Bach - Cantata Himmelskönig, sei willkommen BWV 182 - Soller | Netherlands Bach Society

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The festive cantata Himmelskönig, sei willkommen – recorded here for All of Bach with Johanna Soller – is a hit. And that was just what Bach intended it to be. He wrote the cantata on the occasion of Palm Sunday as well as the Feast of the Annunciation, and to impress the Weimar court, where he was that day making the transition from organist to concertmaster. On this double festive day Bach pulls out all stops: four singing parts, solos for recorder and himself (!) on violin, two violas, a partly independent cello part, and continuo for organ and double bass.

For more information on BWV 182 and credits of this production go to https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-182/

This recording was initiated by social fund MWH4impact and organised specially for residents of Rotterdam-Zuid. MWH4impact aims to achieve social and cultural impact and joins the Netherlands Bach Society in their mission Bach for All. We thank MWH4impact for their generous support of this recording.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on June 28th 2024 at Oude Kerk Charlois, Rotterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel https://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating https://bit.ly/3J5uprM.

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Netherlands Bach Society
Johanna Soller, organ and direction
Kristen Witmer, soprano
Alex Potter, alto
Guy Cutting, tenor
Matthias Winckhler, bass

0:00 Sonata
2:13 Himmelskönig, sei willkommen (Chor)
5:31 Siehe, ich komme (Rezitativ)
6:08 Starkes Lieben (Arie)
8:36 Leget euch dem Heiland unter (Arie)
16:10 Jesu, laß durch Wohl und Weh (Arie)
19:25 Jesu, deine Passion (Chor)
22:31 So lasset uns gehen (Chor)