The cantata "Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig" (BWV 26), recorded in 1980, of the Complete collection of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Hanssler record company in 2000.

 

1. Chorale - Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig

cornet, flute, oboe I-III, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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2. Aria - So schnell ein Wasser rauschend scließt

tenor

flute, violin I solo, cello, harpsichord

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3. Recitative - Die Freude wird zur Traurigkeit

alto

cello, harpsichord

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4. Aria - An irdische Schätze das Herze zu hängen

bass

oboe I-III, bassoon, double bass, harpsichord

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5. Recitative - Die höchste Herrlichkeit und Pracht

soprano

cello, organ

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6. Chorale - Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig

cornet, flute, oboe I-III, violin I+II, viola, cello, bassoon, double bass, organ

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Date of recording: April 1980

Recording location: Germany, Stuttgart (Stuttgart), Memorial Church (Gedächtniskirche).

Execute:

Arleen Augér - soprano;
Doris Soffel - alto;
Adalbert Kraus - tenor
;
Philippe Huttenlocher - bass;
Bernhard Schmid - cornet;
Peter-Lukas Graf - flute;
Klaus Kärcher, Günther Passin, Hedda Rothweiler, Dietmar Keller - oboe;
Kurt Etzold - bassoon;
Wilhelm Melcher - violin;
Martin Ostertag - cello;
Thomas Lom - double bass;
Hans-Joachim Erhard - organ, harpsichord.

Chorus Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart.

Orchestra Bach-Collegium Stuttgart.

Conductor: Helmuth Rilling.

Source: Johann Sebastian Bach. Complete Recordings. Hanssler Edition. 172 CD