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
- A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B, Tr/Tr da tir, Ob I-III, Vl I/II, Va, Bc
- Date of origin, Work history
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1724
Erstaufführung 11. Juni 1724 (Beginn des 2. Leipziger Kantaten-Jg.). - Early performances
- , Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)
- 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 autogr. Partitur Entwurf zum (später anders ausgeführten) Mittelteil von Satz 1 (NBA Suppl., S. 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, version of twelve stanzas); stanzas 1-7 and 9-11 (mvts. 2-6 and 8-10) reworked (author unknown)
Link to lyrics - Author Chorale
- Rist, Johann (1607-1667)
- Chorale
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Johann Rist, O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, Str. 1, 11 u. 16 wörtlich beibehalten (Satz 1, 7 u. 11), Str. 2–3, 5–6, 9 u. 13–15 (Satz 2–6 u. 8–10) umgedichtet (Verfasser unbekannt) in: Johann Rist, […] Himlischer Lieder […], 4. Bd., Lüneburg: Stern 1642, S. 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]
PL-WRu 60002 Muz. [Score]
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 20, Partitur [Score]
Verschollen BWV 20 oder 60, J. Rietz [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 75 [Part(s)]
- Edition
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BG 2, S. 293 (M. Hauptmann, 1851);
NBA I/15, S. 133 (James Webster, 1967) – Critical report (1968), S. 127
- persistent ID
- BachDigitalWork_work_00000023
- Static URL
- https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000023
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- Last changed
- 2023-02-10 : 11:08:25
