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Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, "Easter Cantata": III. Versus 3. Solo. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn. Allegro (Tenor) by Charles Daniels album cover

Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, "Easter Cantata": III. Versus 3. Solo. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn. Allegro (Tenor)

by Charles Daniels

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About "Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, "Easter Cantata": III. Versus 3. Solo. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn. Allegro (Tenor)" by Charles Daniels

A tenor solo from Bach's Easter cantata crackles with Baroque urgency. Charles Daniels navigates the allegro line like a herald bursting from the tomb, each phrase a bright shaft of light cutting through Lutheran solemnity. The tension between liturgical gravity and joyful motion makes this a miniature resurrection.