| Easter Oratorio | |
|---|---|
BWV 249 | |
| Oratorio by J. S. Bach | |
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| Native name | Oster-Oratorium (Kommt, eilet und laufet) |
| Occasion | Easter |
| Cantata text | Picander? |
| Based on | BWV 249a |
| Performed | 1 April 1725: Leipzig |
| Movements | 11 |
| Scoring | SATB soloists and choir, instruments |
The Easter Oratorio (German: Oster-Oratorium), BWV 249, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, beginning with Kommt, eilet und laufet ("Come, hasten and run"). Bach composed it in Leipzig and first performed it on 1 April 1725.