Cantata BWV 182 - Recordings

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 or for the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 7: 10-16; Gospel: Luke 1: 26-38
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: 1^st performance: March 25, 1714 - Weimar; 2^nd performance: 1717-1723 - Weimar (undatable, possibly performed away from the Weimar Court Chapel); 3^rd perormance: 1717-1723 - Weimar (undatable); 4^th performance: March 25, 1724 - Leipzig; 5^th performance: March 21, 1728 - Leipzig (and possibly another performance using this particular arrangement later on in Leipzig); 6^th performance: After 1728 with the date being uncertain - Leipzig (again using the 1728 version)
Text	Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 2, 4-6, 8); Psalm 40: 7-8 (Mvt. 3); Paul Stockmann (Mvt. 7)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-2 \| Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Japanese-6 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2
Scoring	Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: Flute, violin concertante, violin ripieno, 2 violas, violoncello, continuo Mvt. 1: Sonata \| Mvt. 2: Chorus \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Aria \| Mvt. 7: Chorale (Chorus) \| Mvt. 8: Chorus
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.63 MB] \| Score BGA [3.19 MB] Capella: Complete [cap] \| Complete - Parts [zip]
References	BGA: XXXVII \| NBA: I/8.2 \| BC: A 53, A 172 \| Zwang: K 10 \| First Published: Berlin, 1843 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| JdW [Dutch] \| AL [Dutch] \| KL [Dutch] \| HT [Dutch] \| Japanese-1 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of April 16, 2000; Week of February 20, 2005; Week of May 23, 2010

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
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
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 9 J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 8, 26, 43, 61, 85, 130, 182 [C-2] Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Mezzo-Soprano: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk
Erato / MHS		1961	LP / TT: 29:19
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set] \| Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4, BWV 182 [C-1] J.S. Bach: Cantatas 182, 4 & 150 [BMC]
Wilhelm Ehmann
Westfälische Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Alto: Frauke Haasemann; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin; Bass: Wilhelm Pommerien
Cantate / Vanguard / Baroque Music Club		Jul 1964	TT: 29:50
Recorded at Munsterkirche, Herford. Buy this album at: Baroque Music Club

3	J.S. Bach: Kantaten 106 · 182 [L-5]
Jürgen Jürgens
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg / Leonhardt Consort
Contralto: Julia Falk; Tenor: Bert van t'Hoff; Bass: Jacques Villisech
Telefunken 9443		1966 ?	LP / TT: ~ 28 min

4	Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach Orchester
Alto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Theo Adam
Archiv Produktion		Feb-Mar 1974; Jan 1975	TT: 33:33
Recorded at Herkulessaall, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 29 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 55
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Doris Soffel; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Jan 1975	TT: 29:15
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 9
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl
Teldec		1988	TT: 28:50
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume IV - Early Cantatas from Mühlhausen and Weimar - Cantatas for Holy Week [C-4]
Jeffrey Thomas
(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists
Soprano: Christine Brandes; Alto: Judith Malafronte; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: James Weaver
Koch International		Mar, Apr 1994	TT: 28:39
Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Cantatas 24 & 182 [C-1]
Gerard Akkerhuis
Residentie Kamerkoor / Residentie Bachorkest
Soprano: Diane Verdoodt; Contralto: Sylvia Schluter; Tenor: Stefan Vinke; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Erasmus Muziek Produkties		Oct 1994	TT: 27:02
Recorded at Kloosterkerk, The Hague, Holland.

9	J.S. Bach: Psalm 51 & Kantate “Himmelskönig, set willkommen” [C-1]
Gunar Letzbor
St. Florianer Sängerknaben & Kepler Consort / Ars Antiqua Austria
Boy Soprano: Siegfried Ertelthalner (Soloist of the St. Florianer Sängerknaben); Boy Altos: Martin Sturm, Michael Moucka (Soloists of the St. Florianer Sängerknaben); Tenor: Johannes Chum, Bass: Andreas Lebeda
Symphonia		Mar 1995	TT: 29:45
Recorded at Augustiner-Chorherrenstift, St. Florian, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 2 Bach-2000 Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas (appendix only) [O-1]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand / Teldec		May 1995	TT: 24:28
Includes Appendix. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach: Three Weimar Cantatas [C-5]
Joshua Rifkin
(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble
Soprano: Susanne Rydén; Counter-tenor: Steven Rickards; Tenor: John Elwes; Bass: Michael Schopper
Dorian		Jul-Aug 1995; Aug 1996	TT: 28:18
Recorded at the Kirche des Priesterseminars, Brixton/Bressanone, Italy. See: Three Weimar Cantatas - conducted by Joshua Rifkin Buy this album at:

12	J.S. Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden; Lobet den Herrn; Himmelskönig sei willkommen [C-8]
Philippe Pierlot
Choeur de Chambre de Namur (Chorus Master: Pierre Cao) / Ricercar Consort (Director: F. Fernandez)
Soprano: Greta de Reyghere; Counter-tenor: Steve Dugardin; Tenor: Ian Honeyman; Bass: Max van Egmond Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra
Ricercar		1995	TT:
Recorded in Liège, Belgium. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 182 by Ricercar Consort.

13	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 3
Cantata BWV 182 [28:19]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 791		Apr 1996	CD / TT: 79:09
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

14	Composer of the Month - J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 63, 150 & 182 [C-2]
Stephen Cleobury
BBC Singers / Orchestra of St. James
Mezzo-soprano: Lynette Alcantara; Tenor: Ian Kennedy; Bass: Brindley Sherratt
BBC Music Magazine		Sep 1996	TT: 28:23
Recorded live at public concerts in St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England.

15	Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Oct-Nov 1999	TT: 27:28
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

16	Radio broadcast
Reinhard Goebel
Musica Antiqua Köln
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Michael Schopper
Radio broadcast		Late 1990's ?	TT:

17	Bach Cantatas Vol. 21: Cambridge/Walpole St Peter For Quinquagesima Sunday (Estomihi) For Annunciation / Palm Sunday / Oculi
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Mar 2000	TT: 26:31
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Walpole St Peter, Norfolk, England. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 21 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

18	J.S. Bach: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen - J. Haydn: Die sieben letzen Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuse [C-1]
Cantata BWV 182 [27:30]
Joachim Krause
Basler Bach-Chor / Barockorchester Capriccio Basel
Soprano: Bernadette Sialm; Alto: Martina Borst; Tenor: Felix Rienth; Bass: Markus Volpert
Basler Bach-Chor		Mar 22-23, 2002	CD / TT: 84:24
Recorded live at Martinskirche Basel, Switzerland. Buy this album at: Basler Bach-Chor

19	Bach: Music to Challenge the Intellect and Touch the Heart [C-6]
Dale Higbee
(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque
Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Alto: Lee Morgan; Tenor: Richard Heard; Bass-Baritone: John Williams
Carolina Baroque		Apr 2002	TT: 28:06
Recorded live at the Sanctuary of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA. Buy this album at: Carolina Baroque

20	J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 182 “Himmelskönig, sei willkommen” [C-4]
Cantata BWV 182 []
Rudolf Lutz
Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica
Alto: Claude Eichenberger; Tenor: Bernhard Berchthold; Bass: Raphael Jud
Gallus Media A364		Mar 30, 2007	DVD / TT:
Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland. Buy this album at: DVD: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop

21	J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 3 - Weimar Cantatas II [C-3]
Cantata BWV 182 [28:33]
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet
Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey
Chandos Chaconne 752		May 22-24, 2007	2-CD / TT: 87:59
Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| ClassicsOnline

22	Bach: Cantates pour la Nativité Intégrale des cantates sacrées Vol. 4
Cantata BWV 182 [26:42]
Eric J. Milnes (conductor from the positive organ)
(OVPP - No Choir) / Montréal Baroque
Soprano: Monika Mauch; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp
ATMA Classique 22403		Jun 26-29, 2007	SACD / TT: 72:36
Recorded at Église Saint-Augustin, Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec, Canada. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

23	Bach: Aus der Tieffen [C-10]
Cantata BWV 182 [27:50]
Philippe Pierlot
(OVPP - No Choir) / Ricercar Consort
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Carlos Mena; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Mirare Records 057		Nov 2007	CD / TT: 67:57
Recorded at Église de Saint Loup sur Thouet, France. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 182 by Ricercar Consort. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2000 - October 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Thérèse Hanquet (February 2007), Bradley Lehman (March 2003), Peter Schmidt (May 2005), David Smythe (November 2007)

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