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Cantata BWV 68
Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt

German Title

Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt

English Title

God so loved the world (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for Whit Monday [2nd Day of Pentecost]
Readings: Epistle: Acts 10: 42-48; Gospel: John 3: 16-21

Composed

Leipzig, 1725 | 1st performance: May 21, 1725 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: 1735-1740 - Leipzig

Text

Christiane Mariane von Ziegler (Mvts. 2-4); Salomo Liscow (Mvt. 1); John 3: 18 (Mvt. 5)

German Text | Translations: Dutch-4 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-2 | 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

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 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Japanese-2 | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of March 30, 2003; Week of June 10, 2007

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

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

1st recording of Cantata BWV 68 by K. Thomas.

2

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas I

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Elisabeth Grümmer; Bass: Theo Adam

Leipzig Classics

May-Jun 1960

TT: 18:58

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 68 by K. Thomas. Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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3

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 14
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 7, 11, 30, 68, 104 [C-5]
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 1

 

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Erato / MHS

June 1963

TT: 19:32

Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany.
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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

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5

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.
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6

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 4

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

Teldec

1977

TT: 16:49

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7

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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8

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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9

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

Christophe Coin

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

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Astrée Auvidis

Oct 1995

TT: 16:14

Recorded at Ponitz Kirche, Thüringen, Germany.
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10

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

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Bass: Panajotis Iconomou

Soli Deo Gloria

Jun 2000

TT: 13:45

Live recording from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford, England.
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11

Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

TT: 16:53

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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12

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Deborah York; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Mar 2001

TT: 14:58

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 39

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

2007

SACD / TT:

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

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - May 2008)
Thanks to conbtributors: Robin Crag (November 2002), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004)

Cantata BWV 68: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

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