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Cantata BWV 80
Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott |
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Ref. |
BWV 80 |
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German Title |
Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott |
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English Title |
A Mighty fortress is our God (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Choral Cantata for the Feast of Reformation
Readings: Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-8; Gospel: Revelations 14: 6-8
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Reformation |
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Composed |
Composed partly in Weimar, 1715 for the 3rd Sunday in Lent (BWV 80a). Revised and expanded: Leipzig, around 1730. Cantata BWV 80 is as a reworking of cantatas BWV 80a and BWV 80b.
1st performance (BWV 80a): March 15, 1715 - Weimar
2nd performance (BWV 80b): 1728-1731 - Leipzig
3rd performance (BWV 80): 1735-1740 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Martin Luther (Mvts. 1, 2, 5, 8); Salomo Franck (Mvts. 3, 4, 6, 7) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-8 | English-10 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7
Emblemata: BWV 80/4 |
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Scoring |
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, cello, violone (double-bass), organ continuo (the trumpets and timpani parts are thought to be later additions by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria w/ Chorale | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Chorale | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 8: Chorale |
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Score Vocal & Piano [2.89 MB] | Score BGA [5.04 MB] | Score BGA Anh [0.84 MB]
Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 1 (Original) | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 5 (Original) | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 [pdf] [John Reese]
Chorales: Mvt. 8
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 [cap] |
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References |
BGA: XVIII | NBA: I/31 | BC: A 183 | Zwang: K 95 | First Published: BG, 1870 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? |
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Commentary |
Crouch | AMG | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | AL [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | Chazot [French] | Role [French] | Japanese-1 | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of October 22, 2000; Week of November 2, 2008; Week of March 17, 2013 |
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Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 5
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 80, Cantata No. 87 [L-5]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 6, 31, 67, 76, 80, 87 [C-3]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2 |
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Cantata BWV 80 [29:34] |
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Fritz Werner |
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Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra |
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Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch |
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Erato LDE-3135 (Mono)
Erato STE-50043 (Stereo)
Erato STU-70043
Musical Heritage Society MHS-666
Erato 4509-98525-2
Erato 2584-61402-2 |
Oct 24-30, 1959 |
LP / TT: 50:16
LP / TT: 50:16
LP / TT: 50:16
LP / TT: 50:16
2-CD / TT: 148:25
10-CD / TT: 722:00 |
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Recorded at Evangelischen Kirche, Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Buy this album at:
10-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 21 - BWV 80-83
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5 - BWV 79-99
Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 25 - BWV 79-82 |

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Cantata BWV 80 [22:58] |
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt |
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Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien |
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Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Ruud van der Meer |
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Telefunken 6.35363
Teldec 8.35363 ZL & 242 577-2
Teldec 4509-91759-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81185-2
Warner Classics 8573-81185-5 |
Mar, Apr 4, 14, 20 & May, 1977 |
2-LP / TT: 80 min
2-CD / TT: 80:16
6-CD / TT: / 377:04
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 75:40
CD / TT: 75:40 |
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Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
Buy this album at:
6-CD (1994): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
15-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Warner CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |

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Brattleboro Music Center presents: Marlboro Music Festival, 2002-07-26 [F-2002] |
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Cantata BWV 80 [] |
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Blanche Moyse |
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Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra |
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Soprano: Hyunah Yu; Mezzo-soprano: Mary Westbrook-Geha; Tenor: Jon Humphrey; Bass: James Martin
Rudolph Vrbsky (Oboe/Oboe d'amore); Ariana Ghez (Oboe/Oboe d'amore); Nathan Hughes (English Horn); Steven Dibner (Bassoon); Peggy Spencer (Violin); Zon Eastes (Violoncello); Kurt Muroki (Double bass); Gregory Hayes (Harpsichord) |
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Brattleboro Music Center |
Jul 26, 2002 |
MC / TT: |
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Recorded live at Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont, USA. There is also MC of the rehearsal from July 25, 2002.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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In Memoriam '56 - 50 éves évforduló (In Memoriam 1956 - 50 Year Anniversary) [C-13] |
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Cantata BWV 80 [29:37] |
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Salamon Kamp |
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Lutherania Choir & Chamber orchestra
(Lutheránia énekkar és kamarazenekar) |
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Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Atala Schöck; Tenor: unknown; Bass: unknown |
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YouTube |
Oct 22, 2006 |
TV Broadcast / TT: 90:28 |
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Recorded & filmed live during Ünnepi megemlékezés és
hangverseny, Istentisztelet keretében Kolozsvár, evangélikus templom (Celebration and commemoration concert, church service under
Cluj-Napoca, the Lutheran Church), Romania.
3rd recording of Cantata BWV 80 by S. Kamp.
Watch this performance on YouTube: Part 4: Complete Cantata BWV 80 [29:37] |
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Cantatas 26, 80, & Mendelssohn [C-6] |
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Cantata BWV 80 [] |
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Ralph Nelson |
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Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon |
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Vocal soloists: unknown |
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Bach Cantata Choir 6 |
Apr 11, 2007 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon |
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Bach Contextueel - Bach & Luther [C-2] |

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Cantata BWV 80 [23:03] |
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Pieter-Jan Belder (General Musical Direction) |
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Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam (Artistic Leader: Harry van der Kamp) / Musica Amphion (Artistic Leaders: Pieter-Jan Belder & Rémy
Baudet) |
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Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Counter-tenor: Terry Wey; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Harry van der Kamp
Musica Amphion: Violin 1: Rémy Baudet, Kees
Koelmans, Sayuri Yamagata; Violin 2: Franc Polman, Annelies van der Vegt; Viola: Staas
Swierstra, Marten Boeken; Violoncello: Albert Brüggen; Double bass, violone: Margaret
Urquhart; Oboe, Oboe d’amore: Frank de Bruine, Susanne Regel; Oboe d'amore, Oboe da
caccia: Peter Frankenberg; Cornetto: Andrea Inghisciano; Trombone: Claire
McIntryre, Charles Toet, Joost Swinkels; Harpsichord: Pieter-Jan Belder |
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Etcetera KTC-1442 |
Jun 20-23, 2012 |
CD+Book / TT: 77:23 |
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Recorded at St. Georgenkirche, Glauchau, Saxony, Germany.
Buy this album at:
CD+Book (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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J.S. Bach: Cantata “Ein Feste Burg” BWV 80 [C-5] |
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Cantata BWV 80 [] |
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Bálint Karosi (Organist & Choir Director) |
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First Lutheran Church Choir / Instrumentalists |
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Soloists: Soprano: Audrey Fernandez-Fraser; Members of the Exsultemus Vocal Period Ensemble: Counter-tenor: Gerrod Pagenkopf; Tenor: David Evans; Bass-Baritone: Paul Max Tipton
Choir: Lucy Bergin, Cheryl Ryder (Sopranos); Karin Denison, Sarah Funke (Altos); David Litke, Paul Stiller, Cameron Rasmussen, Brian Peterson (Tenors); Paul Edmon, Eric Arno Hiller, Mark Kranz (Basses)
Instrumentalists: Oboe 1/ Oboe d’amore 1: Joyce Alper; Oboe 2/ Oboe d’amore 2: Alexandra Lambertson; Oboe da caccia/ taille: Owen Watkins; Violin 1: Edson Scheid; Violin 2: Holly Piccoli; Viola: Zoe Kemmerling; Cello: Zoe Weiss; Violone: Mai-Lan Broekman; Continuo organ: Hendrik Broekman |
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FLC Boston |
Oct 28, 2012
(Reformation Sunday) |
MP3 / TT: |
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Recorded live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 80 by B. Karosi.
Listen to this recording on FLC Website: Complete Cantata |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2000 - May 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Jacobus van Dijk (October 2012), Rolf Günther (October 2012), Matthias Hansen (September 2005, March 2006, August 2006, February 2012), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), William Hoffman (November 2008), John Pike (August 2005), Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (October-November 2011), Walter Roth (December 2006), Russ Sackowitz (September 2008), Tobin Schmuck (October 2010), Michael Telles (May 2005) |
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Cantatas BWV 80, BWV 80a & BWV 80b
: Details & Complete Recordings of BWV 80 | Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 80 | Details of BWV 80a | Details of BWV 80b | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 |
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