J.S. Bach - Cantata BWV 12 'Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen' (J.S. Bach Foundation)

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From the protestant church Teufen in Switzerland
Choir and Orchestra of the J. S. Bach Foundation
Rudolf Lutz - conductor & harpsichord
Soloists
Margot Oitzinger - alto
Bernhard Berchtold - tenor
Wolf Matthias Friedrich - bass

Johann Sebastian Bach - Cantata BWV 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" (Weeping, lamenting, worrying, fearing)

00:00 Concert on 19.04.2013
00:30 Sinfonia
03:05 Chorus: Weinen, Klagen
10:13 Recitative (alto): Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal
11:00 Aria (alto): Kreuz und Kronen sind verbunden
17:06 Aria (bass): Ich folge Christo nach
19.22 Aria (tenor): Sei getreu, alle Pein
23:48 Chorale: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan

[davidswan]

What an accomplished oboist. Such sublime beauty.

[klausfleck]

Herr Lutz macht Bach lebendig. Bach wäre stolz auf ihn!

[Chunkfterbi]

Uncompromising and homogeneous precision of choir in dynamics (Angst und Not, Angst und Not), text work, listening and ornamentation (not only, but prominently Soprano). Miraculously subtle and blossoming crescendi and resolving decrescendi and transfer from one voice to the next ( in what I’m tempted to call Crucifixus). Great soloist work of all three of them (the mild, floating blend of trumpet and tenor). And then the string section is just a dream, such transparency and such a groove (bass aria), and again a stunning listening capacity. This performance is all about breathing music arising from perfect mastery of all aspects, carefully elaborated and performed with max attention. And not to forget: the visual recording is perfectly directed, the camera perspectives revealing how much the musicians in the orchestra but also in choir look at each other as well as to the conductor who in reverse sculptures the performance most subtly. Lutz keeps upping the the ante. Bravi, bravi!

[bernd-hartmutbeuter]

Wunderschön! Vielen Dank an die J.S. Bachstiftung, dass sie diese unvergleichlich schöne Musik am Leben erhält.

[Jean-jxj]

Je trouve la musique de cette Cantate écrite d'une manière trop complexe, en comparaison d'oeuvres postérieures, plus faciles à écouter et non moins belles. De toute façon cette musique, splendidement interprétée, mérite amplement d'être jouée et partagée. Grand merci à la Bach Foundation pour toutes ces oeuvres partagées gratuitement sur YouTube !

[thelilia]

Zum Weinen schön! Herrliche Musik von grösster artistischer Qualität: Danke!

[michaelpinker]

Bernhard Berchthold's voice in the tenor aria is so sweet, so true, I could listen to this aria for hours on end....

[arthursoghoyan]

AMAZING PERFORMANCE !!!!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!!
Perhaps the best performance of Aria : Sei getreu, alle Pein.
Thanks, Thanks, Thanks.

[valtergilenardi]

Quando ascolto Bach entro in contatto con la parte migliore del mio Cuore...Bach è Divino Saluti da Lecce 👋 😎🤗🌌🙏❤

[johannesbrahmsfan]

This must be the best version of this cantata available to listen to! Choir, soloists, musicians and director Lutz; all are at top notch here. Thanks to God!

[JohannSebastianBach]

Weimar, den 22. April 1714, die Uraufführung, ich beschloß, sie in Leipzig zu wiederholen, dagegen war und ist sie eine der schönsten Kantaten, die je unter meiner Feder gewandert sind. Wunderbar Herr Lutz.

[peterwatchorn]

One of the most extraordinary in a series that is in itself extraordinary. Exquisite.

[luizalbuquerque]

One of the best performances of the serie. My new favorite for this particular Cantata. The aria Kreuze und Krone sind verbunden gains a new dimension.

[joshsussman]

Another spark of genius from the Bach workbench.

[StrammerBursche]

Es hat mich zu Tränen gerührt vielen Dank!

[p.maillard]

Interprétation très chrétienne des cantates de bach, un grand merci .

[timotheuspeter]

Very great! I often think that Bach would be astounded by the quality of performances & recordings like this..

[stufarnham]

Lovely performance throughout. Kudos to the oboist in the sinfonia, the trumpeter in the tenor aria, and to the soloists. This rendering captured the grace, the sorrow, and the hope of the text magnificently. Wonderful job by all. Thank you.

[katringiordanengo]

Tiefgreifende Musik! Tiefgreifend musiziert! Herzlichen Dank!

[francoisbloch]

Comme toujours Margot Oitzinger très professionnelle, émouvante, puissante, délicate.