It was commissioned by the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany, and first performed by the Gächinger Kantorei, the Kraków Chamber Choir and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Helmuth Rilling. A two-CD set documenting this performance was released in 1995.
A work was commissioned by the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany, and it made its debut with a collaboration between the Gächinger Kantorei, the Kraków Chamber Choir, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Helmuth Rilling. A two-CD recording of this performance was published in 1995.