall

Cantata BWV 61 [13:16]

Conductor: unknown

Vocal & instrumental ensemble

Various student musicians

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Music

Nov 19, 2000

MC / TT: 58:35

Recorded live at Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 47772563)

24

Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg
For the 1^st Sunday in Advent (BWV 61, 62, 36)
For the 4^th Sunday in Advent (BWV 70, 132, 147)

Cantata BWV 61 [15:06]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano:Joanne Lunn; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Gillian Keith, Joanne Lunn, Emma Preston-Dunlop; Altos: Simon Baker, Elinor Carter, William Missin, William Towers; Tenors: Simon Davies, Rory O'Connor, Nicolas Robertson, Paul Tindall; Basses: Stephen Charlesworth, Charles Pott, Richard Savage, Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins 1: Maya Homburger, Nicolette Moonen, Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Roy Mowatt; Violins 2: Peter Lissauer, Jane Gillie, Silvia Schweinberger, Penelope Spencer; Violas: Mari Giske, Colin Kitching, Penny Veryard, Nicolette Moonen; Cellos: Richte Van der Meer, Lynden Cranham; Double Bass: Barry Guy; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Harpsichord: Rob Howarth; Organ: Andrew Arthur

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-162
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Dec 3, 2000

2-CD / TT: 134:22
MP3 / TT: 133:23

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at St. Maria im Kapitol, Köln, Germany.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia International BV); Recording Engineers: Matthijs Ruijter (Polyhymnia), Peter Thissen (Eurosound); Tape Editors: Roger de Schot, Ientje Mooij (Polyhymnia); Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:13] | Mvt. 1: Chorus (w/ autograph score) [HD: 3:21]
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Glorious Bach! (Cantatas BWV 61, 147; Magnificat BWV 243) [L-8]
An Advent Concert of Nusic by Bach (Cantatas BWV 61, 147; Magnificat BWV 243) [L-8]
J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 61, Cantata BWV 147; Magnificat in D major BWV 243 [L-8]

Cantata BWV 61 [16:10]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Tenor: Ian Bostridge; Baritone: Christopher Maltman

TDK DV-ADCNH
TDK DV-ADCNH
ArtHaus Musik 101531

2000

DVD / TT: 82 min
DVD / TT: 82 min
DVD / TT: 82 min

Recorded & filmed live at the Kloster Melk Benedictine Monastery, Austria.
Vision Mixer: Georg Posch; Vision Engineers: Sylvia Marhold, Werner Hulka; Videos Operator: Andreas Hlinka; Videotape Editors: Andreas Hlinka, Alfred Penz; Sound: Gregor Hornacek; Sound Engineer: Peter Wallner; Audio Director: Raimond Langner; Lighting: Peter Grauer, Wolfgang Ehrenstrasser; Design: Walter Schwerwacher, Erich Mayer; Tecxhnical Director: Robert Svoboda; Unit Manager: Michael Gromes; Camera: Alexander Rühmkorf Zalodek, Thomas Hirsch, Gabriele Kitting, Laszlo Nemeth, Andreeas Stengyörgyi, Margot Unger; Assistant to the Director: Agnes Meth; Production Manager: Wolfgang Eder, Laszlo Pekete; Producer, Michael Heinzl ; Executive Producer: Haide Tenner; Commissioning Editor: Sandra Marchart; Director, Claus Viller; an ORF/RM Associates co-production.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by N. Harnoncourt.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by N. Harnoncourt.
See: Glorious Bach! (DVD) - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Complete Cantata [HD: 17:33] || Complete Cantata [HD: 17:32]: Part 1 [6:51] + Part 2 [10:41] || Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:42] + Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [4:01] + Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [3:43] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [1:00] || Mvt. 1: Chorus [3:50] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [1:38]
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ArtHaus DVD-4 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

University of Akron Symphony Orchestra & Concert Choir [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Ronn Cummings (Conductor) & Samuel Gordon (Choral Director)

University of Akron Concert Choir / University of Akron Symphony Orchestra

Soprano: Katherine Wilkinson: Soprano: Amy Yekel; Tenor: Robert Frankenberry; Charlton Bergado
Alex Kunu, Jason Metheny (Keyboard)

Soundwaves Recording AKROUC-103102

Oct 31, 2002

CD / TT:

Recorded at University of Akron, Ohio, USA.
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CD: Soundwaves

27

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 8

Cantata BWV 61 [19:35] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Tenor: Eiichi Taira; Bass: Kenji Mizuno; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 08

Dec 15, 2002

CD / TT: 51:24

Recorded live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

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Kairos [and] Repertory Singers [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 [18:48]

Sun Min Lee

Eastman Repertory Singers / Kairos Ensemble

Vocal soloists: unknown
David Leung, Na-Jeung Kim (Violins); Lauren Nelson, Wendy Yates (Violas); Benjamin Dale (Violoncello); Jeffrey Weeks (Double-bass); Brian Russell (Organ)

Eastman School of Music

Dec 7, 2003

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC N: 54844928)

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J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Kantaten I-III; Kantate BWV 61: Nun komm der Heidenheiland [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Hermann Kreutz

Kammerchor Münster / Orchester Con Variazione

Soprano: Hedwig Voss; Tenor: Andreas Post; Bass: Ralf Grobe

Kammerchor Münster 17570

Nov 28, 2004

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Klosterkirche Clarholz, Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany.
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2-CD: Kammerchor Münster

30

Program, 2005-2006, No. 210 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 [13:12]

William Jon Gray

Indiana University Chorale

Soprano: Georgina Joshi; Tenor: Zachary Novak; Baritone: Chris Carducci

Indiana University, Bloomington: School of Music

Oct 16, 2005

CD-R / TT: 45:46

Recorded live at Auer Concert Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ohio, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 70701282)

31

J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Vol. 2 - Weimar Cantatas (BWV 12, 18, 61, 161) [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 [13:47]

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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey; Organ: Robert Woolley
PQ: Catherine Mackintosh, Catherine Weiss (Volins, Violas); Richard Boothby (Cello), Robert Woolley (Organ)
With: Rachel Beckett (Recorder); Catherine Latham (Recorder); Anthony Robson (Oboe); Andrew Watts (Bassoon); David Blackadder (Trumpet); Katarina Bengtson (Viola); Rachel Byrt (Viola); William Hunt (Violone)
Organ supplied, tuned and maintained by Robin Jennings; Pitch: A = 392 Hz (Tiefkammerton: recorders), A = 415 Hz (Kammerton: oboe), A = 466 Hz (Chorton: other instruments); Temperament: modifi ed sixth comma, based on Bach’s 1722 title page of Das wohltemperirte Clavier (Lehman, published 2005)

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0742
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Oct 16-18, 2005

CD / TT: 71:21
MP3 /TT: 71:15

Recorded at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
Recording Producer Rachel Smith; Sound Engineer Jonathan Cooper; Assistant Engineer Michael Common; Editor: Rachel Smith; A & R Administrator Mary McCarthy.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Cantatas BWV 12, BWV 18, BWV 61, BWV 161 [70:56]
Cantata BWV 61 [HD]: Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:42] + Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [1:21] + Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [4:11] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [B[ [1:03] + Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [3:34] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [0:52]
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Hartt Choral Ensembles [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Franklin Gallo

Hartt Chorale / Hartt Camerata

Vocal soloists: unknown
Jason Charneski (Organ)

Hartt School presents: Hartt Chorale 11-19-205

Nov 19, 2005

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Center Church, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 313450611)

33

Bach, Mozart, Gounod, Mendelssohn [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Toralf Hildebrandt

Jugendkantorei Hösel

Soprano: Lauren Armishaw; Counter-tenor: Gunther Vandeven; Tenor: Matevž Kajdiž; Bass: Hugo Oliveira

Ars Antiqua Austria (Jugendkantorei Hösel)

2005

CD / TT

Recorded at Neanderkirche, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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CD: Jugendkantorei Hösel

34

Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, 61 & 29 [L-13]

Cantata BWV 61 [14:11]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Alto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Werner Güra; Bass: Gerald Finley

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi DHM-7567942

Dec 7-11, 2006

2-CD / TT: 60:33 +

Recorded live at Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria.
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 61 by N. Harnoncourt.
CD-2 includes the recording of the same cantata from the joint cycle of Harnoncourt & Leonhardt: BWV 61 [Nov 1975].
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35

NEC Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Women's Chorus: December 11, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Amy Lieberman

New England Conservatory Chamber Singers

Vocal soloists: unknown

New England Conservatory

Dec 11, 2006

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: Libraries (OCLC Number: 370448825)

36

Bach: Cantates pour la Nativité - Intégrale des cantates sacrées, Vol. 4 (BWV 61, 122, 123, 182)

Cantata BWV 61 [13:27]

Eric J. Milnes (conductor from the positive organ)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque

Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp
Violins 1: Olivier Brault, Karol Gostynski, Chloe Meyers; Violins 2: Scott Metcalfe, Jacques-André Houle, Ellie Nimeroski; Violas: Margaret Little, Stéphanie Bozzini; Violoncellos: Susie Napper, Mélisande Corriveau; Double-bass: Pierre Cartier; Transverse Flutes: Grégoire Jeay, Mika Putterman; Recorders: Francis Colpron, Mélisande Corriveau, Grégoire Jeay; Oboes: Matthew Jennejohn, Christopher Palameta, Diane Lacelle; Bassoon: Mathieu Lussier; Harpsichord: Olivier Fortin; Organ: Eric J. Milnes

ATMA Classique SACD2-2403
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Jun 26-29, 2007

SACD / TT: 72:36
MP3 / TT: 72:16

Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada.
Produced, recorded, and digitally edited by: Johanne Goyette; SACD prepared by: Anne-Marie Sylvestre.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Complete Cantata [HD: 13:31]
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Bach közelében (Near by Bach series) [C-16]

Cantata BWV 61, including lecture & performance x 2 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: Péter Cser

Lutherania

Dec 15, 2007

MP3 / TT

Recorded live at Budapest-Fasori Evangélikus Gimnázium, Budapest, Hungary.
See: Lutherania: Bach közelében [PDF]
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]

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"Nun komm der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61 - J.S. Bach

Cantata BWV 61 [15:07]

Massimo Sabbattini

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ensemble Musicale Appennino Marchigiano

Soprano: Lykke Anholm; Contralto: Jimena Llanos; Tenor: Giuliano Mensà; Bass: Thomas Busch
Violin solo: Marieke Boot; Violoncello: Alessandro de Felice; Harpsichord: Lorenzo Antinori

YouTube

Dec 17, 2007

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Chiesa Concattedrale di Cagli (PU), Italy, during Concerto di Natale del Rotary International.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61 [15:07]: Part 1 [9:07] + Part 2 [6:00]

39

Bach Cantatas From Mühlhausen, Weimar & Leipzig [C-14]

Cantata BWV 61: Mvts. 4-6 [1:03, 3:18, 0:51]

Dale Higbee (Director); James Bates (Guest conductor)

(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque

Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Contralto: Lee Morgan; Tenor: Richard Heard; Bass-Baritone: Doug Crawley
John Pruett (Baroque violin & baroque viola); Greg Pannell (Baroque violin); Marian Wilson (Baroque viola); Anne Sellitti (Baroque violoncello); Susan Bates (Harpsichord & organ)

Carolina Baroque CB-128

Oct 10, 2008

CD / TT: 73:45

Recorded live at Chapel, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Dale Higbee [via e-mail]

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Gaudete [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Felix Ketterer

Katholischer Kirchenchor St. Sixtus Zunsweier / Kammerensemble "Au Pont de l´Europe"

Soprano: Marni Schwonberg; Soprano: Lucia Schienle; Alto: Martina Seifert; Tenor: Gerhard Danner; Bass: Winfried Walter

Kath. Kirchenchor St. Sixtus Zunsweier

2008

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Katholische Kirche St. Sixtus Zunsweier, Germany.
Source: Felix Ketterer Website

41

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 9: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" (Cantatas BWV 61, 36, 62, 132)

Cantata BWV 61 [13:40]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
LPB: Strings: Sigiswald Kuijken [Leader] (Violin); Katharina Wulf (Violin); Giulio D’Alessio (Violin); Ann Cnop (Violin); Marleen Thiers (Viola); Ann Cnop (Viola); Makoto Akatsu (Violoncello da spalla); Marian Minnen (Basse de violon); Organ: Ewald Demeyere

Accent ACC-25309
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Dec 11-12, 2008

SACD / TT: 76:39
MP3 / TT: 73:11

Recorded at Predikherenkerk, Leuven, Belgium.
Multi-channel Recording by Günter Appenheimer, Tonstudio Van Geest (Germany); Editing & Technical Assistance: Kohei Seguchi; Final Editing & Mastering CD: Eckhard Steiger, Tonstudio Van Geest (Germany); SACD Mastering: MBM Musikproduktion, Darmstadt (Germany); Produced by ACCENT / La Petite Bande; Executive Producer: Hanno Pfisterer; Manufactured in Germany.
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Master's recital : Saturday, April 4, 2009, Newman Center Chapel, 1:00 p.m.

Cantata BWV 61 [15:20]

Michael Carnaroli

University of Massachusetts at Amherst: Graduate Recital Choir / University of Massachusetts at Amherst: Graduate Recital Orchestra

Soprano: Corrine Byrne; Tenor: Donald Johnston; Baritone: Brandon Milardo
Liz Benoit Crew (Cello); Ludmila Krasin (Keyboard)

College of Humanities and Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Apr 4, 2009

CD / TT: 47 min

Recorded live at Newman Center Chapel, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Dapartment of Music and Dance. Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music in Choral Conducting.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Mvt. 5: Aria [S]
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 329197551)

43

Nun komm! French overtures by German composers [C-2]

Cantata BWV 61 [13:51]

Nicolette Moonen (Director)

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Players

Soprano: Rachel Elliott; Alto: Sally Bruce-Payne; Tenor: Nicholas Mulroy; Bass: Jonathan Gunthorpe
Philip Turbett (Bassoon); Nicolette Moonen (Violin); Sophie Barber (Violin); Rachel Isserlis (Viola); Rachel Stott (Viola); Alison McGillivray (Cello); Elizabeth Bradley (Double-bass); Silas Standage (Harpsichord / Organ); William Carter (Guitar)

Hyphen Press Music HPM-03
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Nov 30-Dec 2, 2009

CD / TT: 69:33
MP3 / TT: 69:21

Recorded at St Michael’s, Highgate, London N6, England.
Recording & production: Producer: Roy Mowatt; Recording Engineer: Alan Mosley.
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44

J. S. Bach: Messe in g-Moll [C-1]

Cantata BWV 61 []

Johannes-Matthias Michel

Kammerchor Mannheim / Sinfonietta Mannheim

Soprano: Judith Schulze; Tenor: Andreas Wagner; Bass: Matthias Horn

Kammerchor Mannheim

Dec 6, 2009

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Christuskirche Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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CD: Christuskirche Mannheim

45

J.S. Bach: 4 Cantatas (BWV BWV 61, 12, 131, 147)

Cantata BWV 61: Mvts. 2-3 [6:47] (from a complete performance)

Pablo Dzodan

Coro & Orquesta de la Camerata Exaudi

Soprano: Virgina Majorel; Tenor: Walter Burela; Bass: Pol Gonzalez

YouTube

Dec 13, 2009

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Gran Templo de la Masonería, Argentina.
Source: O-CULTO: sitio de difusión cultural: Ultimo Concierto 2009
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 61: Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] & Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [6:47]