Himmelskönig, sei willkommen BWV 182; BC A 53 / A 172 GND

Palm Sunday, Annunciation, Weimar Cantatas, Cantata Cycle I (1723/1724)
Other catalogues
NV 1790, S. 76 [8]
Genre
Sacred cantata
Proper
Psalm: Psalm 92
Epistel: Philipper 2, 5-11
Gospel: Matthäus 21, 1-9
Proper
Psalm: Psalm 92
Epistel: Philipper 2, 5-11
Gospel: Matthäus 21, 1-9
Scoring
A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B, Fl dolce (WA 1728: + Vl I), Vl (WA 1728: Vl II + Ob), Va I/II, Bc (inkl. Vc, Org, WA 1724–1728: Vne)

Date of origin, Work history
vor dem 25. März 1714
1st performance on 25.3.1714 in choir pitch G (= standard pitch B flat); further performances on 25.3.1724 and about 1728/1731 in standard pitch G.
Early performances
, Weimar (Premiere) (Link to event)
, Leipzig (Link to event)
, Leipzig (Link to event)
relation to other works:
is part of BWV diverse [1. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [W. Kant.]
Introduction to the work
Link to videos:
Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)
Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 (Stiftsbarock Stuttgart , K. Johannsen)

Libretto
probably Salomon Franck; mvt. 3: Psalm 40:8-9; mvt. 7: stanza 33 from ‘Jesu Leiden, Pein und Tod’ by Paul Stockmann (1633)
Link to lyrics

Original sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 103 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 47 [Part(s)]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 47a [Part(s)]
Additional sources
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XIII, Faszikel 3 [Score]
D-Sl Bac 200/35 112-2 [Erstdruck] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 182, K. F. von Kloeden [Score]

Edition

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2023-02-13 : 12:57:45