Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

“Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit - Actus Tragicus”

(God's time is the very best time)

BWV 106


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)
Luke 23: 43 & Martin Luther (Mvt. 3b)
Adam Reusner (Mvt. 4)

Scoring:
Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 violas da gamba, continuo


Mvt. 1: Sonatina (00:00)
Mvt. 2: Chorus (03:08)
Mvt. 3: Arioso (05:09)
Mvt. 4: Arioso (07:23)
Mvt. 5: Chorus (08:30)
Mvt. 6: Aria (11:57)
Mvt. 7 Arioso - Chorale (14:19)
Mvt. 8: Chorus (17:53)


Soprano: Midori Suzuki
Alto: Yoshikazu Mera
Tenor: Gerd Türk
Bass: Peter Kooy

Bach Collegium Japan

Masaaki Suzuki

Nov 1995, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.