Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Christ lag in Todesbanden” <br /> <br />(Christ lay in the Bonds of Death) <br /> <br />BWV 4 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Chorale Cantata for the Easter Sunday <br /> <br />Readings: <br />Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5: 6-8; Gospel: Markus 16: 1-8 <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Mühlhausen, 1707-1708; Revised: Leipzig, 1724 & 1725 <br />1st performance: 1707-1708? - Mühlhausen <br />2nd performance: April 9, 1724 - Leipzig <br />3rd performance: April 1, 1725 - Leipzig <br /> <br />Text: <br />Martin Luther <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus <br />Orchestra: cornetto, 3 trombones, 2 violins, 2 violas, continuo <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Sinfonia (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Chorus (01:13) <br />Mvt. 3: Duet (05:16) <br />Mvt. 4: Aria (08:58) <br />Mvt. 5: Chorus (10:54) <br />Mvt. 6: Aria (13:22) <br />Mvt. 7: Aria – Duet (16:00) <br />Mvt. 8: Chorale (17:29) <br /> <br /> <br />Soprano: Yumiko Kurisu <br />Alto: Akira Tachikawa <br />Tenor: Koki Katano; Bass: Peter Kooy <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />Jun-Jul 1995, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
