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Cantata BWV 182
Himmelskönig, sei willkommen

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: 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

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

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Dutch-2 | Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-3 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian-2 | 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

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

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Dutch-1 | Dutch-5 | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of April 16, 2000; Week of February 20, 2005

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.
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2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4, BWV 182
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 182 / 4/ 150 [BMC-722]

 

Wilhelm Ehmann

Westfälische Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Alto: Frauke Haasemann; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin; Bass: Wilhelm Pommerien

Cantate / Vanguard / Baroque Music Club

July 1964

TT: 29:50

Recorded at Munsterkirche, Herford

3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 106 & BWV 182 [L-5]

Jürgen Jürgens

Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg / Leonhardt Consort

Contralto: Julia Falk; Tenor: Bert van t'Hoff; Bass: Jacques Villisech

Telefunken

Late 1960's ?

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.
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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.
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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

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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume IV - Early from Mühlhausen and Weimar - Cantatas for Holy Week

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.
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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.
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10

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 2
Bach-2000 - Vol. 5 - Secular Cantatas (appendix only)

 

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

May 1995

TT: 24:28

Includes Appendix. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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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
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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.

13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 3

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Apr 1996

TT: 28:19

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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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
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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
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18

J.S. Bach: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen - J. Haydn: Die sieben letzen Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuse [C-1]

Joachim Krause

Basler Bach-Chor / Barockorchester Capriccio Basel

Soprano: Bernadette Sialm; Alto: Martina Borst; Tenor: Felix Rienth; Bass: Markus Volpert

Basler Bach-Chor

Mar 2002

TT: 27:30

Live recording from a concert at the Martinskirche Basel.

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.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2000 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Thérèse Hanquet (February 2007),
Bradley Lehman (March 2003), Peter Schmidt (May 2005)

Cantata BWV 182: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
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