Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) <br /> <br />“Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit - Actus Tragicus” <br /> <br />(God's time is the very best time) <br /> <br />BWV 106 <br /> <br /> <br />Event: <br />Cantata for Funeral Service <br /> <br />Composed: <br />Mühlhausen, 1707 <br /> <br />1st performance: <br />1707-1708 (probably August 10, 1707 ?) - Mühlhausen <br /> <br />Text: <br />Acts 17: 28 (Mvt. 2a) <br />Psalm 90: 12 (Mvt. 2b) <br />Isaiah 38: 1 (Mvt. 2c) <br />Luke 23: 43 & Martin Luther (Mvt. 3b) <br />Adam Reusner (Mvt. 4) <br /> <br />Scoring: <br />Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus <br />Orchestra: 2 recorders, 2 violas da gamba, continuo <br /> <br /> <br />Mvt. 1: Sonatina (00:00) <br />Mvt. 2: Chorus (03:08) <br />Mvt. 3: Arioso (05:09) <br />Mvt. 4: Arioso (07:23) <br />Mvt. 5: Chorus (08:30) <br />Mvt. 6: Aria (11:57) <br />Mvt. 7 Arioso - Chorale (14:19) <br />Mvt. 8: Chorus (17:53) <br /> <br /> <br />Soprano: Midori Suzuki <br />Alto: Yoshikazu Mera <br />Tenor: Gerd Türk <br />Bass: Peter Kooy <br /> <br />Bach Collegium Japan <br /> <br />Masaaki Suzuki <br /> <br />Nov 1995, at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
