Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 599)

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Background

Registration and Organs

For a meditative interpretation: flutes 8', 8' & 4', or 8', 4', 2'; principal 8';[1] or German Baroque-style string stops, with balanced pedal built on a 16' foundation. For a more jubilant interpretation use some sort of plenum (principals 8' through 2' or chorus mixture). [2] [3] WikiAdmin 13:04, 1 February 2011 (MST)

Fingering and Pedaling

Articulation and Phrasing

Ornamentation

Tempo and Meter

References

Scores and Editions

media:bach_orgelbuchlein_01_nun_komm.pdf

Free download of Bach Gesellschaft edition.

Recordings

Free Online

James Kibbie, 1717 Trost organ, St. Walpurgis, Großengottern, Germany, using flutes 8' & 4' on the manual, 16' and 8' in the pedal.

Pay to Listen

William Porter at the 1723 Hildebrandt at Störmthal., including 10 other pieces from Das Orgelb%C3%BCchlein.

Notes

  1. Robert Clark master class, Brigham Young University, Jan. 11, 1996.
  2. J. S. Bach 1685-1750: Basic Organ Works. Historical Organ Techniques and Repertoire, vol. 2. Ed. Quentin Faulkner. Boston: Wayne Leupold Editions, 1997.
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach: Orgelbuchlein. Ed. Robert Clark and John David Peterson. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 1984.