Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, is a cantata for Easter by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, one of his earliest church cantatas. It is agreed to be an early work partly for stylistic reasons
The restored Wender organ which Bach played in Arnstadt at the New Church (now the Bach Church)
Portrait of the young Bach (disputed)
Portrait of Martin Luther, c. 1529. Luther wrote the text of the hymn and derived the melody from a traditional older tune.
Organ of Divi Blasii in Mühlhausen, where the cantata was possibly first performed
Gott ist mein König, BWV 71
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Gott ist mein König, BWV 71, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach written in Mühlhausen when the composer was 22 years old. Unusually for an early cantata by Bach, the date of first performance is kn
Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4
…Herrn, meine Seele mainly Psalm 146, two stanzas of Jakob Ebert's hymn "Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ" 4 Feb 1708 Inauguration of the town council 71 Gott ist mein König mainly Psalm 74, with added biblical quotations 5 Jun 1708? Wedding? 196 Der Herr denket an uns Psalm 115:12–15 16 Sep 1708? Funeral 106 Gottes Zeit…
Title page of the first edition, Bach's only cantata with an extant print
The organ in the Marienkirche, Mühlhausen
John Eliot Gardiner, who conducted the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, in 2007