Johann Sebastian Bach :: Cantata No.106 — F major version (Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit [Actus tragicus])


 

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Bach, Johann Sebastian
1685-1750
(b Eisenach, 21 March 1685; d Leipzig, 28 July 1750). German
Cantata No.106 — F major version (Gottes Zeit ist die
allerbeste Zeit [Actus tragicus]) <1707>
chorus solos SATB
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In these editions the intended original key is restored; it is the only key that is practical for the recorders.
Source of text: Anon. (possibly put together by Bach). No.2a, Acts 17:28; 2b, Psalm 90:12; 2c, Isaiah 38:1; 2d, Jesus Sirach (Apocrypha) 14:18 & Revelations 22:20; no.3a, Psalm 31:6; 3b, Luke 23:43 & Martin Luther 1524; no.4, Adam Reusner, 1533. English translation by Jean Lunn. Language: German
I. Sonatina
IIa. Chorus: "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit"
IIb. Arioso: "Ach Herr, lehre uns bedenken"
IIc. Aria: "Bestelle dein Haus! denn du wirst sterben"
IId. Chorus: "Es ist der alte Bund"
IIIa. Aria: "In deine Hände befehl ich meinen Geist"
IIIb. Arioso: "Heute wirst du mit mir im Paradies sein"
IV. Chorus: "Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit"