Johann Sebastian Bach Come now, God’s chosen saviour

Cantata for the 1st Sunday in Advent BWV 61, 1714

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The opening chorus uses the first verse of the old plainsong hymn “Veni redemptor gentium”, which in the paraphrase by Martin Luther has become the most important Advent hymn of the Protestant Church. Bach introduces the traditional plainsong melody in the form of a French overture, here symbolizing the entry of the King of Heaven, thus creating an unusual and splendid opening piece for the beginning of the church year.
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  • 1. Chorus

    Come now, God's chosen saviour,
    of a virgin you were born,
    what surprise to all the earth:
    God would choose such means of birth.

    2. Recitativo (Tenore)

    The Lord has come from heaven,
    incarnate deity,
    adoption could be given,
    and now all those who come to him are free.
    O you, the most high good,
    have shown us greatest charity
    and still do grant it
    daily to your servants?
    You come and bring your light
    to us in fullest radiance.

    3. Aria (Tenore)

    Come, Jesus, come unto your people
    and grant your blessings for the year!
    Lift up your name in ev'ry nation,

    ...

  • 1. Chor

    Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland,
    der Jungfrauen Kind erkannt,
    des sich wundert alle Welt,
    Gott solch Geburt ihm bestellt.

    2. Recitativo (T)

    Der Heiland ist gekommen,
    hat unser armes Fleisch
    und Blut an sich genommen
    und nimmet uns zu Blutsverwandten an.
    O, allerhöchstes Gut,
    was hast du nicht an uns getan?
    Was tust du nicht
    noch täglich an den Deinen?
    Du kömmst und lässt dein Licht
    mit vollem Segen scheinen.

    3. Aria (T)

    Komm, Jesu, komm zu deiner Kirche
    und gib ein selig neues Jahr!
    Befördre deines Namens Ehre,

    ...

  • Abridged foreword of the Edition Carus 31.061

    Ulrich Leisinger
    Translation: John Coombs

    The cantata Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 61 was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach for the first Sunday in Advent 1714 in Weimar, where he performed it for the first time on the 2nd December of that year. This cantata is a setting of a libretto by Erdmann Neumeister, which opened the fourth annual cycle of his cantata libretti and which was also set by Georg Philipp Telemann.1 The opening chorus uses the first verse of the old plainsong hymn Veni redemptor gentium, which in the paraphrase by Martin Luther (1524) has become the most important Advent hymn of the Protestant Church.

    Bach introduces the traditional plainsong melody in the form of a French overture, here symbolizing the entry of the King of Heaven, thus creating an unusual and splendid opening piece for the beginning of the church year. The deliberate reference to the French style is also indicated by the use of a five-part string ensemble with two violas. With the exception of the bass recitative No. 4, whose words are taken directly from the Bible (Revelation 3, 20), all the other movements are expressions of the idea of the coming of the Saviour. The 2nd and 3rd

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  • Gekürztes Vorwort der Ausgabe Carus 31.061

    Ulrich Leisinger

    Die Kantate Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV 61 hat Johann Sebastian Bach zum 1. Advent 1714 in Weimar komponiert, wo sie am 2. Dezember des Jahres aufgeführt wurde. Der Kantate liegt ein Text von Erdmann Neumeister zugrunde, der den vierten Jahrgang seiner Kantatendichtungen eröffnet und auch von Georg Philipp Telemann vertont wurde. Als Eingangschor dient die erste Strophe des altkirchlichen Hymnus Veni redemptor gentium, der in der Nachdichtung Martin Luthers (1524) zum wichtigsten Adventslied der protestantischen Kirche geworden war.

    Bach bindet die traditionelle Choralmelodie in die Form der französischen Ouvertüre ein, die hier als Symbol für den Einzug des Himmelskönigs steht. Auf die bewusste Anspielung auf den französischen Stil deutet auch die Verwendung eines fünfstimmigen Streichersatzes mit 2 Violen. Mit Ausnahme des Bassrezitativs Nr. 4, dessen Text wörtlich der Bibel entnommen ist (Offb 3,20), greifen alle nachfolgenden Sätze das Wort vom Kommen des Heilands auf. Die Sätze 2 und 3 gehören sinngemäß zusammen und sind bei Bach zu einer Einheit zusammengefasst, indem beide dem Tenor zugewiesen werden und – wie aus der Notation des

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