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Cantata BWV 4
Christ lag in Todesbanden
Recordings - Part 2 |
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Recordings of Individual Movements |
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M-2 |
Great Pianists - J.S. Bach: Piano Transcriptions
George Copeland: The Victor Solo Recordings |
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Aria for Tenor (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 4, transcribed to piano by Walter Rummel [4:29] |
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Piano: George Copeland |
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Naxos Historical
Pearl |
May 1938 |
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M-3 |
Count John McCormack: The Final Recordings
A Christian Celebration |

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Aria for Tenor 'Jesus Christ the Son of God' (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 4 [2:43] |
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Tenor: John McCormack; Piano: Gerald Moore |
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Pearl |
Mar 1941 |
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Recorded at Abbey Road, London, England.
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M-4 |
Germaine Cernay - mezzo-soprano 1900-1943 [C-1]
Germaine Cernay: Sänger-Chronik 1900-2005 [C-1] |

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Duet for Soprano & Alto Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 4 [3:36] |
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Soprano: Marta Angelici; Mezzo-soprano: Germaine Cernay; Noëlie Pierront (Organ) |
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Club “99” C-99-111
Hamburger Archiv für Gesangskunst 10057 |
Mar 10, 1942 |
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Original 78 rpm’s releases:
BWV 4/3: Lumen 30.059 [mx. YL-154] Cantate Pour Le Jour De Paques
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M-5 |
Christ lag in Todesbanden [C-11] |
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Aria for Tenor Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 4, transcribed for orchestra by Leopold Stokowski [] |
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Leopold Stokowski |
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Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra New York |
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NYP 821/2 |
Apr 1947 |
33" |
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Recorded live |
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M-6 |
Bach Transcriptions [C-5] |
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Aria for Tenor Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 4 [] |
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Leopold Stokowski |
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Leopold Stokowski Symphony Orchestra |
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RCA |
Aug 1950 |
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M-7 |
Cantatas BWV 146, BWV 161, 7 Easter Chorales [C-6] |
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Chorale (Mvt. 8) from Cantata BWV 4 [1:16] |
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Felix Prohaska |
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Choir & Orchestra of the Bach Guild |
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Vanguard Bach Guild |
1951 |
CD |
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Recorded in Vienna, Austria.
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M-8 |
Paul Robeson Live at Carnegie Hall [C-1] |
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Christ lag in Todesbanden from Cantata BWV 4 [3:15] |
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Bass: Paul Robeson |
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Vanguard |
May 1958 |
CD |
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Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY, USA.
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M-11 |
W.A. Mozart: Requiem mass in D minor, K. 626 [C-2] |
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Chorale from Cantata BWV 4 [] |
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Karel Husa |
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Ithaca High School Concert Choir / Cornell Chamber Orchestra |
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University Recording Service |
Mar 17, 1963 |
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Recorded live in concert at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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M-12 |
Lobe den Herren - Well-known Chorales in Settings by J.S. Bach [C-1] |

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Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 4 [1:10]
Chorale (Mvt. 8) from Cantata BWV 4 [1:12] |
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Hermann Kreutz |
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Bachchor Gütersloh |
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Cantate 57617 |
Jun 1968 |
CD / TT: 68:13 |
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Recorded at Martin-Luther-Kirche Gütersloh, Germany.
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M-14 |
Bach - Stokowski - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra [C-9]
Leopokd Stokowski: Decca Recordings, 1965-1972 [Box Set] |

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Aria for Tenor Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 4 [4:36] |
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Leopold Stokowski |
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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra |
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Supraphon/Decca |
Sep 1972 |
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Recorded at Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
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M-16 |
Trumpet, Corno Da Caccia And Organ [C-5] |
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Aria for Tenor (Mvt. 4) from from Cantata BWV 4, arranged for 2 horns & organ [2:16] |
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Trumept & Corno da Cacia: Ludwig Güttler & Kurt Sandau; Organ: Friedrich Kircheis |
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Capriccio |
Mar 1985 |
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Recorded at Kathedrale, Dresden, Germany.
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M-18 |
The Art of Cantus Firmus Vol. 1 [T-2] |

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Chorale Christ lag in Todesbanden (Mvt. 8) from Cantata BWV 4 [3:50]
All arranged for trumpet & organ |
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Pascal Vigneron (Trumpet); Vincent Warnier (Organ) [Giroud organ] |
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Quantum 6963 |
Jan 1995 |
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Recorded at Grand-Bornand, Haute-Savoie, France. |
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M-19 |
Bach to the Future [C-1] |
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Duet Den Tod (Mvt. 3) Cantata BWV 4 [3:59] |
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Derek Holman |
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St. Simon Men and Boy Choir, Toronto (Chorus Master: Kevin Reeves) |
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Treble: Nicholas Donnelly; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor
Organ: Bruce Ubukata; Cello: Julian Armour; Piano: Judith Ginsburg; Harpsichord, Organ: Mathew Larkin; Oboe: Charles Hamann; Harp: Gordon Johnston; Cello: Steven E. Smith |
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IBS |
1996 |
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Bach: Baroque Brass [C-1] |
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Excerpt from Cantata BWV 4 [4:51] |
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James Tinsley |
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Niagara Brass Ensemble |
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Analekta Fleurs de Lys |
1996 |
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M-22 |
Bach for All Seasons - Selections from the Choral Works of J.S. Bach [C-1] |

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Lord Jesus Christ, God's Only Son (from Cantata BWV 4) [2:19]
All sung in English |
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Cantor Rick Erickson (Director & Organist) |
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The Holy Trinity Bach Choir (Phyllis Curran, Elizabeth Farnum, Julia Fischer, Megan Friar, Jolle Greenleaf, Paul Houghtaling, Marc Molomot, Scott Murphree, Michael Ruff, Daniel Clark Smith, Benjamin Sosland, Emm-Jane Stokely, Jon Szabo) / The Bach Players (Cynthia Roberts, violin; Allen Whear, cello; Lucas Harris, lute; Julie Brye, oboe; Lee Soper, trumpet; Joe Tompkins, timpani) |
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Augsburg Fortress |
Mar 1999 |
CD / TT: 55:46 |
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Recorded at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New York, New York, USA.
Compiled and edited by Rick Erickson and Mark Bighley. The focus of this collection is to provide churches and choirs a practical resource for use in worship.
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M-25 |
La Música de Bach a la Orilla del Mar [C-2] |
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Despiertense Durmientes from Cantata BWV 4, arranged for guitar with ocean sounds [3:19] |
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Guitar: Simon Wynberg |
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SPJ |
2001 |
CD |
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M-28 |
Serious Songs, Sad Faces [C-1] |
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Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 4, arranged for trombone & piano by Mark Hetzler [1:17] |
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Trombone: Mark Hetzler; Piano: Lisa Leonard |
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Summit |
2003 |
CD |
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M-29 |
J.S. Bach: Cantata Movements [C-1] |
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Duet (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 4, transcribed for organ by Peter Bækgaard [2:56]
Aria for Tenor (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 4, transcribed for organ by Peter Bækgaard [2:26] |
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Organ: Helge Gramstrup [Poul-Gerhard Andersen Organ 1967] |
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ClassicO |
Oct 2004; May, Aug 2005 |
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Premiere recording. Recorded at Sankt Markus Church, Århus, Denmark. |
M-30 |
Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt from Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4; Wir eilen mit schwachen from Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 [C-1] |
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Duet for Soprano & Alto Den Tod niemand zwingen kunnt (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 4, arranged for women's chorus with violoncello, double bass, and organ [] |
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Miguel Felipe |
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Boston Conservatory. Women's Chorus |
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Boston Conservatory |
2004 |
2-CD / TT: 88:00 |
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Source: WorldCat Libraries |
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M-32 |
Bach Piano Transcriptions - 6: Walter Rummel [C-1] |
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Chorale (Aria) (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 4, transcribed to piano by Walter Rummel [3:38] |
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Piano: Jonathan Plowright |
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Hyperion |
Jul 2005 |
2-CD |
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Recorded at Potton Hall, Suffolk, England.
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M-34 |
Peace Like a River [C-2] |
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Duet for Soprano & Alto Den Tod, niemand zwingen kunnt (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 4 [] |
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Sun Min Lee |
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Women of the Westminster Chapel Choir |
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Benjamin Dale (Cello); Cara Peterson (Organ) |
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Westminster Study Recording |
Apr 25, 2009 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded at Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College, Rider University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, Recorded, edited and mastered by John C. Baker.
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M-36 |
Music Masterpieces before 1750 Vol. 3: 17th & 18th Centuries [C-4] |
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1. Chorale (Mvt. 8) from Cantata BWV 4 [1:42]
2. Chorale (Mvt. 8) from Cantata BWV 4 [1:43]
3. Chorus (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 4 [3:15] |
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Mogens Wöldike [1, 3] |
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Chorus of the Danish State Radio [1, 3] |
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Organ: Gert Sørensen [3]; Organ: Finn Videro [2] |
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Haydn Society |
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CD |
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