In Weimar, Bach was the court organist of Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar. On 2 March 1714, he was promoted to Konzertmeister, an honour which included a monthly performance of a church cantata in the Schlosskirche. According to Bach scholar Alfred Dürr, this cantata is Bach's first cantata in a series which was meant to cover all Sundays within four years. However, Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54 has also been proposed as the first. In any event, BWV 182 preceded Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12.
| Librettist | Salomo Franck (1659-1725) (Nos.2, 4-6, 8) Psalm 40: 7-8 (No.3) Paul Stockmann (1603-1636) (No.7) |
| Date of composition | 1714 (1714 (BC A 53 Fassung 1714); rev. 1714-1724 (BC A 53 Fassung vor Leipziger Variante), 1724 (BC A 172 Fassung 1724), ca. 1728 (BC A 172 Fassung Leipzig um 1728)) |
| Premiered | 1714, March 25th in Weimar, Germany |
| Dedicated to | 6th Sunday in Lent (Palm Sunday) Feast of the Annunciation |
| Type | Sacred Cantata |
| Tonality | G Major |
| Catalogue | BWV 182/1 |
| Instruments |
3x
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen first version en sol majeur, BWV 182/1 Johann Sebastian Bach: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen first version in sol maggiore, BWV 182/1 Johann Sebastian Bach: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen first version G-dur, BWV 182/1 |