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Cantata BWV 72
Alles nur nach Gottes Willen

Ref.

BWV 72

German Title

Alles nur nach Gottes Willen

English Title

All things according to God’s will (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Cantata for the 3^rd Sunday after Epiphany
Readings: Epistle: Romans 12: 17-21; Gospel: Matthew 8: 1-13

Composed

Leipzig, 1726 | 1^st performance: January 27, 1726 - Leipzig

Text

Salomo Franck (Mvts. 1-5); Markgraf Albrecht von Brandenburg (Mvt. 6)

German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-5 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Portuguese-1 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative | Mvt. 3: Aria | Mvt. 4: Recitative | Mvt. 5: Aria | Mvt. 6: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.97 MB] | Score BGA [2.72 MB]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 5 [cap]
Chorale Melody: Was mein Gott will, das g’scheh allzeit

References

BGA: XVIII | NBA: I/6 | BC: A 37 | Zwang: K 139 | First Published: BG, 1870 | Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | Emmanuel Music | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of April 6, 2003; Week of September 23, 2007; Week of January 24, 2010

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions

Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas III

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Alto: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Bass: Hans Hauptmann

Leipzig Classics

1956

TT: 19:35

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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2

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 24
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 23

Helmuth Rilling

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1971; Feb 1982 (Mvt. 3, 4)

TT: 18:10

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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3

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 29
Bach Cantatas: Volume 1

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Bass: Bruce Abel

Erato

Oct 1973

TT: 24:20

Recorded in Schwaigern, Germany.
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4

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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

Boy Soprano: Wilhelm Wiedl (Soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor); Alto: Paul Esswood; Bass: Ruud van der Meer

Teldec

1977

TT: 17:29

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5

Bach Edition Vol. 4 - Cantatas Vol. 1

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Apr-Sep 1999

TT: 17:12

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
See: Bach Edition Vol. 4 & 5 - Cantatas Vol. 1 & 2 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the 3^rd Sunday of Epiphany [C-8]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Contralto: Sara Mingardo; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Archiv Produktion

Jan 2000

TT: 15:00

Recorded at Chisea di San Marco, Milan, Italy.
See: Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 19

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Choir Master: Ulrike Grosch)

Soprano: Sandrine Piau; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Antoine Marchand

Nov-Dec 2001 (Mvts. 1-4, 6); Sep-Oct 2002 (Mvt. 5)

TT: 14:06

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 42

Cantata BWV 72 []

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Rachel Nicholls; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS 1711

2008 ?

SACD / TT:

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2002 - February 2009)

Cantata BWV 72: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Instrumental | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies | New
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
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