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Cantata BWV 10
Meine Seel erhebt den Herren

German Title

Meine Seel erhebt den Herren

English Title

My soul doth magnify the Lord (by Richard Stokes)

Event

Chorale Cantata for the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings: Epistle: Isaiah 11: 1-5; Gospel: Luke 1: 39-56

Composed

Leipzig, 1724 | 1st performance: July 2, 1724 - Leipzig; 2nd performance: 1740-1747 - Leipzig

Text

Luke 1: 46-48 (Mvt. 1); Luke 1: 54 (Mvt. 5); Anon (Mvts. 2-4, 6)

German Text | German-2 | Translations: Chinese-1Dutch-2 | English-1 | English-3 | English-6 | French-1 | French-4 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesia | Italian-4 | Portuguese-2 | Russian-1 | Spanish-3
Chorale Text: Meine Seele erhebet den Herren

Scoring

Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: trumpet, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus (Chorale) | Mvt. 2: Aria | Mvt. 3: Recitative | Mvt. 4: Aria | Mvt. 5: Duet w/ Instrumental Chorale | Mvt. 6: Recitative | Mvt. 7: Chorale

Score Vocal & Piano [1.71 MB] | Score BGA [2.68 MB]
Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 | Mvt. 7 (contributed by John Reese)
Chorale Melody: Meine Seele erhebet den Herren [The German Magnificat]

References

BGA: I | NBA: I/28.2 | BC: A 175 | Zwang: K 78 | First Published: BG, 1851 | Provenance

Commentary

BCW | Crouch | AMG | Emmanuel Music | Spanish

Music

Music Examples

Discussions

Week of June 30, 2002; Week of June 25, 2006

Contents

 

Complete Recordings
Recordings of Individual Movements

Discussions - Part 1
Discussions - Part 2

Cantatas Vol. 23 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Recordings - Part 1

Complete Recordings

1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 10, BWV 47; Sanctus BWV 241 [C-2]

 

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Sally Le Sage; Alto: Shirley Minty; Tenor: Nigel Rogers; Bass: Neil Howlett

Oryx / Da Camera Magna
Lyrichord

1965

TT: 23:57

 

2

Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 1
Bach Cantatas:
Volume 2

Fritz Werner

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Barry McDaniel

Erato / MHS

1965

TT: 22:37

Recorded at Concert Hall, Helbronn, Germany.
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3

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 10, Magnificat BWV 243
J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio; Cantata BWV 10 [C-2]

Karl Münchinger

Wiener Akademiechor (Chorus Master: Xaver Meyer) / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Sopranos: Elly Ameling; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Werner Krenn; Bass: Marius Rintzler

Decca

May 1968

TT: 21:39

Recorded at Schloss Ludwigsburg.
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4

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1

Gustav Leonhardt

King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Leonhardt-Consort

Soprano: Soloist of the Regensburger Domspatzen (No Name); Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond

Teldec

1971

TT: 21:53

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5

Bach Cantatas Vol. 3 - Ascension Day, Whitsun, Trinity

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Kurt Moll

Archiv Produktion

Feb, May 1974; Jan 1975

TT: 20:08

Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany.
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6

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas I
Bach: Kantate BWV 10, Magnificat BWV 243 [L-6]

 

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Mitsuko Shirai; Alto: Doris Soffel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster

Eterna / Leipzig Classics

Nov-Dec 1978

TT: 21:35

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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7

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 17
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 4

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Margit Neubauer; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Hänssler

Feb 1979

TT: 21:30

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
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8

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 10 - Magnificat BWV 243 [C-3]

Michael Gielen

Anton-Webern-Chor / SWF-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden

Soprano: Christiane Oelze; Alto: Cornelia Kallisch; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Anton Scharinger

SWF / Intercord

1991

TT:

 

9

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 11

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Annette Markert; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato / Antoine Marchand

Oct 1999

TT: 17:23

1st recording of Cantata BWV 10 by T. Koopman. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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10

J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV in E flat major 243a - Cantata BWV 10 [C-1]

Roland Büchner

Regensburger Domspatzen / Musica Florea Prague

Soprano: Susanne Rydén; Counter-tenor: Drew Minter; Tenor: Markus Brutscher; Baritone: Peter Harvey

Pure Classics - Glissando

Jun 2000

TT: 18:29

Recorded at Kirche zu St. Emmeram, Regensburg, Germany.
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11

Bach Edition Vol. 20 - Cantatas Vol. 11

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Bass: Bas Ramselaar

Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

TT: 19:15

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, Holland.
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12

Bach - Kuhnau: Magnificat [O-6]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Sopranos: Deborah York, Orlanda Velez Isidro; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Euroarts / Naxos

2001 ?

DVD / TT:

2nd recording of Cantata BWV 10 by T. Koopman. Performed at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, Germany.
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13

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 23 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Matthew White; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy

BIS

May-Jun 2002

TT: 18:39

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
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14

J.S. Bach: Meine Seel erhebt den Herrn - J. Hadyn: Nelson-Messe [C-1]

Berthold Botzet

Aachener Domchor / Konzert Royal Köln

Soprano: Marlies Buchmann; Alto: Beate Koepp; Tenor: Markus Schneider-Francke; Bass: Katsunori Kono

Aachener Domchor

May 2002

TT: 20:53

Recorded live at the Hohen Dom in Aachen at the Rheinisches Muskifest.

 

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - September 2006)
Thanks to Contributors: Matthias Hansen (August 2006, September 2006), Piotr Jaworski (December 2003), Thomas Shepherd (May 2002, April 2005), Nagamiya Tutomu (March 2001)


Cantata BWV 10: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements | Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2

Recordings & Discussions of Cantatas: 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

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Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
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