Cantata 4:
Christ lag in Todesbanden

In the pantheon of Bach's music, a handful of pieces have risen to the top. These works have become beloved for their beauty and life-changing message. Cantata 4, "Christ lag in Todesbanden," is one of those rare and highly-esteemed works. I believe that it owes its popularity to the exhilarating way in which Bach concludes each section of the work with a fast and highly rhythmic setting of the word 'hallelujah.'

Notes on Bach in Weimar

T. Herbert Dimmock