BWV 4 Title: Christ lag in Todesbanden Category: Cantatas Subcategory: Church Movements: Sinfonia Chorus (verse 1): Christ lag in Todesbanden Duet (verse 2, soprano, alto): Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt Aria (verse 3, tenor): Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn Chorus (verse 4): Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg Aria (verse 5, bass): Hier ist das rechte Osterlamm Duet (verse 7, soprano, tenor): So feiern wir das hohe Lied Chorus (verse 8): Wir essen und leben wohl Orchestration from Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis: Soli: S, A, T, B. Chor: S, A, T, B. Instr.: Cornetto; Tromb. I, II, III; Viol. I, II; Vla. I, II; Cont. Year: 1707 Occasion: Easter Author: text from Martin Luther adaption from the plainsone sequence Victimae paschali laudes Recordings: click here for recordings of this work German Text: click here (Walter F. Bischof 's Bach Cantatas web site). English Text: click here (Z. Philip Ambrose's Texts of the Complete Vocal Works web site). Next: BWV 5 Previous: BWV 3 Note: The information contained in this site has been collected from several sources and its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.