Death's strong bonds

Today is Good Friday, when Christians in the West remember the crucifixion of Christ and prepare for the Resurrection on Easter Sunday. Like Christmas, Easter brings out the big musical guns, so I’m going to leave one of the biggest of them, J.S. Bach’s cantata “Christ lag in Todesbanden”, BWV 4.

The title translates to “Christ lay in death’s strong bonds”, and the operative trac k in this rendition starts at 1:40, if you’re in a hurry.

In my opinion, you shouldn’t be in a hurry, but instead should crank up the volume and listen to it all.