Cantata No. 4

Name: Cantata No. 4 Full score
Rating: 5.00 (4 reviews)
Author: Johann Sebastian Bach

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Composer
J S Bach
Opus
BWV 4
Pages
30
Instruments
Voice, Orchestra
Licence
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- Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
- Choir
- The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- Orchestra
- Musicians of the Dreaming Spires
- Organist
- Douglas Knight
- Conductor
- David Crown
- Venue
- St. Michael at the North Gate, Oxford
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“Excellent example of the style of Bach Cantata. Her every part or verse is a work of art and tb a former coral whose poetry is of the Reformer Martin Luther. Matty the Madrigal I Batista do Barro Pret...”

“This is one of cantatas I like most. I am also trying to mount for April 20. There is no doubt that JS Bach had an absolute talent.”

“We are testing it for a Christmas concert, and despite the fact that is difficult, really beautiful”

“Very good contribution”

About Cantata No. 4

"Christ lag in Todesbanden" is an Easter hymn by Martin Luther. Its melody is by Luther and Johann Walter. Both the text and the melody were based on earlier examples. It was published in 1524 in the Erfurt Enchiridion and in Walter's choral hymnal Eyn geystlich Gesangk Buchleyn. Various composers, including Pachelbel, Bach and Telemann, have used the hymn in their compositions.
The above text from the Wikipedia article "Christ lag in Todesbanden" text is available under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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