Alles nur nach Gottes Willen (Everything according to God's will alone), BWV 72, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it in Leipzig in 1726 for the third Sunday after Epiphany and first performed it on 27 January 1726. Bach used the opening chorus for the Gloria of his Missa in G minor, BWV 235.
Librettist | Salomo Franck |
Date of composition | 1726 in Leipzig, Germany |
First published | 1870, unsure; in Leipzig, Germany |
Type | Cantata |
Tonality | A Minor |
Catalogue | BWV 72 |
Approx. duration | 20 minutes |
Spoken language | German |
Instruments |
Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Alto) Voice (Bass) Chorus/Choir Oboe Strings Continuo |
Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Alles nur nach Gottes Willen en la mineur, BWV 72 ""Everything according to God's will alone"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Alles nur nach Gottes Willen in la minore, BWV 72 ""Everything according to God's will alone"" Johann Sebastian Bach: Alles nur nach Gottes Willen a-moll, BWV 72 ""Everything according to God's will alone"" |