• O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe

BWV 34.2; BWV 34; BC A 84

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Other catalogues

• BR-WFB N 169

Genre

• Sacred cantata

Proper

Psalm: Psalm 51
Epistel: Apostelgeschichte 2, 1-13
Gospel: Johannes 14, 23-31

Scoring

• Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Tromba I, Tromba II, Tromba III, Timpani, Flauto traverso I, Flauto traverso II, Oboe I, Oboe II, Violine I, Violine II, Viola, Basso continuo

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Date of origin, Work history

• vor dem 01. Juni 1727

• First performance on June 1, 1727 (original text print, see Schabalina BJ 2008); version only partially reconstructable (see below). Subsequent performance likely on May 29, 1746 (version of the new partially autographed score with revisions made on the occasion of the subsequent performance); further performance in 1746 in Halle by W. F. Bach (entries in partially autographed score). The creation, apart from the musical correspondence of movements 1, 3, and 5 with (see BWV 34.1, movements 1, 5, and 4), can only be partially reconstructed (ambiguous parody relationship)

Early performances

1727-01-06, Leipzig (Premiere) (Link to event)

relation to other works:

is part of BWV diverse [o.Jg.]
is revision of BWV 34.1 / BC B 13

Comment

• According to recent studies this version is the model for BWV 34a (not vice-versa)

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe , BWV 34.2 (Netherlands Bachsociety)

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Author Libretto

unknown author

Libretto

• Author unknown. Movement 5 with the use of Psalm 128, verse 6. Original print: Leipzig 1727 III, page [3].

Link to lyrics

Bible verse

Satz 5: mit Verwendung von Psalm 128,6

Lutherbibel 2017

Original lyrics

RUS-SPsc 15.62.6.94 [Textdruck]

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Original sources

D-B Am.B 39 [Score]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach St 73 [Part(s)]
RUS-SPsc 15.62.6.94 [Textdruck] [Libretto]

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Edition

NBA I/13, S. 129 (Dietrich Kilian, 1959) – Critical report (1960), S. 112;

BG 7, S.117 (W. Rust, 1857)

Literature

• Schabalina BJ 2010

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persistent ID

BachDigitalWork_work_00000044

Static URL

https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000044

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2024-02-06 11:09:06