Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt |
| Alternative title | God so loved the world |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer Christiana Mariana von Ziegler, librettist |
| Opus | BWV 68 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | D minor |
| Composed | 1725 |
| First published | 1853 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1200 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorus: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt | — | — | — |
| Aria (soprano): Mein gläubiges Herze | — | — | — |
| Recitativo (bass): Ich bin mit Petro nicht vermessen | — | — | — |
| Aria (bass): Du bist geboren mir zugute | — | — | — |
| Chorale: Wer an ihn gläubet, der wird nicht gerichtet | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Chorus: 'Wer an ihn gläubet, der wird nicht gerichtet' (No.1) | violin, viola and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | 4 recorders | Giacomo Andreola |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | 4 recorders | Jan Kok |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | 2 violins and 2 cellos 4 cellos |
Orfeo Mandozzi |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | voice, trumpet and organ | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | voice, violin and piano voice, cello and piano |
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| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | cello and piano | Philipp Roth |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | harp | Tiny Béon |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | piano | Albert Lavignac |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | piano | Henry Maylath |
| View | Aria: 'Du bist geboren mir zugute' (No.4) | 2 oboes, 2 violas and cello 2 oboes, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang |
| View | Chorus: 'Wer an ihn gläubet, der wird nicht gerichtet' (No.5) | 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Russ Bartoli |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | 2021 | 1. Chorus: 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt' 2. Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' 3. Recitativo: 'Ich bin mit Petro nicht vermessen' 4. Aria: 'Du bist geboren mir zugute' 5. Chorale: 'Wer an ihn gläubet, der wird nicht gerichtet' Engraving files (MuseScore) |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2, English Horn Bassoon Horn (Trumpet (C)) Trombone 1, 2, 3 (Alto, Tenor, Bass) Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses Piano Organ |
| View | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Taille (English Horn) Cornetto (Trumpet) (C) Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Oboe 1, 2, Taille (English Horn) Horn (F)/Cornetto (Trumpet (B)) Trombone 1, 2, 3 Violins I Violins II Violas Violoncello Piccolo Continuo (Cellos/Basses) |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1892 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1892 | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | vocal score | Johann André | — | Complete Score (F major - original key) |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | vocal score | White | 1887 | Complete Score ( D major ) |
| View | Chorus: 'Wer an ihn gläubet, der wird nicht gerichtet' (No.1) | Arrangement for violin, viola and 2 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts Engraving files (Encore) |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (SSTB recorders) Engraving files (Sibelius) |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins and 2 cellos 4 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score Cello 1 or Violin 1 Cello 2 or Violin 2 Cello 3 Cello 4 |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for oboe, violin, viola and cello oboe, violin and 2 cellos 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for voice, trumpet and organ |
— | — | Complete Score Soprano Trumpet Organ Engraving files (Finale) |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for voice, violin and piano voice, cello and piano |
Johann André | 1853 | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Violin Part |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score Cello Part |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for harp |
Louis Rouhier | — | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
J.O. von Prochaźka | 1885 | Complete Score Complete Score (optimized version) |
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
Ditson | 1880 | Complete Score |
| View | Aria: 'Du bist geboren mir zugute' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 oboes, 2 violas and cello 2 oboes, viola and 2 cellos oboe, violin, 2 violas and cello oboe, violin, viola and 2 cellos 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Chorus: 'Wer an ihn gläubet, der wird nicht gerichtet' (No.5) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello 2 violins and 2 cellos violin, 2 violas and cello violin, viola and 2 cellos |
Peter Lang | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | Michel Rondeau, trumpet Kathryn Palmer, soprano Thomas Annand, organ |
For Voice, Trumpet and Organ (Rondeau) | Complete Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | For 4 Recorders (Andreola) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | For 4 Recorders (Kok) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | MIDI | Aria: 'Mein gläubiges Herze' (No.2) | For 4 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
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