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Cantata BWV 80b
Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott |
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BWV |
BWV 80b |
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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 (Mvt. 1); The text for the remaining Mvts. lost |
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German-5 | Translations: |
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Scoring |
Fragement of music of Mvt. 1 |
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References |
BGA: - | NBA: I 31 | BC: - | Zwang: - | First Published: - |
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Commentary |
Crouch | Role [French] |
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Music |
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Discussions |
Week of October 22, 2000; Week of November 2, 2008; Week of March 17, 2013 |
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M-1 |
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 82
A Book of Chorale-Settings for Incidental Festivies, Psalms |
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Chorale BWV 233, Chorale Prelude BWV 720 & Chorale from Cantata BWV 80b [5:37] |
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Helmuth Rilling |
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Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart |
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Gerhard Gnann (Organ) |
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Hänssler |
Jan, Apr, Sep 1998 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingen, Germany [Chorale]; Pfarrkirche St. Martin, Staufen/Breisgau, Germany & Saessolsheim, Elsace, France [Organ]. |
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