• 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

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Date of origin, Work history

• 1724

• First performance on June 11, 1724 (Start of the 2nd Leipzig Cantata Year)

Early performances

1724-11-06, 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 ChSBC F 156.2

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:

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 (J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen)
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 (Stiftsbarock Stuttgart, K. Johannsen)

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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

Satz 1, 7 und 11: Johann Rist, "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort", 1642, Strophen 1, 11 und 16

in: Johann Rist, Himlischer Lieder, Lüneburg, Stern 1642, Seiten 51ff.

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Original sources

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

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]

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Edition

NBA I/15, S. 133 (James Webster, 1967) – Critical report (1968), S. 127;

BG 2, S. 293 (M. Hauptmann, 1851)

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2024-06-10 11:49:52