Bach: Alles nur nach Gottes Willen, BWV 72 | Emmanuel Music Boston

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Cantata BWV 72 is one of the great bravura works from Bach’s time in Weimar. It opens with a brilliant and fiery chorus of great richness for both the singers and instrumentalists. The middle section is much quieter and more inward without changing the headlong tempo. The following alto recitative-arioso-aria is a complicated structure. The litany form ends with a brilliant and headlong aria with two solo violins. After a recitative the gorgeous and sweet soprano aria with oboe and strings comes like a balm. Notice how Bach brings back the voice for the last heavenly phrase of the aria. “Was mein Gott will” ends the cantata on a quiet note.

©Craig Smith

Cantata Notes: https://www.emmanuelmusic.org/bach-notes/bwv-72
Text and Translations: https://www.emmanuelmusic.org/bach-translations/bwv-72

Emmanuel Music Orchestra and Choir
Ryan Turner, conductor
Rachel Doehring Jackson*, soprano
Olivia Schurke*, alto
Anthony Pilcher*, bass
Gabriel Anker* & Katherine Chernyak*, violins
Hannah Staudinger*, oboe

*Bach Institute 2025 Fellows

Emmanuel Music Livestream & Production
Brad Dumont, Artistic Projects Manager
Aysha Luzia Penha, Student Assistant to the Artistic Team
Seth Torres, Live Recording & Mix Engineer

Recorded live at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Boston. January 19, 2025.
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