Bach Collegium SD: Baroque Music
JOHANN HERMANN SCHEIN: MOTET: Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE: CHORALE PRELUDE: Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: CHORALE PRELUDE: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 659 CANTATA: Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 61 November's installment of BCSD's Bach at Noon series explores the role of the chorale during the German baroque period. This fascinating program traces the lineage of one melody ("Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland") from an early 17th century setting by Johann Hermann Schein (1586-1630), through Buxtehude (c.1637-1707), culminating in two masterful works by J.S. Bach himself (1685-1750): the chorale prelude BWV 659 (transcribed here for string quartet), and the famous cantata BWV 61, highlighted by its superb French overture cum chorale opening and two affecting arias.