O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort BWV 20; BC A 95 GND
- Genre
- Chorale cantata
- Proper
- Psalm: Psalm 62
Epistel: 1. Johannes 4, 16-21
Gospel: Lukas 16, 19-31 - Scoring
- Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tromba/Tromba da tirarsi, Oboe I, Oboe II, Oboe III, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo
- Date of origin, Work history
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1724
First performance on June 11, 1724 (Start of the 2nd Leipzig Cantata Year) - Early performances
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, Leipzig, St. Nicholas Church (Premiere) (Link to event)
Predigt: Salomon Deyling - relation to other works:
- is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is part of BWV diverse [Jg. 2a] - relation from other works:
- is adapted in BWV 20/7 ChS
- Comment
- In autographer Partitur Entwurf zum (später anders ausgeführten) Mittelteil von Satz 1 (NBA Suppl., Seite 118f., P. Wollny, 2011)
- Introduction to the work
- Link to videos:
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O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 (Stiftsbarock Stuttgart, K. Johannsen)
- Author Libretto
- unknown author
- Libretto
- Johann Rist (1642), stanzas 1, 11, and 16 literally retained (movement 1, 7, and 11), stanzas 2–3, 5–6, 9, and 13–15 (movement 2–6 and 8–10) reworked (author unknown)
Link to lyrics - Author Chorale
- Rist, Johann (1607-1667)
- Chorale
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Satz 1, 7 und 11:
Johann Rist, "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort", 1642, Strophen 1, 11 und 16in: Johann Rist, Himlischer Lieder, Lüneburg, Stern 1642, Seiten 51ff.
- Original sources
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D-LEb Rara I, 14 [Score, Sketch]
D-LEb Thomana 20 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 20, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]
- Additional sources
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D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XVI, Faszikel 7 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 75 [Part(s)]
PL-WRu 60002 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen BWV 20 oder 60, J. Rietz [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 20, Partitur [Score]
- Edition
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NBA I/15, S. 133 (James Webster, 1967) – Critical report (1968), S. 127;
BG 2, S. 293 (M. Hauptmann, 1851)
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000023
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000023
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- Last changed
- 2024-06-10 : 01:49:52
