Bach Cantata BWV 4 Harnoncourt

[1JeanDeaux]

Thank you.

[zrshwe]

Versus 2 - Duett S A

Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt

Bei allen Menschenkindern,

Das macht' alles unsre Sünd,

Kein Unschuld war zu finden.

Davon kam der Tod so bald

Und nahm über uns Gewalt,

Hielt uns in seinem Reich gefangen.

Halleluja!

[zrshwe]

Versus 1 - Choral

Christ lag in Todesbanden

Für unsre Sünd gegeben,

Er ist wieder erstanden

Und hat uns bracht das Leben;

Des wir sollen fröhlich sein,

Gott loben und ihm dankbar sein

Und singen halleluja,

Halleluja!

[acc96build]

If Bach ever had a Hallelujah Chorus, it starts at 3:55!

[ShinyShiranai]

My only complaint is that the Alla Breve is not actually like cut time as it should be. besides that it's simply amazing

[minasgekos]

from 5:25 to the end is one of the best things ever written in history of music.

[zecabiso]

@minasgekos  I agree

[yougeeaww]

@risikibainu: it's Nikolaus Harnoncourt with his Concentus Musicus Wien group. It is part of the complete recording of Bach's cantatas done by Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt for Teldec.

[JSBach2u]

Thank you...Bach is the master of harmony

[rikisibainnu]

If someone knows who are the performers of this wonderful music, inform me.

[gotham61]

@rikisibainnu The voices are all male in the Church tradition from Bach's time. Unnamed treble (probably Peter Jelosits), Paul Esswood counter tenor, Vienna Boy's Choir, Chorus Viennensis. Harnoncourt conducting. Recorded in 1971.

[dipper45]

Thank you! I have been searching for this all over the internet!

[paradoxicus]

Dentro del mayor edificio sonoro compuesto en la historia de la humanidad,como son las cantatas de J.S.Bach:"Christ lag intodes baden",es la piedra angular.

[Jeremiah3103]

Thanks for posting this cantata. It's a very interesting interpretation.