Bach digital - Christ lag in Todesbanden [Leipziger Fassung] BWV 4.2

Easter Day, Choral Cantatas in the Second Leipzig Cantata Cycle

Genre: Chorale cantata
Proper: Psalm: Psalm 110
Epistel: 1. Korinther 5, 6-8
Gospel: Markus 16, 1-8
Scoring: Sopran solo, Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bass solo, Sopran, Alt, Tenor, Bass, Cornetto, Trombone I, Trombone II, Trombone III, Violine I, Violine II, Viola I, Viola II, Basso continuo

Date of origin, Work history: wahrscheinlich vor dem 9. April 1724
First performance on April 1, 1725 with a new final chorale (addition of movement 8 in parts by Johann Heinrich Bach/Christian Gottlieb Gerlach). Parts by Christian Gottlob Meißner without final chorale and basso continuo (transposed) already prepared for Easter 1724, but performance deferred in favor of BWV 31.2
Early performances: 1 April 1725, Leipzig (Link to event)
relation to other works:: is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg.]
is revision of BWV 4.1 / BC A 54
is part of BWV diverse [2. Jg. a]
relation from other works:: is adapted in BWV 4/8 ChS
: Introduction to the work
Link to videos:: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4.2 (English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi-Choir, J. E. Gardiner)

Libretto

Martin Luther, 1524
Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Luther, Martin (1483–1546)

Chorale

Martin Luther, "Christ lag in Todesbanden", 1524

Original sources: D-LEb Thomana 4 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 4, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]
Additional sources: [Verschollen Kantatenabschriften, C. v. Winterfeld] [Score]
B-Bc 14970 [vocal score / piano reduction]
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/XI, Faszikel 5 [Score]
D-Bsd 789 [Score]
D-DT Mus -n 1376 [Part(s)]
D-GOl Mus. 4° 54c/5 [Score and part(s)]
D-Hs ND VI 966c [vocal score / piano reduction]
GB-Ob MS. Don. c. 151, Faszikel 6 [Score]
GB-Ob MS. Don. c. 151 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5911, Faszikel 4 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5911 [Konvolut] [Score]
Verschollen BWV 4 (1), C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 301 [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]

Edition

NBA I/9, S. 1 (Alfred Dürr, 1985) – Critical report (1986), S. 13;

BG 1, S. 97 (M. Hauptmann, 1851)

Literature

Dürr St 2, S. 20, 167

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