Kantate, BWV 4 „Christ lag in Todesbanden“ (Leipzig version, commonly recorded)

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composed in:Mühlhausen (in 1707)
revised in:Leipzig (in 1724, in 1725)
composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1707)
librettist:Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
revised by:Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1724, in 1725)
premiered at:[concert] (1707-04-24)
part of:Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 4) (order: 4)
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (third edition, 2022, BWV³) (number: BWV 4.2) (order: 5)
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (second edition, 1990, BWV²) (number: BWV 4) (order: 5)
Bach Compendium (number: BC A 54b) (order: 59)
download score for free:http://cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Cantata_BWV_4_-_Christ_lag_in_Todesbanden_(Johann_Sebastian_Bach) [info]
imslp: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4 (Bach, Johann Sebastian) [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002372053 [info]
Wikidata:Q1078019 [info]
parts:1. Kantate, BWV 4 „Christ lag in Todesbanden“: I. Sinfonia (movement)
2. Kantate, BWV 4 „Christ lag in Todesbanden“: II. Chor Versus I „Christ lag in Todes Banden“ (movement)
3. Kantate, BWV 4 „Christ lag in Todesbanden“: III. Duett (Sopran, Alt) Versus II „Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt“ (movement)
4. Kantate, BWV 4 „Christ lag in Todesbanden“: IV. Arie (Tenor) Versus III „Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn“ (movement)
5. Kantate, BWV 4 „Christ lag in Todesbanden“: V. Chor Versus IV „Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg“ (movement)
6. Kantate, BWV 4 „Christ lag in Todesbanden“: VI. Arie (Bass) Versus V „Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm“ (movement)
7. Kantate, BWV 4 „Christ lag in Todesbanden“: VII. Duett (Sopran, Tenor) Versus VI „So feiern wir das hohe Fest“ (movement)
8. Kantate, BWV 4 „Christ lag in Todesbanden“: VIII. Choral Versus VII „Wir essen und leben wohl“ (movement)
revision of:Kantate, BWV 4.1 "Christ lag in Todesbanden" (early Mühlhausen version)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
2018“Christ lag in Todesbanden”, BWV 4: Sinfonia / “Christ lag in Todesbanden” (Coro) / “Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt” (S, S) / “Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn” (T) / Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg (S, T, B) / “Cantus firmus” (CT, CT, S) / “Hie ist das rechte Osterlamm” (B) / “So feiern wir das hohe Fest” (S, T) / “Wie essen und wir leben wohl” (Coro)Victoria Cassano, Zsuzsi Tóth, Stefanie True, Kristen Witmer, Daniel Elgersma, Jan Kullmann, Robert Buckland, Philippe Froeliger, Lionel Meunier, Sebastian Myrus, Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier19:27
Cantata No. 4 Christ lag in Todesbanden (3)partial[unknown]1:10