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


Ref.:

BWV 106 / BC B 18

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 / BC B 18 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Bethlehem | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | IOPN Library Illinois | NBV-AOB | Bachipedia | Wikipedia | Koster [WBM]
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


Contents

Discography

Discussions

Complete Recordings:
Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (2)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (6)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (12)
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 (28)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (54)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (37) = 164
Recordings of Individual Movements:
Part 11: Individual Movements (33)

General Discussions:
Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2 (1st round: Week of Mar 19, 2000)
Discussions - Part 3 (2nd round: Week of Jan 9, 2005)
Discussions - Part 4 =
Discussions - Part 5 =
Discussions - Part 6
Discussions - Part 7 (3rd round: Week of May 19, 2013)
Discussions - Part 8 (4th round: Week of Feb 28, 2016)
Discussions of Individual Recordings:
Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 - J.E. Gardiner
“Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 - K. Junghänel & Cantus Cölln
Complete Cantatas Vol. 1 - T. Koopman
Bach Cantatas on TV - T. Koopman
Bach Edition Vol. 8 & 9 - Cantatas Vol. 3 & 4 - P.J. Leusink
Cantatas Vol. 2 - M. Suzuki

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (March 2000 - June 2026)

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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