Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) br br “Himmelskönig, sei willkommen” br br (King of heaven, welcome) br br BWV 182 br br br Event: br Cantata for Palm Sunday br (or for the Feast of Annunciation of Mary) br br Readings: br Epistle: Philippians. 2: 5-11 1 Corinthians 11: 23-32; Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-9 br br Musical Context of Bach Cantatas: br Motets & Chorales for Feast of Annunciation of Mary br br Composed: br Weimar, 1714 br br 1st performance: March 25, 1714 - Weimar br 2nd performance: 1717-1723 - Weimar (undatable, possibly performed away from the Weimar Court Chapel) br 3rd perormance: 1717-1723 - Weimar (undatable) br 4th performance: March 25, 1724 - Leipzig br 5th performance: March 21, 1728 - Leipzig (and possibly another performance using this particular arrangement later on in Leipzig) br 6th performance: After 1728 with the date being uncertain - Leipzig (again using the 1728 version) br br Text: br Salomo Franck (Mvts. 2, 4-6, 8) br Psalm 40: 7-8 (Mvt. 3) br Paul Stockmann (Mvt. 7) br br Scoring: br Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus br Orchestra: Flute, violin concertante, violin ripieno, 2 violas, violoncello, continuo br br br Mvt. 1: Sonata (00:00) br Mvt. 2: Chorus (01:55) br Mvt. 3: Recitative (05:20) br Mvt. 4: Aria (05:56) br Mvt. 5: Aria (08:32) br Mvt. 6: Aria (17:31) br Mvt. 7: Chorale (21:27) br Mvt. 8: Chorus (24:37) br br br Alto: Yoshikazu Mera br Tenor: Makoto Sakurada br Bass: Peter Kooy br br Bach Collegium Japan br br Masaaki Suzuki br br Apr 1996, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.