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Cantata BWV 182
Himmelskönig, sei willkommen


Ref.:

BWV 182

German Title:

Himmelskönig, sei willkommen

English Title:

King of Heaven, be Thou welcome (by Alec Robertson)

Event:

Cantata for Palm Sunday
Readings: Epistle: Philippians. 2: 5-11 / 1 Corinthians 11: 23-32; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Palm Sunday, Holy Week
or for the Feast of Annunciation of Mary
Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 7: 10-16; Gospel: Luke 1: 26-38
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Annunciation of Mary

Composed:

Weimar, 1714
The NBA KB I/8.1-2 indicates how different parts and different arrangement/selection of mvts. from this cantata BWV 182 resulted in at least 6 different performances during Bach’s lifetime: 1st performance: March 25, 1714 - Weimar
2nd performance: 1717-1723 - Weimar (undatable, possibly performed away from the Weimar Court Chapel)
3rd perormance: 1717-1723 - Weimar (undatable)
4th performance: March 25, 1724 - Leipzig
5th performance: March 21, 1728 - Leipzig (and possibly another performance using this particular arrangement later on in Leipzig)
6th performance: After 1728 with the date being uncertain - Leipzig (again using the 1728 version)

Text:

Authors: Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 2, 4-6, 8); Psalm 40: 7-8 (Mvt. 3); Paul Stockmann (Mvt. 7)

BWV 182 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Czech-1 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-2 | Dutch-4 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod [BWV 182/7]

Scoring:

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: flute/recorder, 2 violins (concertante & ripieno), 2 violas, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sonata | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 4: Aria [B] | Mvt. 5: Aria [A] | Mvt. 6: Aria [T] | Mvt. 7: Chorale (Chorus) | Mvt. 8: Chorus

Scores:

BWV 182 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.63 MB] | Score BGA [3.19 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 103 | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 47 | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 47a [Bach Digital]
Capella: Complete [cap] | Complete - Parts [zip]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 [MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation: Complete Cantata [27:30] | Flauto dolce part | Violin part
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Jesu Kreuz, Leiden und Pein [BWV 182/7]

References:

BWV 182 References: BGA: XXXVII | NBA: I/8.2 | BC: A 53, A 172 | Zwang: K 10 | First Published: Berlin, 1843 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 182 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | AL [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 71 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of April 16, 2000; Week of February 20, 2005; Week of May 23, 2010; Week of March 20, 2016


Contents

 

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (0)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (2)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (6)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (4)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (4)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (14)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (7)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (24)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (13) = 73
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements (31)

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21
Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Three Weimar Cantatas - conducted by Joshua Rifkin

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (April 2000 - September 2023)

Cantata BWV 182: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen for Palm Sunday / Feast of Annunciation of Mary ? (1714)
Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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