BWV 80/1
Prelude super Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott - 1731 - Reformation
canto fermo in canone (soprano e basso)
The opening chorus of this famous chorale cantata has undergone a metamorphosis and become a grand organ work in the “old” 16th century motet style, comparable with Bach´s six-part organ composition Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (BWV 686).
The structure of the work is as follows: Each of the 9 phrases of the melody serves as the subject of a short fugal development, after which the cantus firmus appears in soprano, followed closely by the bass. The metaphor of this strictly canonical concept is clear: Ein feste Burg is the heavenly leader and man is the earthly follower.
II/P (C - d3)
Euwe & Sybolt de Jong Hinsz-organ - Martinikerk Bolsward, The Netherlands |
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photo: Dick Sanderman | recorded June 2006 - WestraMedia |
player 1: medium | player 2: medium |
Bach Cantatas volume I > order cd
Euwe & Sybolt de Jong
Hinsz-organ - Martinikerk
Bolsward, The Netherlands
Boeijenga Music Publications
Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
ISBN: 978-90-70425-75-3
Ed.nr: BE 1081