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Cantata BWV 12
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
Discography - Part 7

Complete Recordings 2000-2009

< Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999

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1

Bach Cantatas Vol. 24: Altenburg/Warwick
For the 3rd Sunday after Easter (Jubilate) (BWV 12, 103, 146)
For the 4th Sunday after Easter (Cantate) (BWV 166, 108, 117)

 
 
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Cantata BWV 12 [22:38]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Julian Clarkson
MC: Sopranos: Charlotte Mobbs, Nicola Jenkin, Elin Manahan Thomas, Lucinda Houghton, Suzanne Flowers, Katie Pringle; Altos: David Clegg, Charles Humphries, Frances Jellard, Robin Tyson; Tenors: Vernon Kirk, Robert Murray, Nicolas Robertson, Simon Davies; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Thomas Guthrie, Alexander Ashworth, Christopher Foster
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Irmgard Schaller, Penny Spencer, Matthew Truscott, Deirdre Ward; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Desmond Heath, Ellen O’Dell, Jane Gillie; Violas: Clare Barwick, Colin Kitching, Mari Giske, Penny Veryard; Cellos: Melanie Beck, Catherine Rimer; Double-bass: Judith Evans; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Mark Baigent, Catherine Latham; Bassoon: Nöel Rainbird; Trumpet: Niklas Eklund; Harpsichord: Jan Waterfield; Organ: Silas John Standage

Soli Deo Gloria 107

May 14, 2000

2-CD / TT: 128:41

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Schlosskirche, Altenburg, Germany.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Matthijs Ruijter & Thijs Hoekstra; Tape Editor: Sebastian Stein; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 24
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 12: Complete Cantata [22:47] | Mvt. 2: Chorus [7:54]
Vol. 24, CD-1: Cantatas BWV 12, BWV 103, BWV 146 [76:37]
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2

Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11
J.S. Bach: The Famous Cantatas
[B-2]
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1 (BWV 1-20)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 12 [23:14]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Tanny Koomen, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk, Herjan Pullen; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins, Arjan Heikoop; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Huib van Hinsbergen
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Alida Schat, Pieter Affourtit, Annabelle Ferdinand, Elin Eriksson, Fanny Pestalozzi, Fiorenza Dedonatis, Antoinette Lohmann; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam; Violoncello: Frank Wakelkamp; Double-bass: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Joshua Cheatam; Oboe: Peter Frankenberg; Bassoon: Trudy van der Wulp; Natural Trumpet: Susan Williams; Organ: Vaughan Schlepp, Rien Voskuillen [BVWV 12/4]

Brilliant Classics 99379
United Classics T2CD-2012125
Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 367:20
5-CD / TT: 271:39
MP3 / TT: 370:43

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram Leerdam; Producer/Editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 11, CD-2: Cantatas BWV 12, BWV 74, BWV 177 [71:23]
Buy this album at:
5-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Amazon.de
5-CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Dowload (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes

 


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J.S. Bach: Cantates BWV 131, BWV 12, BWV 51 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 12 []

Jean-François Frémont

Maîtrise des Petits Chanteurs de Versailles (Chorus Mater: Jean-François Frémont) / Sinfonie Saint-Julien

Counter-tenor: François-Gabriel Rouquette; Tenor: Christophe Einhorn; Bass: Jean-Loup Pagési

Ami SON AS-CP02-01

2002

CD / TT: 61:16

Recorded at Eglise Notre-Dame, Versailles, France.
Buy this album at:
CD (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Maitrise de Petits Chanteurs de Versailles


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Spring Concert 2003 - Pro Arte Sings Bach and Monteverdi (BWV 12, 4) [C-1]

Cantata BWV 12 []

Arthur Sjögren

Pro Arte Singers; Pro Arte Festival Chorus / Pro Arte Orchestra

Soloists: Alto: Michael Burnette; Tenor: Michael Steinberger; Bass: Gregory Purnhagen

Pro Arte Singers

Mar 30, 2003

CD / TT:

Recorded live at the First Presbyterian Church, Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Pro Arte Singers Website


5

J.S. Bach: Weinen, Klagen… (Cantatas BWV 12, 38, 75) [C-16]

 

Cantata BWV 12, 1724 version [22:06]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

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 1: Michiyo Kondo, Mira Goldenau, Thérèse Kipfer; Violin 2: 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

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]
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"Death and Resurrection" (Spring concert 2004: Collegium, Chorus, and Chamber Orchestra) [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 12 []

Virginia Hancock

Reed College Chorus / String players from the Reed Chamber Orchestra

Soloists: unknown

Reed College

Apr 25, 2004

CD + Videocassette / TT:

Recorded at Reed College - Division of the Arts, Music Department, Portla, Oregon, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 268899929) & Reed College Website


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J.S. Bach: Cantate e Mottetti, Vol. III (Cantatas BWV 71, 12, 106, 137) [C-3]

 
 

Cantata BWV 12 [20:41]

Conductor: Michael Radulescu; Artistic Director & Assistant: Margherita Dalla Vecchia

Laboratorio vocale e instrumentale Il Teatro Armonico

Sopranos: Patrizia Vaccari, Laura Fabris; Altos: Michel van Goethem, Elena Biscuola; Tenor: Baltazar Zuniga,; Basses: Yiannis Vassilakis, Marco Radaelli
Vocal ensemble: Sopranos: Eugenia Corrieri, Laura Fabris, Piera Pelanda, Patrizia Vaccari; Altos: Elena Biscuola, Michel van Goethem, Roberta Guidi, Alida Oliva; Tenors: Alberto Allegrezza, Luigi Gariboldi, Sergio Martella, Federico Zandonà, Baltazar Zuniga; Basses: Davide Benetti, Luigi De Facci, Marco Radaelli, Yiannis Vassilakis
Instrumental ensemble: Flutes: Alberto Allegrezza, Manuela Luppi; Violas da gamba: Cristiano Contadin, Teresina Croce; Violins: Davide Monti, Yayoi Masuda, Michio lsaji, Robeno Lea, Lorenzo Biagini, Vittoria Rosapane, Sonia Valero; Violas: Monica Pelliciari, Davide Zaltron; Violoncellos: Marco Dal Bianco, Margherita Dal Cortivo; Double-bass: Fabio Come; Trumpets: Daniele Moreno, Jonathan Pia, Michele Santi; Oboes: Davide Bettin, Pietro Corna; Bassoon: Steno Boesso; Timpani: Tommaso Castiglioni; Harpsichord: Umberto Forni; Organ: Margherita Dalla Vecchia

Amici dell'organo Vicenze ADO-2004

Oct 20, 2004

CD / TT: 78:12

Recorded live at Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza, Italy, during Progetto Bach 2004 (October 15-21, 2004).
Coordination: Carlo Zanovello; Sound Engineer: Matteo Costa; Mastering: Givanni Bettin.


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Cantatas of J.S. Bach - Sunday 24 May, 2005 (BWV 131, 12, 903, 173) [C-1]

 

5-11: Cantata BWV 12 []

Peter Roennfeldt

QCGU Early Music Vocal Ensemble / QCGU Baroque Ensemble

Alto: Georgina Hawes; Tenor: Steven Moore; Bass: Matt McKinnon

Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University

May 24, 2005

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 956760198)


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J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 2 - Weimar Cantatas (BWV 12, 18, 61, 161) [C-2]

 
 

Cantata BWV 12 [24:06]

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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey
Purcell Quartet: Catherine Mackintosh, Catherine Weiss (Violins, Violas); Richard Boothby (Cello), Robert Woolley (Organ)
With: Rachel Beckett (Recorder); Catherine Latham (Recorder); Anthony Robson (Oboe); Andrew Watts (Bassoon); David Blackadder (Trumpet); Katarina Bengtson (Viola); Rachel Byrt (Viola); William Hunt (Violone)
Organ supplied, tuned and maintained by Robin Jennings; Pitch: A = 392 Hz (Tiefkammerton: recorders), A = 415 Hz (Kammerton: oboe), A = 466 Hz (Chorton: other instruments); Temperament: modifi ed sixth comma, based on Bach’s 1722 title page of Das wohltemperirte Clavier (Lehman, published 2005)

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0742
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Oct 16-18, 2005

CD / TT: 71:21
MP3 /TT: 71:15

Recorded at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
Recording Producer Rachel Smith; Sound Engineer Jonathan Cooper; Assistant Engineer Michael Common; Editor: Rachel Smith; A & R Administrator Mary McCarthy.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: BWV 12, BWV 18, BWV 61, BWV 161 [70:56]
Buy this album at:
CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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10

Music Golden Age: Bach, Handel & Mozart [C-12]

 

Cantata BWV 12 [22:05]

Dale Higbee

(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque

Soprano: Teresa Radomski; Contralto: Lee Morgan; Tenor: Richard Earl Cook; Bass-Baritone: Doug Crawley
John Pruett & Greg Pannell (Baroque Violin); Mary Frances Boyce (Baroque Viola); Gretchen Tracy (Baroque Violoncello); Susan Bates (Harpsichord & Organ); Dale Higbee (Recorders)

Carolina Baroque CB-123

Feb 10, 2006

CD / TT: 74:53

Recorded live at the Sanctuary of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA.
Recorded and/or produced by White Sound Studio.
Buy this album at:
CD: Dale Higbee [via e-mail]


11

J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 11: "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" (Cantatas BWV 67 · 85 · 12)

 

Cantata BWV 12 [13:05]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben

Accent ACC-25311
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Apr 27-28, 2008

SACD / TT: 55:33
MP3 / TT: 55:18

Recorded at Rosario, Bever, Belgium.
Executive Producer; Editing, Recording: Eckhard Steiger.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 12: Mvt. 6: Aria [T] [4:44]
Buy this album at:
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12

A. Lotti · J.D. Zelenka · J.S. Bach [C-4]

 

Cantata BWV 12 [24:25]

Thomas Hengelbrock

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor / Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble

Soprano: Tanya Aspelmeier, Heike Heilmann; Contralto: Marion Eckstein; Counter-tenor: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Julian Podger; Bass: Marek Rzepka

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 88697526842
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Sep 26-29, 2008

CD / TT: 76:02
MP3 / TT: 75:42

Recorded at Martinskirche, Müllheim, Baden, Germany.
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


13

J.S. Bach: Live Cantatas BWV 21 and BWV 12 [U-4]

Cantatas BWV 12, 1714 version [21:51]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Mira Glodeanu (Violin); Marcel Ponseele (Oboes)

Rapidshare

Nov 3, 2008

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Salle Henri le Boeuf, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, Belgium.
Source/lineage: a Musiq3 (RTBF) recording
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 12 by P. Herreweghe.
Download this recording from Rapidshare: CD


14

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 12, 78, 150 & Motette BWV 118 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 12 [22:52]

Françoise Lasserre

(OVPP - No Choir) / Akadêmia Ensemble

Soprano: Veronika Winter; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon, Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Baritone: Benoît Arnould
Orchestra: 1st Violin: Flavio Losco; Violins: Olivier Briand, Cosimo Stawiarski, Bénédicte Pernet; Violas: Benoit Douchy, Géraldine Roux, Judith Depoutot, Hélène Platone; Violoncello Solo: Hervé Douchy; Double-bass: Jean-Paul Talvard; Oboe Solo: Jean-Marc Philippe; Bassoon: Nicolas André; Slide Trumpet: Gilles Rapin; Organ: Laurent Stewart

Zig-Zag Territories ZZT-090502
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Dec 3-5, 2008; Jan 5-7, 2009

CD / TT: 64:25
MP3 / T:T

Recorded at L'Eglise Evangélique Allemande Paris 9e, France.
Sound Recording, Artistic Direction: Franck Jaffrès; Assembly: Alban Moraud.
Buy this album at:
CD (2009): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


15

J.S. Bach: Cantates de Pâques (Easter Cantatas) (BWV 67, 85, 12) - Lyon 2009 [CV-2]

Cantata BWV 12 [25:47]

Sigiswald Kuijken

(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande

Soloists: Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Violins 1: Sigiswald Kuijken, Katharina Wulf; Violins 2: Makoto Akatsu, Ann Cnop; Viola: Marleen Thiers; Violoncello piccolo (da Spalla): Sigiswald Kuijken; Basse de violon: Marian Minnen; Transverse Flute: Patrick Beuckels; Oboes / Oboes d'amore: Patrick Beaugiraud, Vinciane Baudhuin; Tromba de tirarsi [BWV 12]; Jean-François Madeuf; Bassoon: Yukiko Murakami; Organ: Korneel Bernolet

Mezzo Channel

Apr 24, 2009

Video / TT: 58:09

Recorded & filmed live at Chapelle de la Trinité, Lyon, France, during Le Festival de Musique Baroque de Lyon.
A Mezzo Production; Broadcast by Mezzo Channel; Realisation: Karl More.
Source: Classique News [French]
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 12 by S. Kuijken.
Download complete programme from: TorrentMob
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 12: Complete Cantata [25:47] | Complete Cantata [25:47]


< Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999

Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2000 - May 2025)
Thanks to contributors: Anandgyan (February 2010); Matthias Hansen (July 2006, June 2009); Rainer Harald (April 2019 - April 2020); Frits V. Herbold (March 2012); Bradley Lehman (April 2004); John Pike (May 2005); Claude Role (June 2017); Keiji Saito (July 2011); Teri Noel Towe (October 2005); Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Cantata BWV 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen for Jubilate [3rd Sunday after Easter] (1714)
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