Cantata BWV 4
Christ lag in Todes Banden
Discography - Part 3

Complete Recordings 1960-1969

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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in C Minor for Double Choir (1923); J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 4 "Christ lag in Todesbanden" [C-2]
The Roger Wagner Chorale Sings Walton, J. S. Bach, Vaughan Williams

Cantata BWV 4 [21:35 / 22:12]

Roger Wagner

Roger Wagner Chorale / Concert Arts Orchestra

Soprano: Doralene McNelly; Alto: Alice Ann Yates; Tenor: Michael Carolan; Bass: Charles Scharbach

Capitol SP-8535
Angel S-36014
Pristine Classical PACO-074

1960

LP / TT: 43:37
LP / TT: 43:37
CD / TT: 79:52

Recorded in Hollywood, California, USA.
XR remastering by Andrew Rose at Pristine Audio.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 4: Mvt. 4: Aria [T] [2:26] | Mvt. 4: Aria [T] [2:26]
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CD (2012): Pristine Classical

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 8 (BWV 4, 34)
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 4, Cantata No. 34 [L-8]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4, 21, 90, 140, 147 [C-1]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 1

Cantata BWV 4 [28:10]

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Flute: Maxence Larrieu, Hartmut Strebel; Trumpet: Walter Gleissle; Violoncello: Jacoba Muckel; Organ: Eva Hoelderlin

Erato LDE-3204 (Mono)
Erato STE 50084 (Stereo)
Musical Heritage Society MHS-568
Erato 2292-45444-2
Erato 2584-61401-2

1961

LP / TT: 47:50
LP / TT: 47:50
LP / TT: 47:50
2-CD / TT: 151 min
10-CD / TT: 741:36

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 4: Complete Cantata [28:15] | Complete Cantata [28:22] | Complete Cantata [28:17]
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J.S. Bach: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen (BWV 182; Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 4) [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 4 · Christ lag in Todesbanden; Cantata No. 182 · Himmelskönig, sei willkommen[C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 4 & 182[C-1]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas 182, 4 & 150 [BMC] [C-1]
J.S. Bach: Bach-Kantaten-Zyklus - zu den Festen der Christenheit [B-1]

Cantata BWV 4 [20:57 / 20:50]

Wilhelm Ehmann

Westfälische Kantorei / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Soprano: Herrad Wehrung; Alto: Frauke Haasemann; Tenor: Johannes Hoefflin; Bass: Wilhelm Pommerien
Otto Steinkopf (Cornett); Willi Walther (Alto Trombone); Ernst Mayer-Schierning (Violin); Horst Beckedorf (Violoncello); Paul Breuer (Double-bass); Arno Schönstedt (Organ)

Cantate 651218
Vanguard SRV-225SD
Oryx BACH-1113
Baroque Music Club BACH-724
Parnass 74033

Jul 1964

LP / TT: 50:47
LP / TT: 50:47
LP / TT: 50:47
CD / TT: 69:39
5-LP / TT:

Recorded at Munsterkirche, Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
In a later printing of Baroque Music Club BACH-724 the recording on the CD was replaced by F. Prohaska's 1^st recording [4].
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 4: Complete Cantata [21:03]
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CD: Baroque Music Club

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Stratford Festival of Music and Drama, 1966 [C-2]

Cantata BWV 4 [21:50]

Elmer Iseler

Festival Singers of Toronto / National Festival Orchestra

Soloists: unknown

CBC Radio-Canada

1966

LP / TT: 56 min

Recorded in Stratford, Ontario in 1966 for broadcast before July 31, 1967, by the CBC International Service.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 43531462)

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Bach Kantate BWV 4 Christ lag in Todesbanden, Hans Heintze 1967 [CR-4]

Cantata BWV 4 [23:35]

Hans Heintze

Bremer Domchor / Bremer Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Herrat Eicker; Alto: Marie-Luise Gilles; Tenor: Hans-Dieter Höltge; Bass: Wilhelm Pommerien

YouTube

1967

Audio / TT:

Recorded in Bremen, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 4: Complete Cantata [23:35]

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Bach Cantatas Vol. 2 - Easter
J.S. Bach Compact Edition: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates [B-2]

Cantata BWV 4 [22:03]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach Orchester

Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Paul Lachenmeier (Trumpet)

Archiv Produktion 439369-2
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Archiv Produktion 413646-2

Jul 1968

5-CD / TT: 280:02
MP3 / TT: 279:11
3-CD / TT: 178:57

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Production: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Recording Producer: Rainer Brock; Balance Engineer: Harald Baudis.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 4 by K. Richter.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 4: Complete Cantata [22:04] | Complete Cantata [22:04] | Complete Cantata [22:12] | Complete Cantata [22:11]
Complete Cantata: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [1:54] + Mvt. 2: Chorus [4:40] + Mvt. 3: Duet [S, A] [4:17] + Mvt. 4: Aria [T] [2:13] + Mvt. 5: Chorus [2:29] + Mvt. 6: Aria [B] [4:51] + Mvt. 7: Aria - Duet [S, T] [2:18] + Mvt. 8: Chorale [1:36]
Complete Cantata w/ Score: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [1:36] + Mvt. 2: Chorus [4:22] + Mvt. 3: Duet [S, A] [3:59] + Mvt. 4: Aria [T] [1:56] + Mvt. 5: Chorus [2:12] + Mvt. 6: Aria [B] [4:35] + Mvt. 7: Ariaq - Duet [S, T] [2:01] + Mvt. 8: Chorale [1:13]
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2000 - October 2021)
Thanks to Contributors: Anandgyan (January 2010); Yoël L. Arbeitman (July 2009); Rainer Baruth (April 2012); Thérèse Hanquet (February 2007); Matthias Hansen (July 2006, August 2006, June 2008, June 2013); Rainer Harald (April 2020 - April 2021); Frits van Laeken Herbold (São Paulo, Brazil - March 2008, March 2012, January 2014); Harald Kurama (November 2010); Christian Moll (November 2009); Jean-Gabriel Puyraveau (April 2014); Pierre-F. Roberge (July 2009); Peter Schmidt (May 2005); Jean-Louis Serre (March 2006); Russ Sackowitz (September 2008); Thomas Shepherd (April 2007); Burke Smith (November 2007); Peter Tanzer (November 2001); Bradley Taylor (April 2005, July 2009)

Cantata BWV 4: Christ lag in Todesbanden for Easter Day [Easter Sunday] (1707-1708)
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