Bach, J S: Magnificat in D major, BWV243, etc.

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Bach's Magnificat is a work full of contrasts – contrasts of texture, of colour and of temperament – few of which escape the attention of Gardiner, his choir, orchestra and fine group of Vocal... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: 4646722
Label: Philips
Series: Philips 50
Length: 41 minutes

Bach, J S: Magnificat in D major, BWV243

Work length25:49

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Patrizia Kwella (soprano), Nancy Argenta (soprano), David Thomas (bass (vocal)), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Charles Brett (countertenor)
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Recorded: 1983-11
Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London

1. Magnificat anima mea

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2. Et exultavit spiritus meus

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3. Quia respexit humilitatem

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4. Omnes generationes

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5. Quia fecit mihi magna

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6. Et misericordia

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7. Fecit potentiam

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8. Deposuit potentes

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9. Esurientes implevit bonis

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10. Suscepit Israel

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11. Sicut locutus est

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12. Gloria Patri

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Bach, J S: Cantata BWV51 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen'

Work length15:49

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Emma Kirkby (soprano)
English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Recorded: 1983-11
Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London

Aria: "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen"

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Recitativo: "Wir beten zu dem Tempel an"

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Aria: "Höchster, Höchster mache deine Güte ferner alle Morgen neu"

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Chorale: "Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren"

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Aria: "Alleluja"

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2010

Bach's Magnificat is a work full of contrasts – contrasts of texture, of colour and of temperament – few of which escape the attention of Gardiner, his choir, orchestra and fine group of Vocal JS Bach 88 soloists. The choruses are sung with great vigour and precision; articulation is crisp and diction excellent. The solo singing is of a uniformly high standard with some outstanding contributions from Charles Brett, Anthony Rolfe Johnson and David Thomas. Notable are the 'Quia fecit', in which Thomas is admirably accompanied by a perfectly balanced continuo texture, and the 'Et misericordia' duet for alto and tenor, which is sung with great tenderness and restraint by these artists. Among the obbligato contributions that can be singled out is the oboe d'amore in the 'Quia respexit', which is sensitively played and hauntingly beautiful.
The cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! is one of three for solo soprano which Bach wrote at Leipzig during the 1730s. The spirit of the text, as its title implies, is one of rejoicing. It's a spirit which the soloist, Emma Kirkby, captures well. Her solo partner in the colourful opening movement and in the fugal 'Alleluia' at the close is Crispian Steele-Perkins who manages Bach's exacting trumpet parts with precision. Less enjoyable is the exaggerated acceleration in tempo for the 'Alleluia' section of the final movement, but it's a dazzling display without a doubt. These are fine performances of two of Bach's best-known church compositions, with admirably clear recordings.

Bach, J S: Magnificat in D major, BWV243, etc.

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