Bach's Cantata BWV 4

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:hymns
gptkbp:arrangements Various arrangements for different ensembles
gptkbp:author gptkb:Martin_Luther
gptkbp:available_on Streaming platforms.
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:cultural_impact Part of the standard choral repertoire.
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance October 2, 1707
gptkbp:historical_context Written for the feast of the Baptism of Christ.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bach's Cantata BWV 4
gptkbp:influences Lutheran tradition
gptkbp:instrumentation strings
continuo
SATB choir
gptkbp:key E-flat major
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:music_style gptkb:Baroque
gptkbp:notable_influence Aria: ' Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen'
Chorale: ' Wir kommen, Herr, zu dir'
Chorus: ' Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam'
Recitative: ' So geht aus Gottes Liebe'
gptkbp:notable_performers Bach Collegium Japan.
The Academy of Ancient Music.
The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.
The Berlin Philharmonic.
The English Baroque Soloists.
The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
The Gewandhaus Orchestra.
The Monteverdi Choir.
The Netherlands Bach Society.
The Stuttgart Bach Collegium.
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:6
gptkbp:opening_ceremony gptkb:Baptism
gptkbp:performances Often performed in church services.
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:St._Thomas_Church,_Leipzig
gptkbp:published_in Bach Gesellschaft edition.
gptkbp:recordings gptkb:Various_artists
gptkbp:related_works Other cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach.
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Baptism
gptkbp:year_composed 1707
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Amsterdam_Baroque_Orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5