John Eliot Gardiner introduces Bach's Christ lag in Todesbanden

John Eliot Gardiner introduces the first piece on the programme for our Easter Sunday broadcast, Bach's Christ lag in Todesbanden. The piece is Bach's earliest surviving chorale cantata: a bold and innovative piece of musical drama, based on Martin Luther’s fiery hymn of the same name.

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The three Monteverdi ensembles – the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique – are a leading force on the international music scene. World-class musicians and singers from many nationalities come together to share in the distinctive vision of our Artistic Director, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, in ground-breaking projects that span eight centuries of musical masterpieces.

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