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Cantata BWV 12
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen |
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Ref.: |
BWV 12 / BC A 68 |
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German Title: |
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen |
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English Title: |
Weeping, wailing, fretting, fearing (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event: |
Cantata for Jubilate [3rd Sunday after Easter]
Readings: Epistle: 1 Peter 2: 11-20; Gospel: John 16: 16-23 |
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Composed: |
Weimar, 1714; Revised: Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: April 22, 1714 - Weimar
2nd performance: April 30, 1724 - Leipzig |
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Text: |
Acts 14: 22 (Mvt. 3); Samuel Rodigast (Mvt. 7); Salomo Franck ? (Mvts. 2, 4-6) |
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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]
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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 |
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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]
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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
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Commentaries: |
BWV 12 / BC A 68 Commentaries: English:
Crouch
| All Music
| Emmanuel Music
| Mincham
| IOPN Library Illinois
| Bachipedia
| Wikipedia
Nielsen [Danish]
| Af [Dutch]
| BK [Dutch]
| EvH [Dutch]
| KL [Dutch]
| RW [Dutch]
| Chazot [French]
| Role [French]
| Kantate [Japanese]
| Reyes [Spanish]
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Music: |
Music Examples |
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Contents |
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Discography |
Discussions |
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Complete Recordings:
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 (18) = 66
Recordings of Individual Movements:
Part 11: Individual Movements (49)
Part 12: F. Liszt: Prelude / Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen |
General Discussions:
Discussions - Part 1 (1st round: Week of May 14, 2000)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round: Week of Feb 27, 2005)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round: Week of Sep 19, 2010)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round: Week of MaR 8, 2015)
Discussions of Individual Recordings:
“Actus Tragicus” - Cantatas BWV 4, 12, 106 & 196 - K. Junghänel & Cantus Cölln
J.E. Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24
Weinen Klagen... Cantatas BWV 12, 38 & 75 - P. Herreweghe
Three Weimar Cantatas - J. Rifkin
Edition Bachakademie Vols. 1-20 - H. Rilling |
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Prepared by Aryeh Oron (May 2000 - June 2026) |
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