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Cantata BWV 68
Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt

Ref.	BWV 68
German Title	Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt
English Title	God so loved the world (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Cantata for Whit Monday [2^nd Day of Pentecost] Readings: Epistle: Acts 10: 42-48; Gospel: John 3: 16-21
Composed	Leipzig, 1725 1^st performance: May 21, 1725 - Leipzig 2^nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig
Text	Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvts. 2-4); Salomo Liscow (Mvt. 1); John 3: 18 (Mvt. 5)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Catalan-1 \| Dutch-4 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-6 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hungarian-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Japanese-2 \| Japanese-6 \| Portuguese-1 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-4
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 oboes, taille, horn, 2 violins, violoncello piccolo, viola, continuo Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Chorus
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.94 MB] \| Score BGA [2.78 MB] Capella: Mvt. 2 [cap]
References	BGA: XVI \| NBA: I/14 \| BC: A 86 \| Zwang: K 125 \| First Published: BG, 1868 \| Autograph score (Facsimile): ? \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| Mincham \| EvH [Dutch] \| BK [Dutch] \| HT [Dutch] \| Role [French] \| Japanese-2 \| Reyes [Spanish]
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of March 30, 2003; Week of June 10, 2007; Week of February 20, 2011

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4 (3^rd round)

John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26
Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 68 & BWV 70 [C-7]
Kurt Thomas
Kantorei der Dreikönigskirche Frankfurt / Orchestra of the Collegium Musicum
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Bass: Erich Wenk
L’Oiseau-Lyre		1952 ?	LP / TT: 20:30
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 68 by K. Thomas.

2	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas I J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 68, Kantate Nr. 111 [L-3]
Kurt Thomas
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Elisabeth Grümmer; Bass: Theo Adam
Berlin / Leipzig Classics Eterna 820 210		May-Jun 1960	CD / TT: 18:58 LP / TT:
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 68 by K. Thomas. Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at:

3	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 14 J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 68, Cantata No. 98, Cantata No. 53 [L-14] J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 7, 11, 30, 68, 104 [C-5] Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Cantata BWV 68 [19:32]
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato STE-50181 Erato STU-70181 Musical Heritage Society MHS-1001 Erato 0630-12978-2 Erato 2584-61401-2		Jun 1963	LP / TT: 44:35 LP / TT: 44:35 LP / TT: 44:35 2-CD / TT: 140 min 10-CD / TT: 741:36
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Buy this album at: 10-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 68 & BWV 172 [C-1] J.S. Bach: Cantatas 68 / 76 / 80 [BMC]
Klaus Martin Ziegler
Kassel Vocal Ensemble / Deutsche Bachsolisten
Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Cantate / Nonesuch / Baroque Music Club		Mid 1960's ?	LP / TT: 17:45
Buy this album at: Baroque Music Club

5	Bach Festival 37^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second concert [C-2]
Cantata BWV 68 []
George Poinar
College Choir / Festival Symphony Orchestra, Festival String Orchestra.
Soprano: Karen Altman; Baritone: Dominic Cossa
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music		Apr (?) 1969	MC / TT:
Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.

6	Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		May 1974; Jan 1975	TT: 17:52
Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

7

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 17 - BWV 65-68
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4 - BWV 61-78
Bach-2000 Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 - BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 21 - BWV 67-69 & 69a

Cantata BWV 68 [16:49]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Boy Soprano: Peter Jelosits (Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben); Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Telefunken 6.35335
Teldec 8.35335 ZL & 242 571-2
Teldec 4509-91758-2
Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81194-2
Warner Classics 8573-81194-5

May 13 & Jun 27+29, 1975

2-LP / TT: 78 min
2-CD / TT: 77:45
6-CD / TT: / 389:16
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 61:03
CD / TT: 61:03

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.
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8

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 37
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 22

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher

Hänssler

Dec 1980; Mar-Apr 1981

TT: 17:17

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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9

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas II

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Bass: Theo Adam

Leipzig Classics

Jan, Feb, Apr 1981

TT: 16:13

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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10

»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 9

Cantata BWV 68 [18:51] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura

Emiko Ohmura

Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Konomi Nagoya; Bass: Keiichi Usami; Organ: Miyako Kusama

Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 09

May 25, 1991

CD / TT: 56:15

Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

11

J.S. Bach: Cantatas with Violoncelle Piccolo (Vol. 3)

Cantata BWV 68 [16:14]

Christophe Coin

Chœur de Chambre Accentus (Direction: Laurence Equilbey) / Ensemble Baroque de Limoges

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Auvidis Astrée / Naïve

Oct 1995

CD / TT: 62:20

Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thüringen, Germany.
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12

Bach Cantatas Vol. 26: Long Melford
For Whit Sunday
For Whit Monday

Cantata BWV 68 [13:45]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou

Soli Deo Gloria 121

Jun 12, 2000

2-CD / TT: 117:40

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 26
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13

Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12

Cantata BWV 68 [16:53]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics 99380

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 332:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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14

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14
J.S. Bach: Whitsun Cantatas (Single Volume Cantatas Vol. 11)

Cantata BWV 68 [14:58]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Deborah York; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand CC-72214
Antoine Marchand CC-72290

Mar 5-16, 2001

3-CD / TT: 205.31
CD / TT: 68:16

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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15

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 39 - BWV 28, 68, 85, 175, 183

Cantata BWV 68 [13:28]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Bass: Peter Kooy
Dmitry Badiarov (Violoncello piccolo da spalla)

BIS 1641

Feb 2007

SACD / TT: 72:29

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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16

J.S. Bach: Osteroratorium, BWV 249; Himmelfahrtsoratorium, BWV 11 [U-3]

Cantata BWV 68 [15:37]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Bass: Stephan MacLeod

Rapidshare

May 16, 2008

CD / TT: 70:05

Recorded during "Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music 2008" at St. John's Smith Square, London, England.
Source/lineage: digital FM Broadcast > Soundcard > Gramofile > Audacity > Switch Broadcasted by the Austrian radiostation Oe1
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - February 2012)
Thanks to conbtributors: Anandgyan (February 2010), Robin Crag (November 2002), Matthias Hansen (June 2008), Frits V. Herbold (February 2012), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 68: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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