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Philippe Herreweghe & Collegium Vocale Gent
Weinen, Klagen…
Cantatas BWV 12, BWV 38, BWV 75


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J.S. Bach: Weinen, Klagen… (Cantatas BWV 12, 38, 75)

 

Cantatas BWV 12, 1724 version [22:06], BWV 38 [16:43], BWV 75 [29:46]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Goedele Debelder, Cécile Kempenaers, Lut Van de Velde, Dominique Verkinderen; Altos: Uwe Czyborra-Schröder, Beat Duddeck, Cécile Pilorger, Alex Potter, Mieke Wouters; Tenors: Malcolm Bennett, Gerhard Hölzle, Dan Martin, Markus Schuck, Basses: Pieter Coene, Christophe Sam, Robert van der Vinne, Frits Vanhulle
Orchestra: Concert-master: Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch; Violin I: Michiyo Kondo, Mira Goldenau, Thérèse Kipfer; Violin II: Adrian Chamorro, Foskien Kooistra, Corrado Masoni, Andreas Preuss; Violas: Zbigniew Pilch, Hiltrud Hampe, Annette Geiger, Michiyo Kondo [BWV 12]; Violoncellos: Ageet Zweistra, Hermen Jan Schwitters; Double-bass: Myiram Shalinsky; Organ: Herman Stinders; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Taka Kitazato; Bassoon: Philippe Miquen; Trumpet: Per Olov Lindeke [BWV 75]; Trombones: Tim Dowling, Harry Ries, Simen van Mechelen, Wim Becu [BWV 38]

Harmonia Mundi France HMC-901843
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Dec 2003

CD / TT: 69:09
MP3 / T: 68:56

Recorded at Studio Flagey, Brussels, Belgium.
Recording: Tritonous; Artistic Director: Andreas Neubronner; Sound Engineer: Markus Heiland.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 12 by P. Herreweghe.
See: Weinen Klagen... Cantatas BWV 12, 38 & 75 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 12: Complete Cantata [22:19] | Part 1 [HD: 8:31] + Part 2 [HD: 7:01] + Part 3 [HD: 6:36] | Complete Cantata [22:18]
Cantata BWV 38: Complete Cantata [16:52] | Complete Cantata [16:55]
Cantata BWV 75: Complete Cantata [HD: 29:56] | Complete Cantata [29:59]
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The Latest Herreweghe

Sw Anandgyan wrote (January 25, 2005):
My kind of excitement, a first German review for the new Bach CD from Philippe Herreweghe on Harmonia Mundi.

So, we know they gave it the very best rating ( 10 ) and we get to see the art work for the cover.

Oh, if you don't mind a mechanical translation device you may get a bit of what the reviewer has to say but since that score reminds me of Bo Derek or Nadia Comaneci; ok, you get the idea ... it's tops.
http://tinyurl.com/3rsya


Bach Herreweghe Telegraph; a review

Sw Anandgyan wrote (May 8, 2005):
Bach: Cantatas Nos BWV 12, BWV 38 and BWV 75
Carolyn Sampson, Daniel Taylor, Mark Padmore, Peter Kooy, Collegium Vocale Gent, cond Philippe Herreweghe
Harmonia Mundi
HMC 901843, £13·99

Bach was evidently determined to make a splash with his first cantata for Leipzig. And, with its colourful scoring (including a stunning high trumpet solo), catchy dance arias and virtuoso range of styles, Die Elenden sollen essen (BWV 75) was greeted
enthusiastically by his new congregation.

Its exuberant hedonism contrasts starkly with Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (BWV 38), an austere, esoteric work that mingles archaic techniques with Bach's most tortured chromaticism. The earliest cantata here, Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (BWV 12), also has its share of chromatic anguish, not least in the great choral threnody that Bach later recycled as the Crucifixus in the B minor Mass (BWV 232).

Herreweghe's Bach has always been stronger on introspection than flamboyance. Other performers, including Suzuki (BIS) and Koopman (Erato), have brought more swagger and élan to BWV 75. But few, if any, versions of these cantatas match Herreweghe's refinement and gentle, unforced eloquence. Stylish though he is, bass Peter Kooy lacks a firm centre to his tone. The other three soloists, though, are
first-rate, above all tenor Mark Padmore, ardent and elegant in his minuet aria in BWV 75, poignantly expressive as he proclaims Christ's presence amid sorrow in BWV 38.
Richard Wigmore.

Philippe Herreweghe: Short Biography | Ensembles: La Chapelle Royale | Collegium Vocale Gent
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 29, 119 & 120 - P. Herreweghe | Christmas Cantatas from Leipzig - P. Herreweghe | Weinen Klagen.. Cantata BWV 12, 38 & 75 - P. Herreweghe
Other Vocal Works: BWV 232 - P. Herreweghe | BWV 244 - P. Herreweghe | BWV 245 - P. Herreweghe | BWV 248 - P. Herreweghe
Table of recordings by BWV Number


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