Cantata BWV 243

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:hymns
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Martin_Luther's_hymn
gptkbp:available_on CDs
Vinyl records
Streaming platforms
gptkbp:composed_by gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:cultural_significance Celebration of the Protestant Reformation
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leipzig
gptkbp:historical_context 18th century Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cantata BWV 243
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Contemporary_composers
Romantic composers
Later Baroque composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Lutheran theology
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Psalm_46
gptkbp:instrumentation SATB choir, strings, and continuo
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Ein_feste_Burg_ist_unser_Gott
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:music_style gptkb:hymns
gptkbp:notable_features Orchestral accompaniment
Contrapuntal writing
Vocal solos
Use of chorale melodies
Dramatic recitatives
gptkbp:notable_influence Chorus: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Ton_Koopman
gptkb:Masaaki_Suzuki
gptkb:John_Eliot_Gardiner
gptkb:Philippe_Herreweghe
gptkb:Thomas_Quasthoff
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Amsterdam_Baroque_Orchestra
gptkb:Gewandhausorchester_Leipzig
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:Bach_Collegium_Japan
gptkb:Monteverdi_Choir
gptkbp:number_of_movements 8
gptkbp:part_of Lutheran liturgical music
gptkbp:performed_by Various choirs and orchestras
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:Reformation_Day
Church services
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:Bach_Gesellschaft_Ausgabe
gptkbp:recorded_by Many classical music labels
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Reformation
gptkbp:style Baroque music
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Martin_Luther
gptkbp:year_composed 1730
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4