• Christ lag in Todesbanden [Leipzig version]

BWV 4.2; BWV 4; BC A 54b

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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

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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

1725-01-04, 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 ChSBC F 26.3b

Introduction to the work

Link to videos:

Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4.2 (English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi-Choir, J. E. Gardiner)

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Libretto

• Martin Luther, 1524

Link to lyrics

Author Chorale

Luther, Martin (1483–1546)

Chorale

Martin Luther, "Christ lag in Todesbanden", 1524

in: Martin Luther, Geystliche gesangk Buchleyn, Wittenberg 1524, Nummer 11

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Original sources

D-LEb Thomana 4 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv) [Part(s)]
Verschollen BWV 4, Originalstimmen [Part(s)]

Additional sources

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 [Konvolut] [Score]
GB-Ob MS. Don. c. 151, Faszikel 6 [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5911 [Konvolut] [Score]
PL-Wu RM 5911, Faszikel 4 [Score]
Verschollen BWV 4 (1), C. v. Winterfeld Nr. 301 [Score]
Verschollen Choralsammlung [Score]
[Verschollen Kantatenabschriften, C. v. Winterfeld] [Score]

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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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2025-02-21 09:56:20