Cantata BWV 34a - Recordings

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Cantata BWV 34a
O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe [II]

Ref.:	BWV 34a
German Title	O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe [II]
English Title	O eternal fire, O source of love [II] (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for a Wedding
Composed	Leipzig, 1726 1^st performance: 1^st half of 1726 ? - Leipzig
Text:	Psalm 128: 4-6 (Mvts. 3-4); Numbers 6: 24-26 (Mvt. 7); Anon (Mvts. 1, 2, 5, 6)
Text:	BWV 34a Text: German-1 \| German-6 \| German-7 \| NBA Text Translations: English-6 \| English-10 French-6 \| Russian-3 \| Spanish-4
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 Trumpets, Timpani, 2 Transverse flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Recitative \| Mvt. 3: Aria & Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Chorus \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Chorus
Scoring	BWV 34a Scores: Score BGA [2.94 MB] Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 73 [Bach Digital] MuseScore: Complete Cantata \| Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 5 \| Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 7 [MuseScore]
References:	BWV 34a=BWV 34.1 References: BGA: XLI \| NBA: I/33 \| BC: B 13 \| Zwang: K 169 \| First Published: BG, 1894 \| Autograph score (facsimile): ? \| Provenance \| Bach Digital
Commentaries:	BWV 34a Commentaries: English: BCW \| Crouch \| All Music \| Mincham Nielsen [Danish] \| EvH [Dutch] \| Role [French]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of June 8, 2003; Week of February 24, 2008; Week of January 30, 2011

Contents
Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 34a Recordings of Individual Movements Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 34	Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round) Discussions - Part 2 Discussions - Part 3 (2^nd round) Discussions - Part 4 Discussions - Part 5 (3^rd round)
Discography
Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantates de mariage [C-1]
Cantata BWV 34a []
Justus von Websky
Chorale et Orchestre de Chambre Justus von Websky; Ensemble de trompettes H. Zickler; Harpsichord: M. Roch
Soprano: Odile Pietti; Contralto: Anne Bartelloni; Tenor: Peter Wetzler; Bass: Jacques Villisech Heinz Zickler (Trumpet); Harpsichord: M. Roch
Disque Charlin AMS-108/109		Apr 2-17, 1969	2-LP / TT:
Recorded at Centre d’enregistrement des Champs-Élysées (CE-CE), Paris, France. Recorded by Andre Charlin; Produced by Carl De Nys.

2	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 140 - Sacred Vocal Works / Magnificat BWV 243a
Cantata BWV 34a: Mvts. 2, 3, 6 [6:33]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Anke Vondung; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Michael Volle
Hänssler 92.140 =		Apr-Jun 1999	2-CD / TT: 76:19 MP3 / TT: 76:53
Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingn & Leonberg, Germany. Buy this album at: 2-CD (2000): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.co.uk \| ClassicsOnline

Recordings of Individual Movements

M-1	Music for Organ, Brass and Timpani [C-1]
Chorus (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 34a, arranged by Anthony Newman [3:18]
Graham Ashton (Leader, Trumpet)
The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble
Timpani: Duncan Patton; Organ: Anthony Newman
Sonoma		2004	SACD
Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2002 - August 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Claude Role (June 2010)

Last update: Monday, November 13, 2023 00:46