Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

“Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen”

(Weeping, wailing, fretting, fearing)

BWV 12


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)

Scoring:
Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: trumpet, oboe, bassoon, strings, continuo


Mvt. 1: Sinfonia (00:00)
Mvt. 2: Chorus (02:33)
Mvt. 3: Recitative (09:30)
Mvt. 4: Aria (10:17)
Mvt. 5: Aria (16:21)
Mvt. 6: Aria (18:40)
Mvt. 7: Chorale (22:39)


Soprano: Yumiko Kurisu
Alto: Yoshikazu Mera
Tenor: Makoto Sakurada
Bass: Peter Kooy

Bach Collegium Japan

Masaaki Suzuki

Apr 1996, the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.