German Title

Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott

English Title

A Mighty fortress is our God (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Choral Cantata for the Feast of Reformation
Readings: Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2: 3-8; Gospel: Revelations 14: 6-8
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Feast of Reformation

Composed

Composed partly in Weimar, 1715 for the 3^rd Sunday in Lent (BWV 80a). Revised and expanded: Leipzig, around 1730. Cantata BWV 80 is as a reworking of cantatas BWV 80a and BWV 80b.
1^st performance (BWV 80a): March 15, 1715 - Weimar; 2^nd performance (BWV 80b): 1728-1731 - Leipzig; 3^rd performance (BWV 80): 1735-1740 - Leipzig

Text:

Martin Luther (Mvt. 1); The text for the remaining Mvts. lost

BWV 80b Text: German-5 | German-6 | German-7
Translations:
Chorale Text: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott [BWV 80b/6]

Scoring

Fragement of music of Mvt. 1

BWV 80b Scores: -

References:

BWV 80b=BWV 80.2 References: BGA: - | NBA: I 31 | BC: - | Zwang: - | First Published: - | Bach Digital (Leipzig version 1)

Commentaries:

BWV 80b Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music
Role [French]

Music

-

Discussions

Week of October 22, 2000; Week of November 2, 2008; Week of March 17, 2013

Contents

Complete Recordings of BWV 80
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 80
Details of BWV 80a

Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4
Discussions - Part 5 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 6 (3^rd round)
Discussions - Part 7 (4^th round)

Recordings

Recordings of Individual Movements