J. S. Bach : CANTATA – BWV 182 “Himmelskönig, sei willkommen” (Masaaki Suzuki)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

“Himmelskönig, sei willkommen”

(King of heaven, welcome)

BWV 182


Event:
Cantata for Palm Sunday
(or for the Feast of Annunciation of Mary)

Readings:
Epistle: Philippians. 2: 5-11 / 1 Corinthians 11: 23-32; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9

Musical Context of Bach Cantatas:
Motets & Chorales for Feast of Annunciation of Mary

Composed:
Weimar, 1714

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)

Scoring:
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: Flute, violin concertante, violin ripieno, 2 violas, violoncello, continuo


Mvt. 1: Sonata (00:00)
Mvt. 2: Chorus (01:55)
Mvt. 3: Recitative (05:20)
Mvt. 4: Aria (05:56)
Mvt. 5: Aria (08:32)
Mvt. 6: Aria (17:31)
Mvt. 7: Chorale (21:27)
Mvt. 8: Chorus (24:37)


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

Bach Collegium Japan

Masaaki Suzuki

Apr 1996, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.