Cantata BWV 68 - Recordings

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 \| 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 (fascimile): ? \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Emmanuel Music \| EvH [Dutch] \| BK [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 Discussions - Part 2 Discussions - Part 3
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: 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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set] \| Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

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 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

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
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

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. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

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 Buy this album at: Amazon.com

13	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 39
Cantata BWV 68 [13:28]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1641		Feb 2007	SACD / TT: 72:29
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

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

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

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