Cantata 99 (Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Leusink, Rifkin, Rilling)




The Apostle Paul: Live by the Spirit

Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
What God does, that is done well  
Cantata 99
BWV 99



Event: Chorale Cantata for the 15th Sunday after Trinity
1st Performance: September 17, 1724, Leipzig 

Readings: Epistle: Galatians 5: 25 - 6: 10; Gospel: Matthew 6: 23-34 
Text: Samuel Rodigast (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5
Chorale Text: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan


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Performance of Soprano: Malin Hartelius; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey; Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner conducting. Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Unser Lieben Frauen, Bremen, Germany. 

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Performance of Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher; Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien; Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting. 

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Performance of Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium; Pieter Jan Leusink conducting. Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. 


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Performance of Soprano: Julianne Baird; Counter-tenor: Allan Fast; Tenor: Frank Kelley; Bass: Jan Opalach; The Bach Ensemble; Joshua Rifkin conducting. Recorded at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA, USA. 

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Performance of Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Lutz-Michael Harder; Bass: John Bröcheler; Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart; Helmuth Rilling conducting. Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart.

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