Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet

(We’ve got a bran-new guvernor) for soprano and bass, transverse flute, corno, strings and basso continuo

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

(Now come, the gentiles’ Savior) for soprano, tenor and bass, vocal ensemble, bassoon, strings and continuo With its charm and youthful freshness, Cantata BWV 61 (“Now come, the gentiles’ Saviour”), numbers among Bach’s best-known sacred compositions. The work was written for the “Schlosskirche” in Weimar on the occasion of the First Sunday in Advent in … Read More