Nun freut euch lieben christen g'mein (Nurnberg 1523)

Performed by a tenor (a 'Bänkelsanger', street artist) in a theatrical setting (see below), first stanzas (0:30), choir (9:30). Accompanied by period instruments. Last stanzas (10:06) community hymn singing.
0:00 the streetartist sings the 'ballad'.
9:25 choir takes over.
10:06 community hymn singinge

Explanation of the theatrical setting (until 9:25).
The song brings us back to Nuremberg in 1523. A Bänkelsanger (street artist) performs this song, recently composed by Luther, and published on a broadsheet (original copy as a digitized flipbook: https://luther.wursten.be/etlich-chri... )
A woman interrupts. The imperial edict of Worms (1521) forbids the propagation of Luthers ideas. They start a discussion. Around 4:00 a poem by the 'Meistersinger von Nurnberg,' Hans Sachs, is quoted. From 5:02 Hans Sachs explains to a member of the City Council (Lazarus Spengler) why he called Luther 'the Nightingale of Wittenberg' in a poem which dates from the same year and asks permission to perform this song in public. Is is granted (but without the final stanza).

The singing continues at 9:30
10:06 community hymn singing of two stanzas

Musicians: Capella de la Torre (dir. Katharina Bäuml), Choir of the Bayerische Rundfunk (dir. Howard Arman), tenor Bernhard Schneider.

Evangelical (=Lutheran) Celebration in St. Sebald's Church in Nuremberg (1. Juli 2017 - 500-years Reformation)

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