Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61
Cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61, in Weimar for the first Sunday in Advent, the Sunday which begins the liturgical year, and first performed it on 2 December 1714. Wikipedia
Composed: 1714
Cantata text: Erdmann Neumeister
Chorale: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"; by Martin Luther; "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"; by Philipp Nicolai
Movements: 6
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