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Cantata BWV 99
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan [II]

German Title

Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan [II]

English Title

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

Event

Chorale Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Galatians 5: 25 - 6: 10; Gospel: Matthew 6: 23-34

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: September 17, 1724 - Leipzig

Text

Samuel Rodigast (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)

German Text | Translations: Dutch | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-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: horn, transverse flute, oboe d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria (Duet) | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.58 MB] | Score BGA [2.18 MB]
Chorale Melody: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan

References

BGA: XXII | NBA: I/22 | BC: A 133 | Zwang: K 87 | First Published: BG, 1875 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of September 8, 2002; Week of August 27, 2006

Contents

Complete Recordings

Discussions

Recordings of Individual Movements

 

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8

Bach Edition Vol. 8&9 - Cantatas Vol. 3&4 – conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink

Cantatas Vol. 25 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

W. Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet (arranged music of J.S. Bach)


Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 51
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 31

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: John Bröcheler

Hänssler

Feb, Oct 1979

TT: 16:52

On Edition Bachakademie the dates are: Oct-Nov 1979. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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2

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Teldec

1979

TT: 18:15

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3

J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus [C-3]

Joshua Rifkin

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble

Soprano: Julianne Baird; Counter-tenor: Allan Fast; Tenor: Frank Kelley; Bass: Jan Opalach

Decca

Mar-Apr 1988

TT: 17:22

Recorded at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA, USA.
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4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas "Jesu, der du meine Seele" BWV 78 & "Was Gott tut, dass ist wohlgetan" BWV 99 [C-2]

Jacques Vanherenthals

Chapelle des Minimes

Soprano: Hildegard Van Overstraeten; Contralto: Rita De Plancke; Tenor: Ivan Goosens; Bass: Patrick Ringal-Daxhelet

La Chapelle des Minimes

Sep 1995

TT: 17:19

Recorded live at the Church of Minimes, Brussels, Belgium.
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5

Bach Edition Vol. 8 - Cantatas Vol. 3

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

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

Brilliant Classics

Oct-Nov 1999

TT: 17:13

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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6

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Volume 12

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Mar 2000

TT: 17:48

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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7

Bach Cantatas Vol. 8: Bremen / Santiago
For the 15th Sunday after Trinity

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey

Soli Deo Gloria

Sep 2000

TT: 16:43

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Unser Lieben Frauen, Bremen, Germany.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vols. 1&8
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 25 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

Feb 2003

TT: 17:33

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Cantatas Vol. 25 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2002 - December 2005)
Thanks to contributors: Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)


Cantata BWV 99: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions


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