Cantata BWV 26 - Recordings

German Title	Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig
English Title	Ah how fleeting, ah how long (by Richard Stokes)
Event	Chorale Cantata for the 24^th Sunday after Trinity Readings: Epistle: Colossians 1: 9-14; Gospel: Matthew 9: 18-26
Composed	Leipzig, 1724 \| 1^st performance: November 19, 1724 - Leipzig
Text	Michael Franck (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5)
Text	German Text \| Translations: Dutch-3 \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-8 \| English-10 \| French-1 \| French-4 \| Hebrew-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian-2 \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 Chorale Text: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: transverse flute, 3 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo including organ & horn Mvt. 1: Chorale \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Recitative \| Mvt. 4: Aria \| Mvt. 5: Recitative \| Mvt. 6: Chorale
Scoring	Score Vocal & Piano [1.65 MB] \| Score BGA [2.47 MB] Chorales Mvt. 6: Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap] Examples from the Score: Examples Chorale Melody: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig
References	BGA: V/1 \| NBA: I/27 \| BC: A 162 \| Zwang: K 98 \| First Published: BG, 1855 \| Provenance
Commentary	BCW \| Crouch \| AMG \| Dutch-1 \| Dutch-2 \| Spanish
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of November 10, 2002; Week of November 5, 2006

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions - Part 1 Discussions - Part 2
Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Cantatas Volume 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki W. Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet (arranged music of J.S. Bach)

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 10 J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 8, 26, 43, 61, 85, 130, 182 [C-2] Bach Cantatas: Volume 2
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk
Erato / MHS		1961	TT: 18:27
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk

2	Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Contralto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Theo Adam
Archiv Produktion		Oct 1966	TT: 15:27
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 26 by K. Richter. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master - Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Teldec		1973	TT: 16:39
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4	Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas V Bach: Kantaten BWV 26, BWV 106 [L-5]
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Rosemarie Lang; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
Eterna / Leipzig Classics		May 1977	TT: 17:04
Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

5	J.S. Bach: Kantatan / Cantatas BWV 80, BWV 26, BWV 116 [C-8]
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Trudeliese Schmidt; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion		1978	TT: 17:32
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 26 by K. Richter. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

6	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 59 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 8
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Doris Soffel; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Oct 1979; Apr 1980	TT: 14:44
Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

7	Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5
Pieter Jan Leusink
Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium
Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar
Brilliant Classics		Nov-Dec 1999	TT: 16:26
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	Bach Cantatas Vol. 19: Greenwich/Romsey For the 3^rd Sunday after Epiphany For the 4^th Sunday after Epiphany
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria		Jan 2000	TT: 15:26
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Romsey Abbey, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

9	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand		Feb-Mar 2000	TT: 14:23
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: Amazon.com

10	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 28 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS		Mar 2004	SACD / TT: 14:48
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - November 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (July 2005), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Cantata BWV 26: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

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