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Cantata BWV 100
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan [III]

Ref.

BWV 100

German Title

Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan [III]

English Title

What God does, that is done well [III] (by Francis Browne)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 5: 25 - 6: 10; Gospel: Matthew 6: 23-34
or Unspecified occasion, or For any occasion

Composed

Leipzig, 1732-1735 | 1st performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: c. 1737 - Leipzig; 3rd performance: c. 1742 - Leipzig

Text

Samuel Rodigast

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | English-10 | French-1 | French-3 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-5
Chorale Text: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 horns, timpani, transverse flute, oboes d’amore, 2 violins, violoncello, violone, viola, organ, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Duet | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [2.48 MB] | Score BGA [4.03 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Chorale Melody: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan

References

BGA: XXII | NBA: I/34 | BC: A 191 | Zwang: K 188 | First Published: BG, 1875 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek

Commentary

Crouch | AMG | KL [Dutch] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of September 28, 2003; Week of September 21, 2008; Week of July 21, 2013

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 100 & BWV 175 [C-1]

Heinz Wunderlich

Kantorei St. Jacobi Hamburg / Hamburg Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Lisa Schwarzweller; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller

Cantate / Vanguard

Jun 1961

LP / TT:

 

2

Bach Cantatas Vol. 4 - Sundays after Trinity I

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion

Mar, Oct 1976; June 1977

TT: 23:28

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Boy Soprano: Detlef Bratschke (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1980

TT: 23:47

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4

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 7
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 32

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Oct 1983; Mar 1984

TT: 22:10

On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: July, Sep-Oct 1983; July 1984. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jan-Feb 2000

TT: 23:03

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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6

J.S. Bach: Kantaten [C-4]

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin

Soprano: Susanne Winter; Alto: Rebecca Martin; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Sebastian Bluth

Rondeau Production

July 2000

TT: 23:47

Recorded live at Kirche St. Gumbertus, Ansbach, Germany.
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7

Bach Cantatas Vol. 8: Bremen / Santiago
For the 15th Sunday after Trinity

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Sep 2000

TT: 21:02

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Unser Lieben Frauen, Bremen, Germany.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
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8

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

May 2002 [Mvt. 2, 3, 5]; Sep-Oct 2002 [Mvt. 4]; Feb 2003 [Mvts. 1, 6]

TT: 19:43

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - August 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Schmidt (August 2006), Ehud Shiloni (August 2006)

Cantata BWV 100: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Instrumental | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies | New
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
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