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Cantata BWV 12
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen


Ref.:

BWV 12

German Title:

Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen

English Title:

Weeping, wailing, fretting, fearing (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Cantata for Jubilate [3rd Sunday after Easter]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 2: 11-20; Gospel: John 16: 16-23

Composed:

Weimar, 1714; Revised: Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: April 22, 1714 - Weimar
2nd performance: April 30, 1724 - Leipzig

Text:

Acts 14: 22 (Mvt. 3); Samuel Rodigast (Mvt. 7); Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 2, 4-6)

BWV 12 Text: German-1 | German-2 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-2 | Dutch-3 | French-1 | French-2 | French-3 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Hungarian-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Polish-2 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan [BWV 12/7]

Scoring:

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: trumpet, oboe, bassoon, strings, continuo
Mvt. 1: Sinfonia | Mvt. 2: Chorus | Mvt. 3: Recitative [A] | Mvt. 4: Aria [A] | Mvt. 5: Aria [B] | Mvt. 6: Aria w/ Instrumnental Chorale [T] | Mvt. 7: Chorale

BWV 12 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [1.48 MB] | Score BGA [1.59 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 44, Faszikel 7* (BWV 12: Mvts.) | D-B Mus. ms. Bach St 109, Faszikel 1* (BWV 12: Parts)
Chorales: Mvt. 7
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melodies: Jesu, meine Freude [BWV 12/6] | Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan [BWV 12/7]

References:

BWV 12 References: BGA: II | NBA: I/11.2 | BC: A 68 | Zwang: K 11 | First Published: BG, 1852 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 12 Commentaries: English: Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | Af [Dutch] | BK [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | RW [Dutch] | Chazot [French] | Role [French] | Kantate [Japanese] | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of May 14, 2000; Week of February 27, 2005; Week of September 19, 2010; Week of March 8, 2015


Contents

Discography

Discussions

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (2)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (2)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (3)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (6)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (1)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (7)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (15)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (32)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (10) = 78
Part 11: Recordings of Individual Movements
Part 12: Recordings of F. Liszt: Prelude / Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)

“Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 - by Konrad Junghänel & Cantus Cölln
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24
Weinen Klagen... Cantatas BWV 12, 38 & 75 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
Three Weimar Cantatas - conducted by Joshua Rifkin
Edition Bachakademie Vols. 1-20 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (May 2000 - December 2023)

Cantata BWV 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen for Jubilate [3rd Sunday after Easter] (1714)
Details | Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029 | Recordings of Individual Movements | Recordings of F. Liszt: Prelude / Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4


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