On this page, you will find your way to all relevant information about this chorale cantata by Bach.
Details
Choralkantate:
Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 4).
[Leipziger Fassung] Erstaufführung 1. April 1725 mit neuem Schlusschoral (Nachtrag von Satz 8 in Stimmen durch Johann Heinrich Bach/Christian Gottlieb Gerlach). Stimmen durch Christian Gottlob Meißner ohne Schlusschoral und Basso continuo (transponiert) bereits für Ostern 1724 vorbereitet, doch Aufführung zugunsten von BWV 31.2 zurückgestellt.
Textdichter Choral:
Martin Luther (1483-1546).
Textdichter Kantate:
Martin Luther (1524).
Hymnological Dossier
This Hymnological Dossier (PDF) contains the text of the song, along with Johann Martin Schamelius’ explanation, from Evangelischer Lieder-Commentarius I, 1724, p. 203. The text of each part of Bach’s chorale cantata is immediately next to the relevant stanza of the song in each case.
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External links
- Information about this song on Hymnary.org
- Information and sources of this cantata on Bach-digital.de
- Information about this cantata text on Bachcantatatexts.org
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