- Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
[4:21]
A voluptuous setting of Martin Luther's Advent Chorale, "Saviour of the Gentiles, Come." This version expresses a palpable yearning for a long awaited
redemption. For many years I made it a practice of playing this piece on the First Sunday of Advent. Virtual Performance by James Pressler using the
Romantic model (loads in 1.5GB of memory) of The 1928 E.M. Skinner Organ, Opus 719 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Chicago, Illinois. Offered by presale
by Brett Milan - http://www.milandigitalaudio.com/skinner.htm
Instrument:
E.M. Skinner Organ, Opus 719 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Chicago, Illinois (1928) -
Samples by Brett Milan
- Chorale Text
German:
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland,
Der Jungfrauen Kind erkannt,
Dess sich wundert alle Welt,
Gott solch Geburt ihm Bestellt.
--by Martin Luther, 1524
English:
Savior of the [Gentiles], come,
Virgin's Son, here make Thy throne,
Wonder at it, heaven and earth,
That the Lord chose such a birth.
--Richard Massie
Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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