[HPM 003]

The Bach Players explore the form of the French overture in two cantatas by J.S. Bach: the thrilling Advent cantata ‘Nun komm der Heiden Heiland’ (BWV 61), from his Weimar years, and ‘In allen meinen Taten’ (BWV 97) from his later years in Leipzig. They play a dance suite by Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, opening with another French overture. To complete the disc, Heinrich Isaac’s beautiful ‘Innsbruck ich muß dich lassen’, which provides the choral melody for cantata 97, is sung a capella, and is played in two instrumental settings.

availabilityin print
published2010.09.16
playing time69:33
£12.50
Cover of Nun komm! French overtures by German composers

To hear a sample track (the overture from BWV 61), click on the link in the right-hand column of this page.

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A sample track of Nun komm! French overtures by German composers can be downloaded in MP3 format.

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