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Cantata BWV 98
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan [I]
[I]

German Title

Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan [I]

English Title

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

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 21st Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Ephesians 6: 10-17; Gospel: John 4: 46-54

Composed

Leipzig, 1726 | 1st performance: November 10, 1726 - Leipzig

Text

Samuel Rodigast (Mvt. 1); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

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

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus (for Mvt. 1)
Orchestra: 2 oboes, taille (tenor oboe), 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria

Score Vocal & Piano [1.19 MB] | Score BGA [1.45 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 1
Chorale Melody: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan

References

BGA: XXII | NBA: I/25 | BC: A 153 | Zwang: K 158 | First Published: BG, 1875 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of October 20, 2002; Week of January 27, 2008

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 14
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk

Erato / MHS

June 1963

TT: 16:50

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany.
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2

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 5

Gustav Leonhardt

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

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

Teldec

1979

TT: 14:32

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3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 55
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 31

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: Walter Heldwein

Hänssler

Oct 1982; July 1983

TT: 14:26

On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Feb, Oct, July 1982; July 1983. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas (21st & 23rd Sunday after Trinity) [C-5]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Derek Lee Ragin; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Archiv Produktion

Dec 1998

TT: 12:53

Recorded at St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England.
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 5 - Cantatas Vol. 2

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 15:00

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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6

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 18

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Feb-Mar 2002 (Mvts. 1-3,5); Oct 2003 (Mvt. 4)

TT: 13:27

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the complete liturgical year Vol. 1 - Cantatas BWV 98 · 180 · 56 · 55 [C-5]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Sophie Karthäuser; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Dominik Wörner

Accent

Oct 2004

SACD / TT:

Recorded at l'Eglise des Minimes à Bruxelles, Belgium.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - February 2008)

Cantata BWV 98: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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