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(O eternal fire, o source of love), 34 (
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34.1), is a
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by
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. He composed it in
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for
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Sunday, and it was the basis for a later wedding cantata,
BWV 34a ' (O eternal fire, o source of love), BWV 34.2 (formerly BWV 34a) is an incomplete wedding cantata composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, of which only the complete libretto and some parts (movements 2, 3 and 6) have survived.Work at Bach D ...
, beginning with the same line. Bach led the first performance on 1 June 1727.Work at
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The librettist of the cantata is unknown. A central contemplative
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for
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, accompanied by two flutes and muted strings, is framed by recitatives, while the two outer movements are performed by the chorus and a festive Baroque instrumental ensemble of three trumpets, timpani, two oboes, strings and continuo. The last movement quotes the conclusion of
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, "" (Peace upon Israel). The themes of eternal fire, love, dwelling together and peace suit both occasions, wedding and Pentecost.


History and text

Bach adapted movements 1, 3 and 5 of this cantata for Pentecost Sunday in a later wedding cantata, . Formerly it was believed that BWV34a (as BWV34.2 was then called) was the older work. In Bach's Leipzig, the readings for
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were from the
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, on the
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(), and from the
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, in which Jesus announces the Spirit who will teach, in his
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(). The workload of the composer and his musicians was high for Christmas, Easter and Pentecost, because in Leipzig they were all celebrated for three days. The texts are of unknown authorship. The beginning of the text of the wedding cantata could be kept unchanged, because the image of the flames and the spirit of love suit the Pentecostal events as well as a wedding: the author had only to replace the reference to "vereinigtes Paar" (united couple) with a reference to the gospel. Movement 5 quotes the conclusion of
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, "" (Peace upon Israel, ). This quote was already part of movement 4 of the wedding cantata, which quotes in movement 3 verses 4–6a from the same psalm. Bach led the first performance on 1 June 1727 in the Nikolaikirche. The Bach scholar Klaus Hofmann notes that a printed
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for the congregation was recently found in the
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in St. Petersburg, containing the texts for the three feast days of Pentecost and
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of 1727. Until then the work had been dated much later, such as 1746 when a revival took place for which performance material exists. As the music of the 1727 version is lost, the timing of Bach's revisions to the wedding cantata is not known. It is likely that he revised it further in the 1740s because he wrote a new score.


Structure and scoring

Bach structured the cantata in five movements, with two choral movements framing a sequence of recitative–aria–recitative. Bach scored the work for three vocal soloists (
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,
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,
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), a four-part choir and a Baroque instrumental ensemble of three
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(Ti), two flauti traversi (Ft), two
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s (Ob), two
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(Va) and
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. The Bach scholar
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describes the "large-scale instrumental scoring" as "suited to the festive occasion". In the following table of the movements, the scoring follows the
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. The continuo, playing throughout, is not shown.


Music


1

The opening chorus, "" (O eternal fire, o source of love), illustrates two contrasting subjects, "ewig" (eternal) and "Feuer" (fire). While "ewig" appears as long notes, held for more than one measure, the flames (or tongues) of the fire are set in "lively figuration from the strings and agile coloraturas from the voices". The instrumental
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comprises a sustained trumpet entry, active strings, and "flickering" oboes, drums, and trumpets. Unlike in most
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movements, this ritornello appears only at the beginning and end. The basses enter first, "holding a top D for most of five bars to symbolise the 'eternal', the other three parts aglitter with 'fiery' embellishments", as
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notes. The middle section develops these themes in minor keys, in "dance-like vocal pairings", before the ritornello returns one more time to
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the first section.


2

A tenor recitative, "" (Lord, our hearts keep Your word of truth fast), adopts an authoritative tone, is in
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, and begins with a bass pedal. It expands the concept of God abiding with his people, as outlined in the gospel.


3

An alto aria, "" (It is well for you, you chosen souls, whom God has designated for his dwelling), conveys images of contentment by incorporating a lilting berceuse-like rhythm, with an
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melody played by muted violins and flutes in
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s and tenths. It is accompanied by a tonic pedal in the continuo. The aria is in adapted
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. The
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character suited the original text, "Wohl euch, ihr auserwählten Schafe" (It is well for you, you chosen sheep), which alludes to the bridegroom, a pastor or "shepherd of souls". Gardiner notes "the tender sensuousness of the pastoral writing, the pairings of thirds and sixths, the blending of flutes and muted strings and the satisfying textures and calm enchantment disturbed only momentarily by modulation", and considers that the piece possibly had some "deeper personal significance".


4

The bass recitative, "" (If God chooses the holy dwellings that He inhabits with salvation), is quite similar in character to the tenor recitative. The last two measures form an introduction to the closing movement.


5

The closing chorus, "" (Peace upon Israel), opens with a solemn rendering of the psalm text, marked ''Adagio''. The violins and oboes first play an ascending figure. Gardiner notes that the section is "reminiscent of and equivalent in grandeur to the opening exordium to the B minor Mass". The slow music on the psalm text is contrasted by a "spirited and very secular-sounding march, setting "" (Thank the exalted wondrous hands). Both sections appear first as instrumental and are then repeated by the chorus. Hofmann notes that this music is reminiscent of Bach's works for the Köthen court, composed for
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. Gardiner concludes:


Selected recordings

The selection is taken from the listing on the Bach-Cantatas website. * ''J. S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 34 & BWV 56'' – Jonathan Sternberg, Wiener Kammerchor, Wiener Symphoniker. Bach Guild/Artemis Classics 1950. * ''J. S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 187 & BWV 34'' –
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, Kantorei & Kammerorchester of Christuskirche Mainz. Cantate 1958. * ''Les Grandes Cantates de J. S. Bach Vol. 8'' – Fritz Werner,
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,
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1961. * ''Die Bach Kantate Vol. 36'' –
Helmuth Rilling Helmuth Rilling (born 29 May 1933) is a German choral conductor and an academic teacher. He is the founder of the Gächinger Kantorei (1954), the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart (1965), the Oregon Bach Festival (1970), the Internationale Bachakade ...
, Gächinger Kantorei,
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1972. * ''J. S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk – Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2'' –
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, Wiener Sängerknaben,
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1973. * ''Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 – Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity'' – Karl Richter,
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, Münchener Bach-Orchester.
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1975. * ''J. S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 11 & BWV 34'' –
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, King's College Choir Cambridge,
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. HMV 1981. * ''Bach: Cantatas 34, 50, 147'' – Harry Christophers,
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. Collins Classics 1990. * ''J. S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas'' –
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1999. * ''J. S. Bach: Kantaten'' – Alt.:
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, Windsbacher Knabenchor, Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin. Rondeau Production 1999. * ''Bach Cantatas Vol. 26: Long Melford'' –
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.
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2000. * ''Bach Edition Vol. 21 – Cantatas Vol. 12'' –
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, Netherlands Bach Collegium.
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2000. * ''J. S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21'' –
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. Antoine Marchand 2001. * ''J. S. Bach: The Ascension Oratorio and Two Festive Cantatas'' – Greg Funfgeld, Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra. Dorian Recordings 2001. * ''Eröffnungskonzert zum Bachfest Leipzig 2005 "Bach und die Zukunft”'' –
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, Matthias Weichert, MDR Figaro 2005 * ''Thomanerchor Leipzig – Das Kirchenjahr mit Bach, Vol. 7: Pfingsten · Pentecost – Cantatas BWV 34, 74, 172'' –
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Thomanerchor The Thomanerchor (English: St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig) is a boys' choir in Leipzig, Germany. The choir was founded in 1212. The choir comprises about 90 boys from 9 to 18 years of age. The members, called ''Thomaner'', reside in a boarding scho ...
, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Rondeau Production 2007 * ''J. S. Bach: Kantate BMV 34 "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe"'' – Rudolf Lutz, Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica, Schola Seconda Pratica. Gallus Media 2009.


References


External links


O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe, BWV 34
performance by the
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O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe BWV 34; BC A 84 / Sacred cantata (1st Day of Pentecost)
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