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Cantata BWV 26
Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig
Discography - Part 2

Recordings of Individual Movements


M-1

J.S. Bach: Soli Deo Gloria Vol. 4

Chorus Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Mvt. 1) & Choral Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 26 [5:13]

Hans Pflugbeil

Greifswalde Bach Tage Choir / Bach-Orchester Berlin

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Baroque Music Club BACH-749

Late 1950's - Late 1960's ?

CD / TT: 74:07

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CD: Baroque Music Club


M-2

J.S. Bach: Das Orgelbüchlein III - Organ Chorales and Chorale settings for Advent and Christmas [CH-3]

Organ Chorale BWV 644 - Choral Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 26 - Organ Chorale BWV 644 [3:05]

Helmuth Rilling (Organ and direction)

Figuralchor der Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart / Instrumentalisten

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Cantate

May 1963 - Mar 1965

CD

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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M-3

Faculty chamber music concert [C-1]

Aria for Tenor So schnell ein rauschend wasser schiesst (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 26 [6:40]

John Metz

ASU Early Music Ensemble

Tenor: David Britton

Arizona State University: School of Music

April 26, 1990

MP3 / TT: 16:49

Recorded live at ASU School of Music concert hall, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Listen to this recording at: ASU Libraries


M-4

Ostern und Pfingsten: Choralvorspiele und Vokalsätze aus dem Orgelbüchlein von J.S. Bach [R-3]

 

Chorale Prelude Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644 +
Chorale Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (CM: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig) (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 26 [2:07]

Egon Schwarb

Klosterchor Wettingen

Jean-Claude Zehnder (Organ) [Silbermann Organ]; Leif Henrikson (Violin)

Motette MOT-50591

Jun 11, 18, 27-28, 1990

CD / TT: 65 min

Recorded at Domes zu Arlesheim, Switzerland.
Recording: EDT-Tonstudio, Dusseldorf, Germany.
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M-5

J.S. Bach: Solo-Kantaten und Arien [C-10]

 

Aria for Tenor So schnell ein rauschend wasser schiesst (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 26 [6:01]

Peter Schreier

Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Tenor: Peter Schreier
Silke Uhlig (Flute); Ekkard Hering, Friederike Schmidt (Recorders); Nigel Shore (Oboe da caccia & Oboe); Thorsten Rosenbusch (Violin); Johanna Peters (Viola); Jürgen Reuter (Bassoon); Karl-Heinz Schröter (Cello); Manfred Pernutz (Double-bass); Raphael Alpermann (Organ & Harpsichord)

Philips 442786-2

Aug 1994

CD / TT: 58:50

Recorded at Rundfunkhaus, Berlin, Germany. Recording Producer & Balance Engineer: Ursula Singer; Recording Engineers: Cees Heijkoop, Thijs Hoekstra; Tape Editing: Evert Menting.
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M-6

Bach Piano Transcriptions - 6: Walter Rummel [T-1]

 

Bach-Rummel: Overture (Chorale) Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 26, transcribed to piano [3:09]

Jonathan Plowright (Piano)

Hyperion CDA-67481/2

Jul 7-10, 2005

2-CD / TT: 123:42

Recorded at Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England.
Recording Producer: Jeremy Hayes; Recording Engineer: Tony Faulkner; Executive Producers: Simon Perry, Michael Spring.
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M-7

BWV 26 -Daniel Marchi

 

Aria for Bass An irdische Schätze das Herze zu hängen (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 26 [5:29]

Fabio Zanon

Camerata Fukuda

Baritone: Daniel Marchi

YouTube

Feb 23, 2011

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live in concert for the victims of floods, held in Centro Cultaral São Paulo, Brazil.
Watch on YouTube: Cantata BWV 26: Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [5:29]


M-8

[VOCALOID] Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig 1 Chor / 3 Rezitativ (Counter-Tenor) {Kantate BWV 26 / J.S.Bach}

 

Chorus Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 26 [2:35]
Recitative for Alto Die Freude wird zur Traurigkeit (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 26 [1:10]

This music is being performed by VOCALOID and computer music.
VOCALOID is a singing synthesizer, and this is computer music too.

YouTube

Uploaded: Jul 11, 2011

Audio / TT:

Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 26: Mvt. 1: Chorus [2:35] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [A] [1:10]


M-9

J.S. Bach: Bach im Fluss [D-50]

 
 

Bach im Fluss: A thematic collage of selected movements from cantatas and instrumental works compiled by Arthur Godel and Rudolf Lutz:
Chorale Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Mvt. 6) from CantaBWV 26 []
Opening Chorus Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Mvt. 1) & Aria for Tenor So schnell ein rauschend Wasser schiesst (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 26 [] MS

Conductor & Harpsichord: Rudolf Lutz

Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Soprano: Ulrike Hofbauer; Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Orchestra: Violin: Renate Steinmann, Plamena Nikitassova, Martin Korrodi, Christine Baumann, Yuko Ishikawa, Olivia Schenkel; Viola: Susanna Hefti, Martina Bischof; Violoncello: Maya Amrein; Violone: Markus Bernhard; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Oboe: Kerstin Kramp, Andreas Helm; Flute: Claire Genewein; Trumpet: Patrick Henrichs, Peter Hasel, Klaus Pfeiffer; Timpani: Martin Homann; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger

Gallus Media

Sep 23, 2011

DVD / TT:

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland.
The DVD features film recordings of the special programme "Bach im Fluss" plus the film "Mit Bach von Leipzig bis Trogen, unterwegs mit Rudolf Lutz" as bonus material.
Recording and production: Sound engineer: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: GALLUS MEDIA AG, Switzerland.
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M-10

Bach [C-1]

 

Aria for Tenor So schnell ein rauschend Wasser fliesst (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 26 [5:14]

Klaus Rothaupt

Collegium Musicum der Göppinger Kantorei

Tenor: Daniel Behle

Sony Classical 887654778024
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Apr 26-28, 2012

CD / TT: 78:02
MP3 / TT: 77:52

Recorded at Evangelischen Kirche Hohenstaufen, Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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M-11

Mein Alles in Allem - Bach, Telemann, Keiser: Arien für Tenor und Orchester · Arias for Tenor and Orchestra [C-3]

Aria for Tenor So schnell ein rauschend Wsser schießt (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 26 []

Hajo Wienroth

Le Chardon

Tenor: Andreas Post

Lunaris CD

2012 (?)

CD / TT:

Recorded at…
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M-12

BachArkaden (2013) [V-5]

 
 

Chorale Prelude Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644 [2:26] + Chorus Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Mvt. 1) & Choral Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 26: Fragment [1:49]

Wolfgang Katschner (Musical Director)

Calmus Ensemble Leipzig / Lautten Compagney

Calmus: Soprano: Anja Pöche; Alto: Sebastian Krause; Tenor: Tobias Pöche; Baritone: Ludwig Böhme; Bass: Joe Roesler
Lautten Compagney: Wolfgang Katschner (Theorbo); Karola Elßner (Saxophone); Ulrike Becker (Viola da gamba); Martin Ripper (Recorder); Peter Bauer (Percussion/Marimbaphone)

Carus-Verlag 83.381
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Feb 2013

CD / TT: 71:19
MP3 / T: 71:06

Recorded & filmed at Klosterkirche St. Pauli, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.
Sound: Michael Silberhorn; Video: Christoph Wonneberger (Wonnemedia).
Watch on YouTube: Choral Prtelude BWV 644 & Cantata BWV 26: Mvt. 1: Chorus [4:28]
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M-13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas and Arias for Bass (BWV 82, 158, 56; BWV 20/5, 26/4, 101/4) [C-5]

 
 

11. Aria for Bass An irdische Schätze das Herze zu hängen (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 26 [3:43]
Bass, oboe I-III, continuo [bassoon, harpsichord, organ] [3:43]

Alfredo Bernardini

(OVPP - No Choir) / Ensemble Zefiro

Bass: Dominik Wörner
EZ: Oboes: Alfredo Bernardini, Paolo Grazzi, Emiliano Rodolfi
Continuo: Bassoon: Alberto Grazzi; Harpsichord: Anna Fontana; Organ: Andreas Gräsle

Arcana Records A-466
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Jan 19-22, 2019

CD / TT: 62:17
MP3 / TT: 61:44

Recorded at Protestantische Kirche Kirchheim, Weinstraße, Germany.
Production Manager: Pietro Giudice; Executive Producer: Dagmar Munck; Recording Producer, Editing & Mastering: Ralf Kolbinger; Recording Engineer: Ingbert Neumeister; Co-produced by Südwestrundfunk and Outhere Music France, With kind support of Associazione Culturale Ensemble Zefiro and Freundeskreis für Kirchenmusik in Kirchheim/Weinstraße e.V.
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M-14

Warm-Up mit Bach-Chorälen IV / Warm-Up with Bach Chorales IV (Bach Marathon, Tag/Day 4) [F2020-M4/1] [C-1]

 

10:01: Chorale Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (CM: Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig) (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 26 [1:08]

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Sjaella

Universitätsmusikdirektor David Timm (Organ)
Sjaella: Soprano: Viola Blache; Soprano: Franziska Eberhardt; Mezzo-soprano: Marie Charlotte Seidel; Alto: Helene Erben; Alto: Luisa Klose

Bach-Archiv Leipzig

Jun 21, 2020

Video / TT: 29:38

Recorded & filmed live at Nikolaikirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Recorded by Bach-Archiv Leipzig in co-operation with Nikolaikirche Leipzig.
Technical Realisation: Carsten Hundt (Audio); Leipzig Fernsehen (Video).
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [29:38]


M-15

Music123r Bach Cantatas Recital: Selections from J.S. Bach's 172 Leipzig Cantatas [CV-1]

41:50-42:40: Recitative for Alto Die Freude wird zur Traurigkeit (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 26 [0:50]

Andrew Clark & Edward Jones (Instructors)

Ensemble of student singers & players

BWV 26/3: Alto: Katie Burstein; Noah Lee (Cello); Ian Chan (Piano)

YouTube

Dec 6, 2021

Video / TT: 52:51

Recorded & filmed live in Paine Hall, at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Recital [52:51]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2002 - October 2022)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Bright (July 2005); Jean Laaninen (August 2010); Ehud Shiloni (March 2004); Roland Wörner (October 2002)

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


Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: Main Page | Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas BWV 101-150 | Cantatas BWV 151-200 | Cantatas BWV 201-224 | Cantatas BWV Anh | Order of Discussion
Discussions of General Topics: Cantatas & Other Vocal Works | Performance Practice | Radio, Concerts, Festivals, Recordings




 

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