King of heaven, be most welcome (Himmelskonig, sei willkommen)
First Leipzig version. Cantata for Palm Sunday and the feast of the Annunciation Cantata for Palm Sunday and the feast of the Annunciation
by Johann Sebastian Bach
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ATB vocal soli, SATB choir, bass flute f1,violin, 2 viola, cello, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3118257

First Leipzig version. Cantata for Palm Sunday and the feast of the Annunciation Cantata for Palm Sunday and the feast of the Annunciation. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Klaus Hofmann. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Himmelskonig, Sei Willkommen G-Dur. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Lent and Passiontide. Study score. BWV 182. 60 pages. Duration 30 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.182/57. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3118257).

ISBN 9790007142872. Key: G major. Text language: German/English.

Version in G major (A major = Carus 31.182/00) The cantata "Himmelskonig, sei willkommen" BWV 182 holds a special place in Johann Sebastian Bach's biography. He had been employed as organist and chamber musician at the court of Weimar since 1708; on 2 March 1714, he was appointed concert master of the court, and his inauguration music for this occasion was "Himmelskonig, sei willkommen." The cantata was first performed on Palm Sunday of that year, 25 March 1714. Bach performed this cantata several times - always revising and amending it - both in Weimar and in Leipzig. Of the altogether four versions, the first Leipzig version has been selected for the present new edition. Unlike the Weimar versions, it can be realized effectively using modern performance means. In his debut composition of 1714, the newly appointed concert master demonstrated his abilities: the eight movements contain a multitude of beautiful and rewarding challenges for choir and vocal soloists alike, and in addition there is the unusual attraction of a virtuoso solo part for the recorder. Score available separately - see item CA.3118200.