Cantata BWV 26
Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig

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Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 (Radio Recording 3) [R-3]

Cantata BWV 26 [15:16]

Karl Straube

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Stadt- und Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Leny Hertz; Alto: Elly Hartwig-Correns; Tenor: Max Meili; Bass: Kurt Wichmann
Edgar Wollgandt (Violin); Karl Bartuzat (Flute); Günther Ramin (Organ); Friedbert Sammler (Harpsichord); Herbert Karger (Oboe); Walter Heinze (Oboe); Friedrich Rein (Oboe); Carl Schaefer (Bassoon)

RRG-Aufnahme DRA-B003494167

1931

Audiofile / TT: 15:16

Recordings of radio live broadcasts of the radio programme "Die Bach-Kantate" from the years 1931/1932, live broadcast of the Mitteldeutschen Rundfunk-AG from the Conference Hall of the Grassi Museum, Leipzig and from mid-November 1931 from the Concert Hall of the First New Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.

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Bach: Kantate BWV 26 Ach wir flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, Wilhelm Evers 1959 live [CR-26]

Cantata BWV 26 [18:13]

Wilhelm Evers

Bremer Domchor / Bremer Kammerorchester

Soprano: Ingeborg Kaiser; Alto: Brigitte Verpoort; Tenor: Bernhard Michaelis; Bass: Wolfgang Büssenschütt

YouTube

1959

Audio / TT:

Recorded live in Bremen, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [18:13]

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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

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
Violin: Reinhold Barchet; Flute: Maxence Larrieu; Oboe: Pierre Pierlot; Trumpet: Walter Gleissle; Violoncello: Jacoba Muckel; Organ: Eva Hoelderlin

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.
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Bach Cantatas Vol. 5 - Sundays after Trinity II

Cantata BWV 26 [15:27]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Contralto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Theo Adam
Paul Meisen (Flute), Manfred Clement,, Andreas Schwinn, Gustav Meyer (Oboe I-III); Norbert Hauptmann (Horn); Kurt-Christian Stier (Violin)

Archiv Produktion 439394-2
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Oct 1966

5-CD / TT: 343:25
MP3 / TT: 345:18

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Production: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch / Helen Kuzaj; Recording Producer: Rainer Brock; Balance Engineer: Harald Baudis; Editing: Reinhild Schmidt.
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 26 by K. Richter.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [15:27] | Complete Cantata [15:27]
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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.
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CD: Musik aus Mitterteich - Hubertus Krämer

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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
CMW: Natural Horn: Hermann Baumann; Cornett: Ralph Bryant; Transverse Flute: Leopold Stastny; Oboes: Jürg Schaeftlein, Paul Hailperin, Karl Gruber; Violins: Alice Harnoncourt, Walter Pfeiffer, Peter Schoberwalter, Wilhelm Mergl, Josef de Sordi; Viola: Kurt Theiner; Bassoons: Milan Turkovič; Violoncello: Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Violone: Eduard Hruza; Organ: Herbert Tachezi

Telefunken 6.35033
Teldec 8.35033 ZL
Teldec 4509-91756-2
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Teldec 3984-25706-2
Teldec 8573-81207-2
Warner Classics 8573-81207-5
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Jun, Oct & Nov 1972; Feb & Apr 1973

2-LP / TT: 65 min
2-CD / TT: 64:51
6-CD / TT: 385:33
MP3 / TT: 384:25
15-CD / TT: 999:37
CD / TT: 72:03
CD / TT: 72:03
MP3 / TT: 71:51

Recorded Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (?).
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [16:59] | Complete Cantata [16:37] | Complete Cantata [16:41]
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Bach: Kantaten BWV 26, BWV 106 [L-5]
Bach Kantaten: BWV 173a, BWV 173, BWV 26 [C-5]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas V
Bach: Kantaten BWV 80, BWV 137, BWV 26 [C-16]

Cantata BWV 26 [16:42 / 17:04]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Rosemarie Lang; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
Karl Suske (Violin); Karl-Heinz Passin (Flute); Peter Gütz (Oboe I); Fritz Hunger (Oboe II); Gerhard Flade (Oboe III)
Continuo: Almut Reuter (Organ); Host Fuchs (Bassoon); Siegfried Jäger (Violoncello)

Eterna 827028
Berlin Classics 0090362BC
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Leipzig Classics 0018282BC
Corona Classic Collection 0001142CCC
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May 11-13, 1977

LP / TT: 37:02
CD / TT: 57:11
MP3 / TT: 57:00
CD / TT: 57:11
CD / TT: 58:22
MP3 / TT: 58:12

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Recording Producer: Eberhard Geiger; Balance Engineer: Horst Kunze; Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Stöbel; Editing: Liane Klasen.
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J.S. Bach: Kantatan / Cantatas BWV 80, BWV 26, BWV 116 [C-8]
J.S. Bach Compact Edition: Kantaten · Cantatas · Cantates [B-2]

Cantata BWV 26 [17:58 / 17:32]

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Trudeliese Schmidt; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Archiv Produktion 427130-2
Archiv Produktion 413646-2

1977-1978

CD / TT: 61:38
3-CD / TT: 178:57

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 26 by K. Richter.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [17:39]
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Die Bach Kantate Vol. 59 (Cantatas BWV 52, 60, 26, 90)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 8 (Cantatas BWV 23-26)

Cantata BWV 26 [14:44]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Doris Soffel; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Bernhard Schmid (Cornett); Peter-Lukas Graf (Flute); Klaus Kärcher, Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler, Dietmar Keller (Oboes); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Wilhelm Melcher (Violin); Martin Ostertag (Continuo Cello); Thomas Lom (Double-bass); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.821

Oct 1979; Apr 1980

CD / TT: 60:20

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany.
BWV 26: Recording: Tonstudio Teije van Geest; Recording Supervision: Richard Hauck.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 26: Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:28] Mvt. 2: Aria [T] [5:26] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [A] [1:00] + Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [4:33] + Mvt. 5: Recitative [S] [0:48] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [0:55] | Cantatas BWV 23, BWV 24, BWV 25, BWV 26 [67:19]
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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

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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
HBC: Trebles: Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt jan van Roest, Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Tanny Roomen, Gerrit van der Hoorn, Erik Guldenaar, Peter van de Kolk, Nicky Westerink; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Maarten Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Edwin Smit, Jan Willem Prins, Arjen Nap; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Marijn Takken, Cor van Twillert, Frank Tros, Peter Bloemendaal, Frans Benschop; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Holz, Willem van der Hoorn, Huib van Hinsbergen, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Piet Schuyn
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer (Concert-master), Laura Johnson, Antoinette Lohmann, Eva Scheytt, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Mitchel, Fanny Pestalozzi, Josef Tan, David Rabinowitz; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Maarten Boeken; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp, Thomas Pitt; Double-basses: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle, Ties Marang, Joshua Cheatam; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg, Ofer Frenkel, Christin Linde, Vincent van Ballegooin, Eduard Wesley, Fernando Souza, Nico de Gier; Bassoon: Trudy va der Wulp; Transverse Flutes: Kate Clark, Marion Moonen, Doretthe Janssens, Brian Berryman; Natural Trumpet: Susan Williams; Organ: Rien Voskuilen, Vaughan Schlepp

Brilliant Classics 99370

Nov-Dec 1999

5-CD / TT: 270:58

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Recording: Clavigram, Leerdam; Producer/editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas BWV 26, BWV 164, BWV 139 [51:09]
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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
MC: Sopranos: Lucinda Houghton, Rachel Wheatley, Joanne Lunn, Charlotte Mobbs, Gillian Ross, Elisabeth Priday, Elin Manahan Thomas, Katharine Fuge; Altos: Mark Chambers, James Burton, William Towers, Charles Humphries; Tenors: Julian Podger, Robert Murray, Christopher Watson, John Bowley; Basses: Simon Oberst, Jonathan Brown, Christopher Dixon, Paul im Thurn
EBS: Violins I: Maya Homburger, Foskien Kooistra, Brian Brookes, Emelia Benjamin, Roy Mowatt; Violins II: Adrian Butterfield, Peter Lissauer, Alison Townley, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Rosemary Nalden, Colin Kitching; Cellos: Melanie Beck, Ruth Alford; Double-bass: Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Flute: Stephen Preston; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway, Mark Radcliffe; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; High Horn: Gabriele Cassone; Organ: Howard Moody; Harpsichord: Silas John Standage

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-115
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Jan 30, 2000

2-CD / TT: 127:33
MP3 / TT: 126:04

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Romsey Abbey, England.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Everett Porter (Polyhymnia), Tiemen Boelens (Eurosound); Tape Editor: Sebastian Stein; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
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J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 14

Cantata BWV 26 [14:23]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: UIrike Grösch)

Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe); Wilbert Hazelzet (Transverse Flute); Margaret Faultless (Violin); Kati Debretzeni (Violin); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello); Ton Koopman (Organ)
ABC: Sopranos: María-Luz Álvarez, Els Bongers, Henriëtte Feith, Francine van der Heijden, Caroline Stam; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Andreas Gisler, Henk Gunneman, Joost van der Linden, Geraint Roberts; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Mitchell Sandler, René Steur, Hans Wijers
ABO: Margaret Faultless, Elena Borderias, Marc Cooper, Kati Debretzeni, Foskien Kooistra, Marshall Marcus, Carla Marotta, Fanny Pestalozzi, David Rabinovich (Violins); Martin Kelly, Nicky Akeroyd (Violas); Jonathan Manson, Robbie Jacobs (Cellos); Nicholas Pap (Double-bass); Alfredo Bernardini, Michel Henry, Anna Starr (Oboes); Wilbert Hazelzet (Transverse Flute); Andrew Clark (Horn); Margreet Bongers (Bassoon); Mike Fentrose (Lute); Jan Kleinbussink(Organ) [choir]; Ton Koopman (Organ) [recitatives & arias]

Antoine Marchand CC-72214
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Feb 28-Mar 6, 2000

3-CD / TT: 205.31
MP3 / TT: 204:55

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
See: Cantatas Vol. 14 - conducted by Ton Koopman
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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]

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»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

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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
Chorus: Sopranos: Yukari Nonoshita, Minae Fujisaki, Yoshie Hida; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi; Basso: Peter Kooy, Chiyuki Urano, Yusuke Watanabe
Orchestra: Natsumi Wakamatsu [Leader]; Horn: Toshio Shimada; Transverse Flute: Liliko Maeda; Oboe: Masamitsu San’nomiya [1^st], Yukari Maehashi [2^nd], Atsuko Ozaki [3^rd]; Violin I: Natsumi Wakamatsu, Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violin II: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Yukie Yamaguchi; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncello: Hidemi Suzuki; Double-bass: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dosaka; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS SACD-1451
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Mar 16-19, 2004

SACD / TT: 68:44
MP3 / TT: 68:32

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Recording Producer: Hans Kipfer; Sound Engineer: Thore Brinkmann; Digital Editing: Bastian Schick; Surround Mix: Hans Kipfer, Thore Brinkmann; Executive Producer: Robert von Bahr.
See: Cantatas Vol. 28 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 26: Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:22] + Mvt. 6: Chorale [0:57]
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Cantatas 26, 80, & Mendelssohn [C-6]

Cantata BWV 26 []

Ralph Nelson

Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

Soloists: unknown

Bach Cantata Choir 6

Apr 11, 2007

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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Harnoncourt: The Complete Sony Recordings [Box Set] [L-17]

CD-1: Bach: Cantatas BWV 36 & 26
Cantata BWV 26 [16:05]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Julia Kleiter; Mezzo-soprano: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Kurt Streit; Bass-Baritone: Anton Scharinger

Sony 88875173752

Dec 15-16, 2007

61-CD + 3-DVD + CD-ROM / TT: 3998 min

Recorded live at Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 26 by N. Harnoncourt.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 26, 36 & 140 - Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Audio video) [L-16]

00:00-16:30: Cantata BWV 26 [16:30]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Julia Kleiter; Mezzo-soprano: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Kurt Streit; Bass-Baritone: Anton Scharinger

YouTube

Dec 17, 2007

Audio / TT: 76:06

Recorded live at Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapes, Hungary.
In Memoriam Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929-2016). HD 1080p – Audio video.
3^rd recording of Cantata BWV 26 by N. Harnoncourt.
Listen on YouTube:
Complete Concert: Cantata BWV 26, BWV 36, BWV 140 [76:06]

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Jürgen Natter LIVE: J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 70 "Wachet! Betet! Seid bereit!"; Kantate BWV 26 "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig"; Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur BWV 1068 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 26 [18:33]

Harpsichord & Conductor: Jürgen Natter

Vorarlberger Madrigalchor (Rehersals: Prof. Guntram Simma) / Rheintaler Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Alena-Maria Stolle; Alto: Manja Ilgen; Tenor: Christoph Rösel; Bass: Jörn Sakuth
Benjamin Guélat (Organ)

YouTube

Oct 31, 2009

Video / TT: 67:22

Recorded & filmed live at the Kapelle des Landeskonservatoriums Feldkirch.
Recording: Pink Music Production.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [18:33]

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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 26 "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig" [D-30] [D3-10]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt III - Das Bach-Jahr 2009
Bachkantaten N°11 (BWV 170, 26, 172)

Cantata BWV 26 [CD: 15:18; YT: 19:02]

Conductor & Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Gerhard Schwarz

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Susanne Frei; Alto: Antonia Frey; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Klaus Häger
Choir: Sopranos: Léonie Gloor, Guro Hjemli, Damaris Nussbaumer; Altos: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Olivia Heiniger, Lea Scherer; Tenor: Clemens Flämig, Nicolas Savoy, Manuel Gerber; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz, Philippe Rayot, William Wood
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann (orchestra leader), Anaïs Chen, Sylvia Gmür, Martin Korrodi, Fanny Tschanz, Livia Wiersich; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Martina Bischof; Violoncello: Maya Amrein; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Horn: Olivier Picon; Oboes: Katharina Arfken, Stefanie Haegele, Dominik Melicharek; Flute: Claire Genewein; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A633
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B237
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Nov 20, 2009

DVD / TT:
11-CD / TT:
CD / TT: 62:41
MP3 / TT: 62:28

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, the reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [19:02] | Workshop [48:12] | Reflection Lecture [16:33] | Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:37]
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DVD (2010): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
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Music Download (2015): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes

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Musikfest Stuttgart 2011 | Lecture Concerts: Lecture 3: Cantata "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig" BWV 26 [LC11-3]

Lecture 3: Cantata BWV 26 [65:05]

Helmuth Rilling (Lecturer & Conductor)

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Graduates of the singing master-classes:
Tenor: Dann Coakwell; Alto: Felicity Smith; Bass: Edwing Tenias; Bass: Daniel Raschinsky; Soprano: Fereniki Runde; Soprano: Manami Wieck

YouTube

Sep 8, 2011

Video / TT: 65:05

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of Musikfest Stuttgart 2011 on the theme »Wasser« in Camera & Realization: Daniel Jakob Frosch (Schnitt), Michaela Schnaufer, Holger Schneider.
2^nd recording of Cantata BWV 26 by H. Rilling.
Watch on You Tube:
Cantata BWV 26: Lecture & Complete Cantata [65:05]

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Bach at One - April 29, 2015 (Cantatas BWV 8, 26, 27) [BO-38]

Cantata BWV 26 []

Julian Wachner

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

Apr 29, 2015

Video / TT: 72:46

Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [72:46]

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Kantaten zum 24. und 25. Sonntag nach Trinitatis (BWV 26, 60, 90, 116) [C18-4]

Cantata BWV 26 [17:07]

Kay Johannsen

Solistenensemble Stimmkunst / Stiftsbarock Stuttgart (Konzertmeisterin: Christine Busch)

BWV 26 Soloists: Soprano: Rahel Maas [5]; Alto: Bernadette Beckermann [3]; Tenor: Daniel Schreiber [2]; Bass: Jens Hamann [4]
Solistenensemble Stimmkunst: Sopranos: Franziska Bobe, Agnes Knoop, Rahel Maas, Verena Schmid; Altos: Seda Amir-Karayan, Henriette Gödde, Bernadette Beckermann, Wiebke Wighardt; Tenors: Hans Jörg Mammel, Stephan Scherpe, Daniel Schreiber, Andreas Weller; Basses: Ekkehard Abele, Johannes Fritsche, Felix Schwandtke, Jens Hamann

YouTube

Nov 9, 2018

Video / TT: 66:59

Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Cantata Cycle Bach:vokal.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [17:07]

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Cantata! A Bach Cantata Series (BWV 26 & 105) [C18-2]

Cantata BWV 26

BWV 26: Noemi Binag

(OVPP - No Choir) / Instrumental ensemble

BWV 105 Soloists: Soprano: Alexandra Rose Hotz; Mezzo-soprano: Leyly Bagherof; Tenor: Joe Lerangis; Baritone: Nicholas Saxton

Eastman School of Music

Nov 11, 2018

Video / TT: 64:48

Recorded & filmed live at Reformation Lutheran Church, Rochester, New York, USA, in the frame of Eastman School of Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Watch on Facebook:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 26, 105 [64:48]

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Bach: Praise (Cantatas BWV 26, 41, 95; 115, 137, 140) [C-7]

Cantata BWV 26 [15:14]

Christoph Spering

Chorus Musicus Köln / Das Neue Orchester

Soloists: Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Alto: Olivia Vermeulen; Tenor: Benedikt Kristjánsson; Bass: Daniel Ochoa
CMK: Sopranos: Merle Bader, Anna-Sophie Brosig, Sabine Laubach, Elisa Rabanus, Ingeborg Schilling; Altos: Nathalie Hüskens [Alto Solo], Franziska Gündert, Stefan Kunath, Juliane Wenzel, Angelika Wied; Tenors: Fabian Strotmann, Bruno Michalke, Friedrich Custodio Spieser, Ferdinand Junghänel, Thomas Jakobs; Basses: Benjamin Hewat-Craw, Johannes Hill, Andreas Post, Felix Rathgeber, Christian Walter
DNO: Oboes: Clara Blessing, Marie-Therse Reith, Roberto Dae Franceschi; Flute: Michael Schmidt-Casdorff; Bassoon: Rebecca Mertens; Bassoon, Contra-bassoon: Alexander Golde; Horn: Olivier Picon; Trumpet: Ute Hartwich, Sebastian Kuhn, Ute Rothkirch; Timpani: Friedhelm May; Violins 1: Elisabeth Weber (also violino piccolo), Christof Boerner, Katja Grüttner, Petar Mancev; Violins 2: Almut Frenzel (also violin solo), Suszana Czentnar, Frauje Heiwolt; Violas: Antje Sabinski, Christian Goosses; Violoncello: Davit Melkonyan (also violoncello piccolo); Double-bass: Timo Hoppe; Harpsichord: Michael Borgstede; Organ: Andreas Gilger

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 19439709082
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Feb 28-Mar 9, 2019

2-CD / TT: 117:56
MP3 / TT: 116:36

Recorded at Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A coproduction with Deutschlandfunk/ DeutschlandRadio2020; with the kind support of Evonik Industries.
Executive Producer: Christoph Schmitz (Deutschlandfunk), Stefan Lang (Deutschlandfunk Kultur), Michael Brüggemann (Sony Music); Recording Producer: Jens Schünemann; Recording Engineers: Michael Morawietz, Jens Müller.
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Bach Vespers - BWV 26 "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig" (November 13, 2022) [C55-2]

44:12-60:47: Cantata BWV 26 [16:35]

Director of BVHT/Conductor: Anthony Blake Clark
Music Adminstrator/Organ: Austin Philemon
Pastor: The Reverend Timothy Weisman

The Holy Trinity Bach Choir & Orchestra

Singers: Sopranos: Kristin Sands* & Amber Evans; Altos: Kate Maroney* & Allison Gish; Tenors: Paul D'Arcy* & AJ Rodriguez; Basses: Brian Mummert* & Daniel Chiu
* Soloist
Players: Tatiana Daubek & Carmen Johnson-Pájaro (Violins); Dan McCarthy (Viola); Cullen O'Neil (Cello); Dara Bloom (Bass); Gonzalo Ruiz, Sarah Davol, Julie Brye, and Emily Ostrom (Oboes)
Austin Philemon (Organ)

YouTube

Nov 13, 2022

Video / TT: 88:03

Recorded & filmed live at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity Cantata Series.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 26: Full Service, including Cantata BWV 26 [88:03]

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Bach Cantata Vespers - Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26 [C52-5]

58:13-74:23: Cantata BWV 26 [16:10]

Cantor/Director: The Rev. Michael D. Costello
The Rev. David R. Lyle (Homilist)

Grace Parish Choir (Director: Michael D. Costello); Grace School 5-8 Grade Choir (Director: Johanna Johnson) / Bach Cantata Vespers Orchestra

Timothy Spelbring (Organ)
Soloists: Soprano: Maura Janton Cock; Mezzo-soprano: Amanda Koopman; Tenor: Ace Gangoso; Baritone: Douglas Anderson
GPC: Sopranos: Ann Anderson, Katrina Beck, Maura Janton Cock, Janel Dennen, Donna Dumpys, Gwen Gotsch, Sarah Gruendler-Ladner, Kate Hogenson, Katrina Jurica, Val Poulos, Ellen Pullin, Liz Rudy, Elyssa Salinas-Lazarski; Altos: Leanne Cribbs, Eunice Eifert, Lois Guebert, Cynthia Hill, Johanna Johnson, Amanda Koopman, Christa Krout, Jennifer Luebbe, Marilyn Moehlenkamp, Karen Rohde, Irmgard Swanson, Liz Thompson; Tenors: Paul Aanonsen, John Beed, Ace Gangoso, Daniel Krout, Justin Martin, John Rudy, Blaine Willhoft; Basses: Douglas Anderson, John Bouman, Mark Bouman, Jeff Cribbs, Jake Just, David Kluge, Craig Mindrum, Bill Pullin, Greg Rohlfing
Grace School 5-8 Grade Choir: Shelby Beals, Jackson Brayton, Lydia Costello, Aïda Davis, Matthew Huffman, Mae Hutton, Nathan Lattyak, Andy Leininger, Eden Ling, Xander Lymon, Quinn McClurg, Luke Murphy, Finley Patel, Neela Patel, Gibson Raschke, Asha Sehkar, Mikey Starrick, Augie Sterritt, Avery Tan, Nola Williams
Orchestra: Cynthia Fudala (Flute); Rebecca Schalk Nagel, Christine Janzow Phillips, & and Meg Busse (Oboes); Dianne Ryan (Bassoon); Liz Deitemyer (Horn); Betty Lewis, Paul Zafer, Becky Coffman, and Eric Pidluski (Violins 1); François Henkins, Lou Torick, Dan Galat, & Mark Agnor (Violins 2); Naomi Hildner, Ben Weber, & Vannia Phillips (Violas); Jean Hatmaker & Victoria Mayne (Cellos); Douglas Johnson & Michael Hovnanian (Double-basses); Timothy Spelbring (Continuo)

YouTube

Feb 26, 2023

Video / TT: 85:56

Recorded & filmed live at Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest, Illinois, USA, in the frame of Grace Lutheran Church: Bach Cantata Vespers.
Audio Engineer: Bill Rohlfing; Ushers: Susan Weber & Gerlinde VanDriesen; Livestream Audio/Video: Tom Swanson and Liz Hanson.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 26: Full Service, including Complete Cantata [85:56]

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Bach: Cantata Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig BWV 26 [AB-26]

Cantata BWV 26 [16:04]

Violin & Direction: Shunske Sato

Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Soloists: Soprano: Griet de Geyter; Alto: Franz Vitzthum; Tenor: Guy Cutting; Bass: Felix Schwandtke
Ripieno Sopranos: Marta Paklar, Amelia Berridge; Ripieno Altos: Sofia Gvirts, Bernadett Nagy; Ripieno Tenors: João Moreira, Immo Schröder; Ripieno Basses: Matthew Baker, Donald Bentvelsen
Violins 1: Lidewij van der Voort, Kano Imada, Mayumi SargHarada; Violins 2: Lucia Giraudo, Alyssa Wright, Andrew Wong; Violas: Anneke van Haaften, Esther van der Eijk; Cellos: Lucia Swarts, Anne-Linde Visser; Double-bass: Robert Franenberg; Transverse Flute: David Westcombe; Oboes: Rodrigo Lopez Paz, Katharina Verhaar, Esther van der Ploeg; Bassoon: Benny Aghassi; Horn: Christopher Price; Organ: Bart Naessens; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra

Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach

May 30, 2023

Video / TT: 16:04

Recorded & filmed at Grote Kerk Naarden, North Holland, the Netherlands, as part of the project Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach.
Director & Editor: Bas Wielenga; Music Recording: Guido Tichelman, Pim van der Lee, Ernst Coutinho; Music Edit & Mix: Guido Tichelman; Cameras: Martin Struijf, Bjorn Tiebout, Tom de Beer, Jesper Blok; Lights: Ernst-Jan Thieme; Grip: Jordi Kooij, Joey Marcoux; Assistant Director: Ferenc Soeteman; Set Technique: Justin Mutsaers; Data Handling: Ruben Kuyl; Project Manager Nep: Ron Vermeulen; Assistant Music Recording: Marloes Biermans; Producer Concert: Imke Deters; Producer Film: Wietske Hovingh.
Watch on All of Bach:
Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [16:03]
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [16:04]

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Concierto en vivo | Bach Santiago 38 (BWV 52, 26, 79) [BS-38]

19:46-38:40: Cantata BWV 26 [18:54]

Felipe Ramos Taky

Bach Santiago

Vocal Soloists: Soprano: Andrea Aguilar; Alto: Javiera Barrios; Tenor: Francisco Espinoza; Baritone: Ramiro Maturana
Vocal Ensemble: Soprano: Florencia Nuvoa; Alto: Camila Aguilera; Tenor: Ricardo Gálvez; Bass: Diego Delpiano
Instrumental Ensemble: Guillermo Lavado (Flute); Jorge Cabrera, Juan Nail, Renato Rojas (Oboes); Lene Skomedal, Eugenio Cáceres (Horns); Constanza Muñoz (Bassoon); Camilo Brandi (Harpsichord); Gerardo Salazar (Timpani); Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Carla San Martín (Violins 1); Lucía Ocaranza, Alejandro Domínguez (Violines2); Gonzalo Hernández (Viola); Sebastián Mercado (Violoncello); Jimena Rey (Double-bass)

YouTube

Nov 19, 2023

Video / TT: 69:09

Recorded, filmed & streamd from Templo Mayor de Campus Oriente, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Equipo Bach Santiago: Guido Minoletti, David Núñez, Rodrigo del Pozo, Felipe Ramos, Gerardo Salazar. Organization: Instituto de Música de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Extension team: Karina Fischer (Director); Gerardo Salazar (Deputy Director of Extension); Felipe Ramos (Extension & Production Coordinator); Erika Korowin (Continuing Education Assistant); Lady Guajardo (Management Coordinator); Romina de la Sotta (Journalist); Matías Reimer (Extension Assistant); Mary Paz Albornoz (Designer); Ariana Cuevas (Cover Design); Carlos Arriagada (Production Assistant).
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantatas BWV 52, 26, 79 [69:09]

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BWV 26, ''Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig’, Residentie Bach Ensembles olv Jos Vermunt, 26-11-23 [C23-11]

Cantata BWV 26 [17:20]

Jos Vermunt

Residentie Kamerkoor / Residentie Bachorkest

Soprano: Jo Yoon; Counter-tenor: Kaspar Kröner; Tenor: Bernard Loonen; Bass: Patrick Pranger
Organist: Geerten van de Wetering

YouTube

Nov 26, 2023

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Kloosterkerk, Den Haag, the Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [17:20]

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Child: O how fragile, how fleeting and Bach: Ach, wie flüchtig, ach, wie nichtig, BWV 26 [C24-9]

Cantata BWV 26 [18:39]

Artistic Director & Conductor: Ryan Turner

Emmanuel Music

BWV 26 Vocal Soloists: ‍ Soprano: Carley DeFranco; Alto: Katherine Maysek; Tenor: Jonas Budris; Bass: David Kravitz

Emmanuel Music

Nov 17, 2024

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, as part of Emmanuel Music: Bach Cantata Series.
Audio Engineer: Seth Torres.
Source: Emmanuel Music: 2024-2025 Cantata Season
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 26: Complete Cantata [18:39]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - November 2024)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (July 2005); Rolf Günther (October 2012); Matthias Hansen (August 2006, June 2013, April 2020); Rainer Harald (November 2021); Fritz V. Herbold (February 2012, April 2012); Russ Sackowitz (September 2008); Ehud Shiloni (March 2004); Burke Smith (March 2019); Roland Wörner (October 2002); Filip Adam Zieliński (November 2022, December 2023)

Cantata BWV 26: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig for ^th Sunday after Trinity (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Bach-W. Walton: The Wise Virgins, suite from the ballet (arranged music of J.S. Bach)
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5