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Cantata BWV 4
Christ lag in Todes Banden


Ref.:

BWV 4; BWV 4.1 [Mühlhausen version]; BWV 4.2 [Leipzig version]; BC A 54

German Title:

BGA: Christ lag in Todesbanden
NBA: Christ lag in Todes Banden

English Title:

Christ lay in the Bonds of Death (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Chorale Cantata for Easter Day [Easter Sunday]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5: 6-8; Gospel: Markus 16: 1-8
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Easter

Composed:

Mühlhausen, 1707-1708; Revised: Leipzig, 1724 & 1725
1st performance: 1707-1708? - Mühlhausen
2nd performance: April 9, 1724 - Leipzig
3rd performance: April 1, 1725 - Leipzig

Text:

Martin Luther

BWV 4 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 (1) | German-6 (2) | German-7 (1) | German-7 (2) | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-2 | English-3I | English-3P | English-5 | English-6 | English-7 | English-8 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Arabic-1 | Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-2 | Dutch-3 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hebrew-3 | Hungarian-1 | Hungarian-2 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-1 | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-1 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Christ lag in Todesbanden [BWV 4/2-8]

Scoring:

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra (early version): 2 violins, 2 violas, continuo
Orchestra (later version): cornett, 3 trombones, 2 violins, 2 violas, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Duet [S, A] | Mvt. 4: Aria [T] | Mvt. 5: Chorus | Mvt. 6: Aria [B] | Mvt. 7: Aria - Duet [S, T] | Mvt. 8: Chorale

BWV 4 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.81 MB] | Score BGA [2.68 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-LEb Thomana 4 (early version) | Verschollen BWV 4, Originalstimmen (later version) [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 8 ver
Capella: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 | Mvt. 8 ver 2 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 | Mvt. 8 [MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation: Complete Cantata [22:00] | Violin Part
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Christ lag in Todesbanden [BWV 4/1-8]

References:

BWV 4 References: BGA: I | NBA: I/9 | BC: A 54 | Zwang: K 4 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Bach Digital (1) | Bach Digital (2)

Commentaries:

BWV 4 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Koster | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | AL [Dutch] | BK [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 16 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of April 23, 2000; Week of January 23, 2005; Week of May 30, 2010; Week of March 1, 2015


Contents

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (4)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (11)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (6)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (5)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (9)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (15)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (22)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (80)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (23) = 175
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 5 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 6 (4th round)

“Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 - by Konrad Junghänel & Cantus Cölln
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Edition Bachakademie Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
Book: Leaver: Bach's Christ lag in Todesbanden: Hymnology, Chronology

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (April 2000 - February 2024)

Cantata BWV 4: Christ lag in Todesbanden for Easter Day [Easter Sunday] (1707-1708)
Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6


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