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


Ref.

BWV 106

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 (probably August 10, 1707 ?) - Mühlhausen

Text:

Acts 17: 28 (Mvt. 2a); Psalm 90: 12 (Mvt. 2b); Isaiah 38: 1 (Mvt. 2c); Johann Leon (Mvt. 2d); Luke 23: 43 & Martin Luther (Mvt. 3b); Adam Reusner (Mvt. 4)

BWV 106 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-2 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Danish-1 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-1 | Dutch-3 | Dutch-6 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-2 | Hebrew-3 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-5 | Japanese-6 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Texts: Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt [BWV 106/2d] | Mit Fried und Freud [BWV 106/3b] | In dich hab' ich gehoffet, Herr [BWV 106/4]

Scoring

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 violas da gamba, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sonatina | Mvt. 2a: Chorus | Mvt. 2b: Arioso [T] | M2c: Aria [B] | M2d: Chorus & Arioso [A, T, B / S] w/ Instrumental Chorale | M3a: Aria [A] | M3b: Arioso [A] & Chorale [B] | Mvt. 4: Chorus (Chorale)

BWV 106 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.00 MB] | Score BGA [2.69 MB]
Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 [John Reese]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): [Bach Digital]
Capella: Complete [cap]
Finale: PDF Score [1.11 MB]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 [MuseScore]
Reduced Instrumentation: Mvt. 4: Chorus (Chorale) [3:00]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies: Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt [BWV 106/2d] | Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin [BWV 106/3b] | In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr [BWV 106/4]

References:

BWV 106 References: BGA: XXIII | NBA: I/34 | BC: B 18 | Zwang: K 2 | First Published: BG, 1830 | Autograph score (facsimile): ? | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 106 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Koster | Mincham | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | BK [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | HT [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Chazot [French] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | B!52, Odcinek 66 [Polish] | Reyes [Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of March 19, 2000; Week of January 9, 2005; Week of May 19, 2013; Week of February 28, 2016


Contents

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (2)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (6)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (11)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (6)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (4)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (15]
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (27)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (53)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (18) = 142
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements (33)

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 3 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 4 =
Discussions - Part 5 =
Discussions - Part 6
Discussions - Part 7 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 8 (4th round)

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

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (March 2000 - December 2023)

Cantata BWV 106: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit for Funeral (1707?)
Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | 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
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