Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 (A major) (Score) Reinhold Kubik but an ambitious piece by

but an ambitious piece by one of his pupils

as is the chorus score

which focuses on the meaning of the rebirth of the spirit through baptism

and thus offers the typically high-quality and reliable Urtext of G

Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 (A major) (Score) Reinhold Kubik but an ambitious piece byVersion in A major (version in G major: Carus 31. 182 50) The cantata "Himmelsknig, 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 "Himmelsknig, sei willkommen." The cantata was first performed on Palm Sunday of that