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Cantata BWV 182
Himmelskönig, sei willkommen |
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BWV 182 |
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German Title |
Himmelskönig, sei willkommen |
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English Title |
King of Heaven, be Thou welcome (by Alec Robertson) |
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Event |
Cantata for Palm Sunday
Readings: Epistle: Philippians. 2: 5-11 / 1 Corinthians 11: 23-32; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9
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 |
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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) |
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Text |
Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 2, 4-6, 8); Psalm 40: 7-8 (Mvt. 3); Paul Stockmann (Mvt. 7) |
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German Text | German-2 | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-2 | Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 |
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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 |
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Score Vocal & Piano [2.63 MB] | Score BGA [3.19 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 103 (BWV 182: Mvts.) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 47a (BWV 182: Parts) [Bach Digital]
Capella: Complete [cap] | Complete - Parts [zip] |
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References |
BGA: XXXVII | NBA: I/8.2 | BC: A 53, A 172 | Zwang: K 10 | First Published: Berlin, 1843 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | AL [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | [Dutch] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of April 16, 2000; Week of February 20, 2005; Week of May 23, 2010 |
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J.S. Bach: Kantaten 106 · 182 [L-5]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 18, 59, 89, 90, 106, 118, 152, 161 & 182 [C-5] |
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Cantata BWV 182 [LP: 24:20; CD: 30:07] |
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Jürgen Jürgens |
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Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg / Leonhardt Consort |
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Contralto: Julia Falk; Tenor: Bert van t'Hoff; Bass: Jacques Villisech |
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Telefunken SAWT-9443
Teldec 69599 |
May 22, 1963 |
LP / TT: 49:45
2-CD / TT: 148:33 |
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Recorded at Hervormde Kerk, Bennebroek, Holland (?).
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Evening of Bach Cantatas (Program, 1980-1981, No. 181) [IU-8] |
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Cantata BWV 182 [] |
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Jan Harrington |
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Indiana University Singers |
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Vocal soloists: unknown |
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Indiana University School of Music |
Oct 12, 1980 |
3 sound tape reels / TT: |
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Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 182 by J. Harrington.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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Program, 1986-1987, No. 762 [C-1] |
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Cantata BWV 182 [31:33]. |
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Eric Nelson |
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Indiana University Choir / instrumentalists |
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Alto: Brian Link; Tenor: Victor Floyd; Bass: John Alston |
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Indiana University School of Music |
Apr 22, 1987 |
Sound tape reel / TT: 40 min: |
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Recorded live at Auer Concert Hall, Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries | Variations/FRBR |
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Summer Bach Collegium: Bach Cantata Series, Concert II [IU-29] |
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Cantata BWV 182 [28:00] |
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(Jan Harrington); Eric Stark [BWV 182] |
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Bach Collegium Chorus / Bach Collegium Orchestra. |
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Various student soloists |
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Indiana University School of Music |
Jul 25, 1997 |
MC / TT: 63:53 |
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Recorded live at Auer Concert Hall, Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 182 by J. Harrington.
Source: WorldCat Libraries. |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2000 - March 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Rainer Baruth (April 2012), Dan Dews (February 2013), Thérèse Hanquet (February 2007), Frits V. Herbold (March 2012), Bradley Lehman (March 2003), Christian Moll (November 2009), Peter Schmidt (May 2005), David Smythe (November 2007) |
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Cantata BWV 182 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
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