Cantata BWV 106 - Recordings

Cantata BWV 106
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Actus Tragicus)

German Title	Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
English Title	God’s Own Time Is The Very Best Of Times (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for Funeral Service
Composed	Mühlhausen, 1707 \| 1^st performance: 1707-1708 - Mühlhausen
Text	Acts 17: 28 (Mvt. 2a); Psalm 90: 12 (Mvt. 2b); Isaiah 38: 1 (Mvt. 2c); Luke 23: 43 & Martin Luther (Mvt. 3b); Adam Reusner (Mvt. 4); Johann Leon (Mvt. 6)
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Dutch-1 \| Dutch-3 \| English-1 \| English-2 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-3 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-2 \| Hebrew-3 \| Indonesian \| Italian-5 \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Texts: Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt \| In dich hab' ich gehoffet, Herr \| Mit Fried und Freud
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 violas da gamba, continuo Mvt. 1: Sonatina \| Mvt. 2a: Chorus \| Mvt. 2b: Arioso \| M2c: Aria \| M2d: Chorus & Arioso w/ Instrumental Chorale \| M3a: Aria \| M3b: Arioso & Chorale \| Mvt. 4: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [2.00 MB] \| Score BGA [2.69 MB] \| Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 3 \| Mvt. 4 [John Reese] Chorale Melody: Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
References	BGA: XXIII \| NBA: I/34 \| BC: B 18 \| Zwang: K 2 \| First Published: BG, 1830
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| Bethlehem \| Emmanuel Music \| Koster \| Japanese-1 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of March 19, 2000; Week of January 9, 2005

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2 Discussions - Part 3 Discussions - Part 4 Discussions - Part 5
Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner “Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 - by Konrad Junghänel & Cantus Cölln Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Cantatas Vol. 2 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings

1	[C-1]
George Wallace Woodworth
Harvard Glee Club & Radcliffe Choral Society
Bass: E. Barr Peterson; Other vocal soloists unknown
Technichord		1946	A Shellac disc / TT:
The very first recording of Actus Tragicus. Sung in English

	J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus Cantate No. 106 [C-1]
R.P. Émile Martin
Les Chanteurs De Saint-Eustache / Ensemble Istrumental
Contralto: Yvonne Melchior; Bass: Louis Nuguera; Maurice Duruflé (Organ)
Pathé PDT 238-240 Pathé 33 DT 1001		Late 1940's ?	3 X 12" 78rpm 10" LP / TT:

2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 65 & BWV 106 [C-2]
Roger Wagner
Roger Wagner Chorale / Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Katherine Hilgenberg; Tenor: Robert Sands; Bass: Ralph Isbell
Lyrichord		1950	LP / TT: 22:40

3	J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 106, No. 84 [L-3] J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 106, Kantate Nr. 140 [LP] J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 76, No. 106 [C-2] J.S. Bach: Cantatas 198 / 54 / 106 [D-1] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 84, BWV 106 & BWV 140 [E-4]
Hermann Scherchen
Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Alto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Bass: Alfred Poell
Westminster / Baroque Music Club / Archipel		1952	TT: 19:08
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 106 by H. Scherchen. Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

4	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas IX
Günther Ramin
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano & Alto: Boys from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Johannes Oettel
Berlin Classics		Oct 1953	TT: 20:55
Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 78, BWV 106 [C-4]
Felix Prohaska
Vienna State Opera Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Teresa Stich-Randall; Alto: Dagmar Hermann; Tenor: Anton Dermota; Bass: Hans Braun
Vanguard		May 1954	TT: 22:32
Recorded at Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach: Magnificat / Actus Tragicus [L-8] Bach: Magnificat / Actus Tragicus [C-6]
Hermann Scherchen
Orchestra Sinfonica & Coro di Torino Della RAI
Sopran: Magda Lászlò; Tenor: Herbert Handt, Bass: James Loomis
Memoirs		May 1958	TT: 24:40
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 106 by H. Scherchen. Recorded live in Turin, Italy. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 106 (Actus Tragicus), BWV 161 [C-5]
Heinz Markus Göttsche
Mannheimer Bach orchestra & Choir
Alto: Sabine Kirchner; Tenor: Choir; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller
Da Camera		Jun 1964	LP / TT:
Recorded at Christuskirche, Mannheim, Germany.

8	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 19 Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Edith Selig; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		Jun 1964	TT: 22:28
Recorded at Concert Hall, Heilbronn, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

9	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 78 & BWV 106 [C-4] Bach: Les Grandes Cantatas
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium Musicum
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Sybil Michelow; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Franz Crass
EMI		1965	TT: 19:36

10	Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Theo Adam
Archiv Produktion		Oct 1966	TT: 22:25
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

11	J.S. Bach · G.Ph. Telemann: Funeral Cantatas [C-1]
Rudolf Pohl
Collegium Aureum / Aachener Domchor
Soprano: Elly Ameling; Alto: Maureen Lehane; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Barry McDaniel
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi		Oct 1968	TT: 21:07
Recorded at Schloßkirche Schleiden/Eifel, Germany.

12	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 106 & BWV 182 [L-5]
Jürgen Jürgens
Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg / Leonhardt-Consort
Contralto: Julia Falk; Tenor: Bert van t'Hoff; Bass: Jacques Villisech
Telefunken		Late 1960's ?	LP / TT: ~ 20 min

13	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 106, BWV 140, Magnificat BWV 243 [C-1]
Anders Öhrwall
Adolf Fredrik Bach Choir / Baroque Ensemble
Mezzo-Soprano: Margot Rödin; Tenor: Ulf Björkegren; Bass: Håkan Hagegård
Meridian/Swedish Society		Mar 1972	TT: 20:38
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14	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 68 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 34
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Eva Csapó; Alto: Hanna Schwarz; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne
Hänssler		Jan 1975	TT: 21:45
On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Jan, Mar, June 1975. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

15	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas VII
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Alto: Rosemarie Lang; Tenor: Dieter Weimann, Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
Berlin Classics		May 1975	TT: 23:02
Recorded at Haus Aunsee, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

16	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: Marcus Klein (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Boy Alto: Raphael Harten (Soloist of the Knabenchor Hannover); Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		1980	TT: 20:11
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17	H. Schütz: Musikalische Exequien / J.S. Bach: Actus tragicus [C-1]
Christian Grube
Staats- und Domchor Berlin / Instrumentalists
Boy Sopranos: Eric Remmers, Enno Finder; Boy Alto: Norbert Nickel; Alto: Regina Jakobi; Tenors: Harry Geraerts, Marius van Altena; Basses: Harry van der Kamp, Jelle Draijer
Teldec, Staats- und Domchor, Hochschule der Künste		Jan 1983	LP / TT:

18	J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus [C-3]
Joshua Rifkin
(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble
Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Alto: Steven Rickards; Tenor: Edmund Brownless; Bass: Jan Opalach
Decca		Nov 1985	TT: 18:46
Recorded at the American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

19	J.S. Bach: Funeral Cantatas [C-1]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
Archiv Produktion		Sep 1989	TT: 18:43
Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England. See: Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

20	Deutsche Barock Kantaten (VI): Bach, Telemann, Boxberg, Riedel [C-2]
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Ricercar Consort
Soprano: Greta de Reyghere; Alto: James Bowman; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Max van Egmond
Ricercar		Mar 1990	TT: 20:21
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 106 by Ricercar Consort.

21	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Volume III
Jeffrey Thomas
(OVPP - No Choir) / American Bach Soloists
Soprano: Christine Brandes; Alto: Drew Minter; Tenor: Jeffrey Thomas; Bass: William Sharp
Koch International		Mar 1993	TT: 19:30
Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, CA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

22	J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 106 - 4 · Motet Der Gerechte kommt um [C-1]
Jean-François Frémont
Petits Chanteurs de Versailles / Sinfonie Saint-Julien
Tenor: Christophe Einhorn; Baritone: Jean-Louis Serre
Memory Song		Nov 1993; Mar 1994	TT: 16:34
Recorded in Versailles, France.

23	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Guy de Mey; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Antoine Marchand		Nov-Dec 1994	TT: 19:40
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. 1^st recording of Cantata BWV 106 by T. Koopman. See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

24	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 2
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Aki Yanagisawa; Alto: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Nov 1995	TT: 20:39
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 2 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

25	Bach, Schütz: Baroque Rites [C-1]
Hans-Christoph Rademann
Dresdner Kammerchor / Ensemble "Alte Musik Dresden", Bläser-Collegium Leipzig
Soprano: Astrid Werner; Soprano: Gertrud Günther; Counter-tenor: Martin Wölfel; Tenor: Martin Krumbiegel; Tenor: Michael Schaffrath; Bass: Andreas Jäpel; Bass: Ingolf Seidel; Bass: Dirk Döbrich
Vriendenkring van de Organisatie Oude Muziek		Sep 6, 1996	TT:
Recorded live at Catarinakerk, Utrecht, Holland.

26	Ton Koopman conducts J.S. Bach - Episode 1 Bach Cantatas [D-1]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Els Bongers; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Lothar Odinius; Bass: Klaus Mertens
NVC ARTS Kultur Video		1997	VHS / TT: 19:47 DVD
Total time of the programme: 29:30. 2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 106 by T. Koopman. See: Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com [DVD]

27	J.S. Bach: Peace Be With You [C-1]
Elizabeth C. Patterson
Gloriæ Dei Cantores / Gloriæ Dei Instrumental Ensenble
Soprano: Kathy Schuman; Alto: Estelle Cole; Tenor: Richard Cragg; Bass: Francis Hempel
Gloriæ Dei Cantores		Oct 1999	TT: 17:18
Recorded at Methuen Memorial Music Hall. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

28	Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3
Pieter Jan Leusink
(OVPP - No Choir) / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Oct-Nov 1999	TT: 21:29
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. See: Bach Edition Vols. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vols. 3 & 4 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

29	Schütz: Exequien, Motetten, Concerti / Bach: Actus tragicus [C-2]
Wilfried Schnetzler
Bach-Kantorei / Instrumentalsolisten des Ensemble ad fontes
Sopranos: Annette Labusch, Nadja Schnetzler; Counter-tenor: Beat Mattmüller; Tenor: Hubert Saladin; Baritone: Samuel Zünd; Bass: Helmut Seidenbusch
Bach-Kantorei		1999	TT:
Live recording.

30	H. Schütz, Musikalische Exequien op. 7 / J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus [C-1]
Michael Reif
Kölner Kurrende
Sopranos: Jenny Haeckel, Kristina Vahrenkamp; Alto: Gabriele Köhler; Tenor: Martin B. Müller; Tenor/Bass: Hans-Herrmann Jansen
Kölner Kurrende		Mar 2000	TT:

31	J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus · Oster-Oratorium · Himmelfahrts-Oratorium / A. Campra: Requiem [C-1]
Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss
Junge Kantorei an der Marktkirche, Hamelner Kantorei an der Marktkirche, Hamelner Kammerchor St. Nikolai, Mitglieder Göttinger Vokalensemble / Barockorchester der Hamelner Kantorei (Concert-master: Almuth Backhaus)
Sopranos: Dorothee Mields, Inga Schneider; Counter-tenor: Beat Duddeck; Tenor: Harry Geraerts; Bass: Matthias Gerchen
Musikwochen Weserbergland		Apr 2000	TT: 19:06
Recorded live at Marktkirche St. Nikolai Hameln. Buy this album at: Hamelner Kantorei

32	Bach: Salmo 51 BWV 1083 dallo Stabat Mater di Pergolesi / Cantate BWV 170, 198, 106, 196, 53 [C-2]
Diego Fasolis
Coro della Radio Svizzera / I Barocchisti
Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Counter-tenor: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Daniel Auchincloss; Basses: Georg Zeppenfeld, Furio Zanasi
The Classic Voice Magazine / Arts		Dec 2000	TT: 17:50
Recorded at Auditorio S. Mollo della RSI, Lugano, Switzerland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [2]

33	J.S. Bach: “Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 [C-1]
Konrad Junghänel
(OVPP - No Choir) / Cantus Cölln
Soprano: Johanna Koslowsky; Alto: Elisabeth Popien; Tenors: Gerd Türk & Wilfried Jochens; Bass: Stephan Schreckenberger
Harmonia Mundi France		2000	TT: 18:14
See: “Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 - by Konrad Junghänel & Cantus Cölln Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

34	Cantates funèbres - Actus Tragicus [C-4]
Daniel Taylor
(OVPP - No Choir) / Theatre of Early Music
Soprano: Suzie LeBlanc; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Ian Honeyman; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
ATMA Classique		Aug 2002	TT: 19:31
Recorded at Église Sainte-Geneviève, Pierrefonds (Québec), Canada. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

35	J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 36, 39, 106 [C-3]
Christophe Gesseney
Ensemble Vocal Euterpe / Ensemble Baroque du Léman
Soprano: Natacha Ducret; Alto: Catherine Pillonel-Bacchetta; Tenor: Gilles Bersier; Bass: Nicolas Fink
Artlab		Nov 2002	TT:
Recorded live at l'église de Saint-François à Lausanne

36	J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 1 [C-1]
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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet
Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey
Chandos Chaconne		Dec 2002; Mar 2004	TT: 20:23
Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

37	Bach: Actus Tragicus [C-6]
Philippe Pierlot
(OVPP - No Choir) / Ricercar Consort
Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Carlos Mena; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Mirare Records		Sep 2004	TT: 19:57
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 106 by Ricercar Consort. Recorded at l'Eglise de Saint Loup sur Thouet.

38	Bestelle Dein Haus [C-1]
Ingo Schulz
Ölberg-Chor / Instrumentalensemble auf historischen Instrumenten
Soprano: Inés Villanueva; Alto: Kristina Naudé; Tenor: Christian Mücke; Bass: Jörg Gottschick;
Music Art		Mar 2005	TT:
Recorded live at Emmaus-Kirche, Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2000 - October 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Uri Golomb (April 2005), Emiko Hall (Cleofide) (March 2003, June 2003, August 2004), Matthias Hansen (July 2006, August 2006), Bradley Lehman (March 2003), Claudia Meller (May 2003, June 2003), Daniel Michel (September 2004), Ed Myskowski (February 2006), Riccardo Nughes (April 2002), Jean-Louis Serre (March 2006), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007)

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