Cantata BWV 100 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

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 15^th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 5: 25 - 6: 10; Gospel: Matthew 6: 23-34
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for 15^th Sunday after Trinity
or Unspecified occasion, or For any occasion

Composed

Leipzig, 1732-1735
1^st performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig
2^nd performance: c1737 - Leipzig
3^rd performance: c1742 - Leipzig

Text

Samuel Rodigast

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-3 | 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]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D B Mus. ms. Bach P 159 (BWV 100: Mvts.) | D B Mus. ms. Bach St 97 (BWV 100: Parts) [Bach Digital]
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 | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | 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 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)

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]
Cantata BWV 100 [24:17]
Heinz Wunderlich
Kantorei St. Jacobi Hamburg / Hamburger Kammerorchester.(Hamburg Chamber Orchestra)
Soprano: Lisa Schwarzweller; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller
Cantate 651208 Soli Deo Gloria 610107 Vanguard Evereyman Classics SRV-230SD Musical Heritage Society 1357		Jun 1961	LP / TT: 41:27
Recorded at St Jacobi, Hamburg, Germany.

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 25 - BWV 99-102 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 6 - BWV 100-117 Bach-2000 Vol. 3: Sacred Cantatas 3 - BWV 100-117, 119-140, 143-149 Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 31 - BWV 100-102
Cantata BWV 100 [23:42 / 23:47]
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
Telefunken 6.35443 Teldec 8.35443 ZL & 242 584-2 Teldec 4509-91760-2 Teldec 3984-25708-2 Teldec 8573-81179-2 Warner Classics 8573-81179-5		Sep 16-19, 1979	2-LP / TT: 88 min 2-CD / TT: 87:50 6-CD / TT: 368:50 15-CD / TT: 949:30 CD / TT: 69:31 CD / TT: 69:31
Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands (?). Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 15-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

5	J.S. Bach: Kantaten O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe BWV 34; Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten BWV 93; Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan BWV 100 [C-4]
Cantata BWV 100 [23:47]
Karl-Friedrich Beringer
Windsbacher Knabenchor / Deutsche Kammer-Virtuosen Berlin
Soprano: Susanne Winter; Alto: Rebecca Martin; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Sebastian Bluth
Rondeau Production ROP-2007		Jul 31 & Aug 1, 1999	CD / TT: 60:21
Recorded live at Kirche St. Gumbertus, Ansbach, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

6	Bach Edition Vol. 15 - Cantatas Vol. 8
Cantata BWV 100 [23:03]
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 99374		Jan-Feb 2000	5-CD / TT: 307:16
Recorded at St. Nico, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

7	Bach Cantatas Vol. 8: Bremen / Santiago For the 15^th Sunday after Trinity For the 16^th Sunday after Trinity
Cantata BWV 100 [21:02]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria 104		Sep 28, 2000	2-CD / TT: 145:04
Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Unser Lieben Frauen, Bremen, Germany. See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8 Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

8	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 21
Cantata BWV 100 [19:46]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)
Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand CC-72221		May 9-14, 2002 [Mvt. 2, 3, 5] Sep 25-Oct 3, 2002 [Mvt. 4] Feb 23-24/2003 [Mvts. 1, 6]	3-CD / TT: 197:59
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: 3-CD (2006): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

9	J.S. Bach: Kantatáest [C-17]
Cantata BWV 100 []
Salamon Kamp
Lutherania Choir (Lutheránia énekkar) / Weiner-Szász Chamber Symphony (Weiner-Szász Kamaraszimfónikusok)
Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Judit Németh; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: Péter Cser; Péter Mekin (Organ)
Lutherania		Jun 2, 2008	MP3 / TT:
Recorded live during 19^th Budapest Bach Weeks, at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary. Download this recording from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - July 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Frits V. Herbold (March 2012), Peter Schmidt (August 2006), Ehud Shiloni (August 2006)

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

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