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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 | 1st 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)

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

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

 

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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

1st recording of Cantata BWV 106 by H. Scherchen. Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria.
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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.
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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.
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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

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 106 by H. Scherchen. Recorded live in Turin, Italy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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
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20

Deutsche Barock Kantaten (VI): Bach, Telemann, Boxberg, Riedel [C-2]

-

(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

1st 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.
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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. 1st recording of Cantata BWV 106 by T. Koopman.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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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
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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. 2nd recording of Cantata BWV 106 by T. Koopman.
See: Bach Cantatas on TV - conducted by Ton Koopman
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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]

-

(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.
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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

2nd 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)

Cantata BWV 106: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

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 | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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