German Title

Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott

English Title

A Mighty fortress is our God (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Choral Cantata for the Feast of the Reformation
Readings: Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-8; Gospel: Revelations 14: 6-8

Composed

Composed partly in Weimar, 1715 for the 3^rd 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.
1^st performance (BWV 80a): March 15, 1715 - Weimar; 2^nd performance (BWV 80b): 1728-1731 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance (BWV 80): 1735-1740 - Leipzig

Text

Martin Luther (Mvt. 1); The text for the remaining Mvts. lost

German-5 | Translations:

Scoring

Fragement of music of Mvt. 1

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References

BGA: - | NBA: I 31 | BC: - | Zwang: - | First Published: -

Commentary

Crouch

Music

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Discussions

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Contents

Complete Recordings of BWV 80
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 80
Details of BWV 80a

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5

Cantatas BWV 80, BWV 80a & BWV 80b : 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

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