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Cantata BWV
26
Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig |
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Ref. |
BWV 26 |
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German Title |
Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig |
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English Title |
Ah how fleeting, ah how long (by Richard Stokes) |
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Event |
Chorale Cantata for the 24th Sunday after Trinity
Readings: Epistle: Colossians 1: 9-14; Gospel: Matthew 9: 18-26 |
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Composed |
Leipzig, 1724
1st performance: November 19, 1724 - Leipzig |
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Text |
Michael Franck (Mvts. 1, 6); Anon (Mvts. 2-5) |
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German Text | Translations: Catalan-1 | Dutch-3 | English-1 | English-3 | English-8 | English-10 | French-1 | French-4 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian | Italian-2 | Japanese-6 | Russian-1 | Spanish-2
Chorale Text: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig |
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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 |
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Score Vocal & Piano [1.65 MB] | Score BGA [2.47 MB]
Chorales Mvt. 6:
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
Score Examples: Examples from the Score
Chorale Melody: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig |
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References |
BGA: V/1 | NBA: I/27 | BC: A 162 | Zwang: K 98 | First Published: BG, 1855 | Autograph score (Facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Provenance |
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Commentary |
BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | EvH [Dutch] | JdW [Dutch] | JPdL [Dutch] | KL [Dutch] | Role [French] | Reyes [Spanish] |
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Music |
Music Examples |
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Discussions |
Week of November 10, 2002; Week of November 5, 2006; Week of September 16, 2012 |
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Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 10
The Great Cantatas of J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 26, Cantata No. 130, Cantata No. 61 [L-10]
J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 8, 26, 43, 61, 85, 130, 182 [C-2]
Bach Cantatas: Volume 2 |
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Cantata BWV 26 [18:27] |
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Fritz Werner |
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Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra |
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Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk |
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Erato LDE-3204 (Mono)
Erato STE-50085 (Stereo)
Musical Heritage Society MHS-516
Erato 4509-97407-2
Erato 2584-61402-2 |
Autumn 1961 |
LP / TT: 51:39
LP / TT: 51:39
LP / TT: 51:39
2-CD / TT: 147 min
10-CD / TT: 722:00 |
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Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Buy this album at:
10-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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Cantatas 26, 80, & Mendelssohn [C-6] |
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Cantata BWV 26 [] |
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Ralph Nelson |
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Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon |
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Bach Cantata Choir 6 |
Apr 11, 2007 |
CD / TT: |
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Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - February 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (July 2005), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Fritz V. Herbold (February 2012), Russ Sackowitz (September 2008), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), Roland Wörner (October 2002) |
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Cantata BWV 26 : Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |
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