O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20

O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, thou, word of thunder), BWV 20, is a sacred cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is the first chorale cantata from his second cantata cycle, based on the chorale by Johann Rist.

It was composed in Leipzig in 1724 for the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday, which occurred that year on 11 June, date of the work's first performance.

The prescribed readings for the day are 1 John 4:16-21 and Luke 16:19-31. The texts of movements 1, 7 and 11 of the cantata were written by Johann Rist,[1] whereas authorship of the remaining movements is unknown.

The homonym chorale theme was composed by Johann Schop for the hymn Wach auf, mein Geist, erhebe dich, which appeared in his collection Himlische Lieder (Lüneburg, 1642). It is featured in all the three movements whose text is Rist's.

Contents

Scoring and structure

The piece is scored for tromba da tirarsi in C, oboes I//II/III, violins I/II , viola, and basso continuo, three vocal soloists (altus, tenor, and bass) and four-part choir. It is in eleven movements, divided in two parts (to be performed before and after the sermon):

Part one

  1. Coro: "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" for choir, tromba da tirarsi col Soprano, tutti.
  2. Recitativo: "Kein Unglück ist in aller Welt zu finden" for tenor and continuo.
  3. Aria: "Ewigkeit, du machst mir bange" for tenor, strings, and continuo.
  4. Recitativo: "Gesetzt, es dau'rte der Verdammten Qual" for bass and continuo.
  5. Aria: "Gott ist gerecht in seinen Werken" for bass, oboes, and continuo.
  6. Aria: "O Mensch, errette deine Seele" for altus, strings, and continuo.
  7. Chorale: "Solang ein Gott im Himmel lebt" for choir, tromba da tirarsi, oboes I/II, and violin I col Soprano, oboe III & violin II coll'Alto, viola col Tenore, and continuo.

Part two

  1. Aria: "Wacht auf, wacht auf, verlornen Schafe" for bass and tutti.
  2. Recitativo: "Verlass, o Mensch, die Wollust dieser Welt" for alto and continuo.
  3. Aria (Duetto): “O Menschenkind" for altus, tenor, and continuo.
  4. Chorale: "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort" for choir, tromba da tirarsi, oboes I/II, and violin I col Soprano, oboe III & violin II coll'Alto, viola col Tenore, and continuo.

Recordings

  • J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2 - Alt.: Paul Esswood; Ten.: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond; Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master - Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor. Label: Teldec
  • J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 10 - Alt.: Michael Chance; Ten.: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir; Ton Koopman, conductor. Label: Erato/Antoine Marchand
  • J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 22 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - Alt.: Robin Blaze; Ten.: Jan Kobow; Bass: Peter Kooy; Bach Collegium Japan; Masaaki Suzuki, conductor. Label: BIS 1321
  • J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the First and Second Sundays After Trinity - Alt.: Pamela Dellal; Ten.: Gerald Gray; Bass: David Kravitz; Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music (Chorus Master: Michael Beattie); Craig Smith, conductor. Label: Koch International
  • J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 7 Cantatas BWV 20 · 2 · 10 - Sopr.: Siri Thornhill; Alt.: Petra Noskaiova; Ten.: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jan van der Crabben; La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor. Label: Accent
  • J.S. Bach: “O Ewigkeit du Donnerwort” - Cantatas BWV 2, 20 & 176 - Alt.: Ingeborg Danz; Ten.: Jan Kobow; Bass: Peter Kooy; Collegium Vocale Gent; Philippe Herreweghe, conductor. Label: Harmonia Mundi France
  • Die Bach Kantate Vol. 39 - Alt.: Verena Gohl, Martha Kessler; Ten.: Theo Altmeyer, Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne; Frankfurter Kantorei / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart; Helmuth Rilling, conductor. Label: Hänssler
  • Bach Edition Vol. 18 - Cantatas Vol. 9 - Alt.: Sytse Buwalda; Ten.: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink, conductor. Label: Brilliant Classics
  • Bach Cantatas Vol. 1: City of London - Alt.: Wilke te Brummelstroete; Ten.: Paul Agnew; Bass: Dietrich Henschel; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. Label: Soli Deo Gloria

References

  1. ^ C. S. Terry and D. Litti, Bach's Cantata Libretti, Journal of the Royal Musical Association 1917 44(1):71-125; doi:10.1093/jrma/44.1.71

Sources

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60 — This article is about the cantata BWV 60. For the chorale cantata with the same title BWV 20, see O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20. O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV 60, is a church cantata written by Johann… …   Wikipedia

  • O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60 — Bachkantate O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort BWV: 60 Anlass: 24. Sonn …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60 — Cantate BWV 60 O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort Titre français O Eternité, parole redoutable Liturgie Trinité XXIVe. Création 1723 Texte original …   Wikipédia en Français

  • O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 — Cantate BWV 20 O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort Titre français O Éternité, parole foudroyante! Liturgie Trinité Création 1724 Texte original …   Wikipédia en Français

  • O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 — Bachkantate Johann Sebastian Bach O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort BWV: 20 Anlass: 1. Sonntag nach …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort —  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différentes œuvres portant le même titre. O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort est le titre de deux cantates de Johann Sebastian Bach : O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • BWV 182 — Bachkantate Himmelskönig, sei willkommen BWV: 182 Anlass: Palmsonntag Entstehungsjahr: 1714 Entstehungsort …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Catálogo BWV de Johann Sebastian Bach — Anexo:Catálogo BWV de Johann Sebastian Bach Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para conocer los criterios de notación de este catálogo, véase BWV. Las 1127 obras del catálogo BWV de Johann Sebastian Bach se agrupan en dos grandes secciones: primero,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75 — Nikolaikirche, ca. 1850 Die Elenden sollen essen (The miserable shall eat), BWV 75, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach composed the cantata for the first Sunday after Trinity and first performed it in Leipzig on 30 May 1723. It is …   Wikipedia

  • Anexo:Composiciones de Johann Sebastian Bach — Para conocer los criterios de notación de este catálogo, véase BWV. Las 1127 obras del catálogo BWV de Johann Sebastian Bach se agrupan en dos grandes secciones: primero, la música vocal (del 1 al 524), y después la música instrumental (del 525… …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”