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Cantata BWV 62
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [II]
Discography - Part 7

Complete Recordings 2000-2009

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Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 >


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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 13

 
 

Cantata BWV 62 [19:09]
Appendix: Alternate Aria for Bass Streite, siege, starker Held! (Mvt. 4) [5:04]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir-master: UIrike Grösch)

Soprano: Deborah York; Alto: Franziska Gottwald; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless, Kati Debretzeni (Violins); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello)
ABC: Sopranos: Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam, María-Luz Álvarez, Francine van der Heijden, Mariette Bastiaansen; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens, Marleene Goldstein; Tenors: Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, Andreas Gisler, Malcolm Bennett, Marc van Heteren; Basses: Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Hans Wijers, Kees van Hees
ABO: Margaret Faultless, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Catherine Martin, Fanny Pestalozzi, Lisa Ferguson, Alida Schat, Kati Debretzeni (Violins); Jane Rogers, Katherine McGillivray (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Catherine Jones (Violoncellos); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Ann Vanlancker (Oboes); François Merand, Andrew Clark (Horns); Marc Vallon (Bassoon); Ton Koopman (Organ) [recitatives & arias]; Matthew Halls (Organ) [choir]; Mike Fentross (Lute)

Antoine Marchand CC-72213
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Nov 25-Dec 2, 2000

3-CD / TT: 184:24
MP3 / TT: 183:47

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 62: Complete Cantata [19:17] | Cantatas BWV 59, BWV 60, BWV 61, BWV 62, BWV 63 [86.51]
See: Cantatas Vol. 13 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 13: Köln/Lüneburg
For the 1st Sunday in Advent
For the 4th Sunday in Advent

 
 
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2.

Cantata BWV 62 [19:33]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano:Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; 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 I: Maya Homburger, Nicolette Moonen, Anne Schumann, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Roy Mowatt; Violins II: 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; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, Catherine Latham; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Cornett: Michael Harrison; 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.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 62 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 13
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 62: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:47]
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3

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (II.), BWV 62; Herr Christ, der einge Gottessohn, BWV 96 [C-34]

 

Cantata BWV 62, including preliminary lecture [2:50+21:00 = 23:50]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia Ének- és Zenekar)

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Péter Marosvári; Bass: Joszéf Moldvay

Lutherania

Dec 8, 2001

Video / TT: 63:13

Recorded & filmed live during Kelenföldi Baroque Evenings (Kelenföldi Barokk Esték), Hungary.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 62 by S. Kamp.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 62: Complete Cantata [23:50]


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J.S. Bach: Kóralkantáták VI [C-7]

 

Cantata BWV 62 []

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir (Lutheránia énekkar) / Weiner-Szász Chamber Symphony (Weiner-Szász Kamaraszimfónikusok)

Soprano: Judit Béres; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Péter Marosvári; Bass: Joszéf Moldvay; Gábor Trajtler (Organ)

Lutherania

Jun 8, 2003

MP3 / TT

Recorded live during 14th Budapest Bach Weeks, at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 62 by S. Kamp.
Download from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]


5

J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium [C-1]

 
 

Cantata BWV 62 []

Guido Mürmann

Messiaskantorei Hannover / Bachorchester Hannover

Soprano: Ursula Fiedler; Alto: Hilke Andersen; Tenor: Michael Nowak; Bass: Matthias Gerchen
Bach-Orchester: Oboes d'amore: Elisabeth Laage-Smidt, Martin Fendel; Bassoon: Gunther Schlage; Violin I: Marleen Goede-Uter, Susanne Dietz, Jutta Lorenz, Amely Reda; Violin II: Insa Cordes van Hove, Christiane Joost-Plate, Miriam Klein, Regine Rath; Violas: Beate Anschütz, Jürgen Herbst, Eva Politt; Violoncellos: Martin Fritz, Christoph Harer; Double-bass: Jörg Lühring; Organ: Ulfert Smidt

Messiaskantorei Hannover

Dec 6-7, 2003

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Corvinuskirckhe Wunstorf & Markuskirche (am Lister Plaz) Hannover, Germany.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Messiaskantorei Hannover


6

Konzert Bach Schütz [C-1]

B+P

Cantata BWV 62 []

Daniel Harding

RIAS-Kammerchor / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Soprano: Johannette Zomer, Alto: Bernarda Fink, Tenor: Werner Güra; Bass-Baritone: Stephan MacLeod

Euro-Opera (Ö1) Dok 321

Dec 13, 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Großen Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria.
Source: Euro-Opera: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)


7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 28 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 26, 62, 116, 139

 
 

Cantata BWV 62 [17:47]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopranos: Yukari Nonoshita, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basso: Peter Kooy, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader]; Horn: Toshio Shimada; Oboes: Masamitsu San’nomiya [1st], Yukari Maehashi [2nd]; Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violin II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Double-bass: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dosaka; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-1451
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Mar 16-19, 2004

SACD / TT: 68:44
MP3 / TT: 68:32

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Hans Kipfer; Sound Engineer: Thore Brinkmann; Digital Editing: Bastian Schick; Surround Mix: Hans Kipfer, Thore Brinkmann; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
See: Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 62: Mvt. 2: Aria [T] [6:31]
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 62, 45, 192 & 40 [C-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 62 [20:11]

Thomas Folan

Publick Musick (Choir & Orchestra)

Soprano: Anne Harley; Alto: Deborah Rentz-Moore; Tenor: Pablo Bustos; Bass: Jonathan Rohr
Martin Davids (Violin); Lani Spahr (Oboe); Christopher Haritatos (Cello); Peter Watchorn (Harpsichord/Organ)

Musica Omnia MO-0204
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Nov 2005

CD / TT: 79:35
MP3 / TT: 79:36

Recorded at St. Michael's Church, Rochester, New York, USA.
Executive Producer: Peter Watchorn; Engineering & Mastering: Joel Gordon.
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9

J.S. Bach: Cantate BWV 62 e 118, Mottetto BWV 230, Magnificat BWV 243 (live) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 62 []

Claudio Chiavazza

Coro Maghini / Academia Montis Regalis

Soloists: unknown

Coro Maghini

Dec 18, 2007

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Duomo di Monreale, Palermo, Italy on the occasion of 50° Settimana di Musica Sacra di Monreale.
Source: Coro Maghini: Discography


10

J.S. Bach: Kantate, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 62; Kantate, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140 [C-19]

 

Cantata BWV 62 [21:24]

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra (Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar)

Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Kornélia Bakos; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: László Jekl

YouTube

Dec 6, 2008

Video / TT: 48:10

Recorded & filmed live at Kelenföldi református templom / Calvinist Church, Budapest (Kelenföld) Karzat / Organ-loft, Hungary.
Video- and sound-recording: Remete Péter.
3rd recording of Cantata BWV 62 by S. Kamp.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 62: Complete Cantata [21:24]


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

 
 

Cantata BWV 62 [19:09]

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); Winds: Patrick Beaugiraud (Oboe); Vinciane Baudhuin (Oboe); Marleen Leicher (Cornett); Mélanie Flahaut (Bassoon); 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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Bach, BWV 62 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland 1.Coro, 5.Recitativo, 6.Choral

NB, NP

Cantata BWV 62: Mvts. 1, 5 & 6 [7:42]

Toru Sakamoto

Meisei Philharmonic Chorus (Choir) (明星フィルハーモニー合唱団)

Piano: Emiko Sasamoto

YouTube

Oct 25, 2009

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live during 59th Ome Choral Festival, at Ome Municipal House Hall, Japan.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 62: Mvt. 1: Chorus, Mvt. 5: Recitative - Duet [S, A,] & Mvt. 6: Chorale [7:42]


< Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999

Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - December 2025)
Thanks to contributors: Glen Armstrong (February 2011); Peter Bright (July 2005); Matthias Hansen (February 2012); Rainer Harald (May 2019 - December 2022); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012, April 2012); Bradley Lehman (February 2006); Ed Myskowski (January 2009); Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (November 2012); Claude Role (November 2016, February 2017); Peter Schmidt (May 2005)

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