O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe (O eternal fire, o source of love), BWV 34, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig in for Pentecost Sunday, based on an earlier wedding cantata, BWV 34a, beginning with the same line. Bach led the first performance on 1 June 1727.
Librettist | Anonymous |
Date of composition | 1726 (1726-1727) in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1857 in Leipzig, Germany |
Type | Cantata |
Tonality | D Major |
Catalogue | BWV 34 |
Approx. duration | 21 minutes |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
Voice (Alto)
Voice (Tenor) Voice (Bass) Chorus/Choir Flute Oboe Trumpet Timpani Strings Continuo |
Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe en ré majeur, BWV 34 ""O eternal fire, o source of love"" Johann Sebastian Bach: O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe in re maggiore, BWV 34 ""O eternal fire, o source of love"" Johann Sebastian Bach: O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe D-dur, BWV 34 ""O eternal fire, o source of love"" |