Cantata BWV 26 - Details & Discography Part 1: Complete Recordings

Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Cantata BWV 26
Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig

Contents

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1 (1^st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2^nd round)
Discussions - Part 3
Discussions - Part 4 (3^rd round)

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 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
Cantata BWV 26 [18:27]
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk
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
Recorded in Ilsfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Buy this album at: 10-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

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	Bach Kantaten, Vol. 2: BWV 26, BWV 62, BWV 191 [D-2]
Cantata BWV 26 [16:40]
Diethard Hellmann
Bachchor und Bachorchester Mainz
Soprano: Herrat Eicker; Alto: Marie-Luise Gilles; Tenor: Alexander Young; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern Werner Richter (Flute); Fred Schweinfurter (Oboe); Jutta Schnitzler (Oboe); Karl-Heinz Dieckmann (Oboe); Günther Schuldt (Bassoon); Ruth Hellmann (Violin); Werner Taube (Cello); Reinhard Bertram (Organ)
DdM-Records Mitterteich 980016		Late 1960’s ? (P 1998)	CD / TT: 55:01
Recorded by SWF at Christuskirche, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Musik aus Mitterteich - Hubertus Krämer

4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 7 - BWV 24-27 J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2 - BWV 20-36 Bach-2000 Vol. 1: Sacred Cantatas 1 - BWV 1-14, 16-47 Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten Vol. 9 - BWV 26-29
Cantata BWV 26 [16:37 / 16:39]
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
Telefunken 6.35033 Teldec 8.35033 ZL Teldec 4509-91756-2 Teldec 3984-25706-2 Teldec 8573-81207-2 Warner Classics 8573-81207-5		Jun, Oct & Nov 1972; Feb & Apr 1973	2-LP / TT: 65 min 2-CD / TT: 64:51 6-CD / TT: 385:33 15-CD / : 999:37 CD / TT: 58:44 CD / TT: 58:44
Recorded Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?). Buy this album at: 6-CD (1994): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 15-CD (1999): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Teldec CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Warner CD (2007): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

5	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

6	J.S. Bach: Kantatan / Cantatas BWV 80, BWV 26, BWV 116 [C-8] J.S. Bach Compact Edition: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates [B-2]
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

7	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

8	J.S. Bach: Kantate Nr. 26 "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig", für Soli, Chor und Orchester; G. Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, für eine Singstimme und Orchester auf Gedichte von Friedrich Rückert; G. Fauré: Messe de Requiem op. 48, für Sopran- und Baritonsolo, Chor und Orchester [C-4]
Cantata BWV 26 []
Martin Flämig
Dresdner Kreuzchor / Dresdner Philharmonie
Soprano: Carola Nossek; Alto: Brigitte Pfretzschner; Tenor: Hitoshi Hatano; Baritone: Siegfried Lorenz; Ulrich Schicha (Organ)
Überspiel Kreuzchorarchiv		Feb 7, 1982	MC / TT: 75 min
Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany. Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 3039 Source: WorldCat Libraries & SLUB Dresden

9	Bach Edition Vol. 11 - Cantatas Vol. 5
Cantata BWV 26 [16:26]
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 99370		Nov-Dec 1999	5-CD / TT: 270:58
Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland. Buy this album at: 5-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

10	Bach Cantatas Vol. 19: Greenwich/Romsey For the 3^rd Sunday after Epiphany For the 4^th Sunday after Epiphany
Cantata BWV 26 [15:26]
John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists
Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: William Towers; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Peter Harvey
Soli Deo Gloria 115		Jan 30, 2000	2-CD / TT: 127:33
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Romsey Abbey, England. Buy this album at: 2-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

11	J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14
Cantata BWV 26 [14:23]
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
Antoine Marchand CC-72214		Feb 28-Mar 6, 2000	3-CD / TT: 205.31
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman Buy this album at: 3-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| ClassicsOnline

12	J.S. Bach: Kóralkantáták IV [C-5]
Cantata BWV 26 []
Salamon Kamp
Lutherania Choir (Lutheránia énekkar) / Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra (Ferenc Kamarazenekar) (Artistic Leader: Lili Áldor)
Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Atala Schöck; Tenor: Péter Marosvári; Bass: Joszéf Moldvay; Gábor Trajtler (Organ)
Lutherania		Jun 9, 2002	MP3 / TT
Recorded live during 13^th Budapest Bach Weeks, at Deák téri evangélikus templom (Lutheran Church), Budapest, Hungary. Download this recording from: Lutherania: Recordings [MP3]

13	»50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vol. 3
Cantata BWV 26 [18:01] - sung in Japanese translation by Emiko Ohmura
Emiko Ohmura
Bach-Chor Tokyo / Tokyo Cantata Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Takako Mitsuno; Alto: Mariko Sasaki; Tenor: Eiichi Taira; Bass: Akira Watanabe; Organ: Miyako Kusama
Bach-Chor Tokyo BACHCD 03		May 10, 2003	CD / TT: 63:05
Recorded at live at Ishibashi Memorial Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Source: J.S. Bach: »50 Bach-Kantaten aufgeführt in japanischer Sprache« Vols. 1-20: CD

14	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 28 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 - BWV 26, 62, 116, 139
Cantata BWV 26 [14:48]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
BIS 1451		Mar 16-19, 2004	SACD / TT: 68:44
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

15	Cantatas 26, 80, & Mendelssohn [C-6]
Cantata BWV 26 []
Ralph Nelson
Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon
Vocal soloists: unknown
Bach Cantata Choir 6		Apr 11, 2007	CD / TT:
Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA. Buy this album at: CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

16	J.S. Bach: Kantate BMV 26 «Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig» [C-30]
Cantata BWV 26 []
Rudolf Lutz (Conductor & Harpsichord)
Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica
Soprano: Susanne Frei; Alto: Antonia Frey; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Klaus Häger
Gallus Media		Nov 20, 2009	DVD / TT:
Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland. Buy this album at: DVD: J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - December 2012)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (July 2005), Rolf Günther (October 2012), Matthias Hansen (August 2006), Fritz V. Herbold (February 2012, April 2012), Russ Sackowitz (September 2008), Ehud Shiloni (March 2004), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Cantata BWV 26: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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