Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig BWV 26; BC A 162

Chorale cantata (24th Sunday after Trinity)

Scoring

S*, A*, T*, B*, S, A, T, B; Cr, Fl trav, 3 Ob, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Date of origin

vor dem 19. November 1724

Early performances

19 November 1724, Leipzig (Premiere)

relation from other works:

is adapted in BWV 26/6 ChS

Lyrics

Michael Frank (1652); stanzas 2-12 (mvts. 2-5) reworked (author unknown);
libretto printing: Leipzig 1724 IV until 1919 in RF SPsc (s. W. Hobohm, in: BJ 1973, S.7)
Link to lyrics

Edition

BG 5/1, S.191 (W. Rust, um 1855);
NBA I/27, S. 29 (Alfred Dürr, 1968) – Critical report (1968), S. 25

Original sources

D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 47, Faszikel 1
D-LEb Thomana 26 (Depositum im Bach-Archiv)
Verschollen BWV 26, Originalstimmen

Additional sources

D-B N.Mus.ms. 10072-3
D-B Mus.ms. Bach P 1159/VIII, Faszikel 3
PL-WRu 60002 Muz.
Verschollen Sing-Akademie BWV 26, Partitur (?)
Verschollen BWV 26 (1), H. G. Nägeli
Verschollen Choralsammlung
Verschollen Choralsammlung

Static URL

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Last changed

2019-03-11 : 07:57:40