In 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit', performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, the combination of instruments Bach uses can be described in many ways – famous, idiosyncratic, exceptionally beautiful and meaningful. In any case, the instrumentation is an unusual one. The violins are conspicuous by their absence, but there are two recorders and two viola da gambas, which provide a soft, comforting and sometimes almost heavenly sound.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on May 16th 2015 at the Oostkerk, Middelburg. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB or consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

The English subtitling for this cantata was sponsored by the American Bach Society. The translation was made by Daniel R. Melamed and Michael Marissen. For an annotated version of the text and translation, see http://bachcantatatexts.org/BWV106.htm.

For the interview with gamba player Mieneke van der Velden, conductor Jos van Veldhoven, and recorder player Heiko ter Schegget on 'Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit' go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-flQAzAXM8M
For more information on BWV 106 and this production go to http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-106/

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Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Dorothee Mields, soprano
Alex Potter, alto
Charles Daniels, tenor
Tobias Berndt, bass

0:00 Sonatina
2:42 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Chor)
4:49 Ach, Herr, Lehre uns bedenken (Arioso)
7:06 Bestelle dein Haus (Arie)
8:11 Es ist der alte Bund (Chor und arioso)
12:00 In deine Hände (Arie)
14:19 Heute wirst du mit mir im Paradies sein (Arioso)
17:55 Glorie, Lob, Ehr und Herrlichkeit (Chor)