BWV 72 is a profound chorale prelude by J.S. Bach, setting the text 'Alles nur nach Gottes Willen'. It is a masterpiece of expressive counterpoint and harmonic depth, often considered a significant work for organ or harpsichord.
Maintaining the contrapuntal clarity while simultaneously creating a deeply expressive and seamless melodic line is the main challenge.
Alles nur nach Gottes Willen (BWV 72) is rated Henle level 6 of 9 — advanced repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 7–8. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 8.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 6 — meaning you can already play level 5–6 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Alles nur nach Gottes Willen (BWV 72) lasts about 6 minutes.
Alles nur nach Gottes Willen (BWV 72) is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.