J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108

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Jan Dismas Zelenka
Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108

Ref.	ZWV 108 / ZWV108 / Z.108 / Z108
German Title
English Title	Magnificat in D major
Event	?
Composed	Composed by Jan Dismas Zelenka in Dresden, 1725 The maunuscript in the Sachesen Provincial Library bears the Date November 26, 1725 Performed by J.S. Bach at Thomaskirche, Leipzig 1729-1735
Text	Latin Magnificat (Mvt. 1: Magnificat anima mea Dominum \| Mvt. 2: Suscepit Israel \| Mvt. 3: Amen)
Text	Latin Text \| Translations: English-3
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, strings (2 violins, viola), continuo (violoncello, contrabass, bassoon, organ); The trumpets & timpani are later additions by J.S. Zelenka [according to the liner notes to M. Suzuki recording] or 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 violins, 2 violas, continuo [according to Wolfgang Reiche's thematic catalogue [Jan Dismas Zelenka: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (ZWV), Dresden, 1985]
Scoring	Score
References	BGA: \| NBA: \| BC: \| First Published:
Commentary
Music	Music Examples
Comments	J.S. Bach instructed his son, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, to copy the Amen from J.D. Zelenka's third Magnificat (ZWV 108) for use in Leipzig at St Thomas's.
Discussions

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions

Recordings
Complete Recordings

1	J.D. Zelenka: Psalmen und Magnificat [P-2]
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108 []
Wolfram Wehnert
Marburger Bachchor / Hessisches Bach-Collegium
Soprano: Ute Frühhaber; Alto: Dorothea Brinkmann
FSM 63108		1981 or earlier	LP / TT:

2	J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat [P-1]
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108 [10:13]
Pavel Kühn
Kühn Mixed Choir / Prague Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Jana Jonášová; Contralto: Mária Mrázová Jiri Kaniak (Oboe); Oldrich Vlcek (Violin); Jindrich Ptacek (Cello); Svatopluk Vohanka (Double Bass); Stanislav Bogunia (Harpsichord); Jan Hora (Organ)
Supraphon 3315		Jul 2-3, 1982	CD / TT: 57:53
Recorded at Dvorák Hall of Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

3	J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat [P-1]
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108 []
Louis Devos
Westvlaams Vocaal Ensemble / Musica Polyphonica
Soprano: Bernadette Degelin; Counter-tenor: David James
Erato STU 71462		1982 [printed]	LP / TT:
Recorded at Church of St. Nicolas À Gistel, Moere, Belgium.

4	Natus est Jesus: Weihnachtliche Musik des Barock [P-1]
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108 []
Fritz Näf
Basler Madrigalisten / Chamber Orchestra der Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
Soprano: Rosemarie Hoffmann; Alto: René Jacobs Gottfried Bach (Organ); Konrad Junghänel (Lute); Roël Dieltiens (Violoncello)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 77177 / 49139		1986	CD / TT:
Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

5	J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat - Psaumes & Repons [P-1]
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108 [10:26]
René Depoutot
Le Concert Royal de Nancy
Sopranos: Agnés Claude, Dominique Eumont, Hèléne Marraud, Suzanne Nisse; Altos: Jean-Louis Comoretto, François Knoery; Tenors: Jean-Philippe Vennin, Jean-François Iung; Basses: Vincent Lecuyea, Didier Rahuel, Pascal Schlosser
Adda 581161		Jul 12-15, 1989	CD / TT: 56:27
Recorded at léglise St. Georges d'Essey-lès-Nancy, France. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

6	Barocke Weihnachts [P-1] J.D. Zelenka: Psalmen und Magnificat zur Weihnachtszeit G.F. Händel: Psalmen aus der "Römischen Vesper"
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108 []
Günther Theuring
Wiener Jeunesse-Chor / Virtuosi di Praga.
Soprano: Elzbieta Szmytka or Olivia Blackburn; Alto: Jean Niouret
ORF/Casinos Austria 1994/2/3		Nov 1992 [released 1994]	2-CD / TT:

7	J.D. Zelenka: Geistliche Werke für Soli, Chor und Orchester [P-1]
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108 [9:17]
Thomas Reuber
Capella Piccola, Neuss / Ensemble Metamorphosis, Köln
Soprano: Martina Lins-Reuber; Alto: Kai Wessel
Thorofon 2181		Mar 1993; Mar 1994	CD / TT: 50:28
Recorded at St. Peter, Neuss-Hoisten, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

8	J.D. Zelenka: Requiem in C minor/ Dies irae solenna / Psalm 129 / Magnificat in C major [P-1]
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108 []
Pavel Baxa
Prague Madrigal Singers / Musica Aeterna Bratislava
Soprano: Milada Cechalova; Alto: Agata Cakrtova
Panton 710368		1996 [released]	CD / TT:

9	Magnificat: Kuhnau � Zelenka � J.S. Bach [V-2]
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108 [10:17]
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Miah Persson; Alto: Akira Tachikawa
BIS 1011		Nov-Dec 1998	CD / TT: 71:31
Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. See: Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Massaki Suzuki Buy this album at: Original: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de Reissue: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

10	Magnificat (Bach, Zelenka, Schütz) / Friede auf Erden (Schönberg) [V-5]
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108 [11:51]
Ingo Schulz
Ölberg-Chor / Ensemble 36
Sopranos: Almut Wilker or Anne Haller, Alto: Uwe Czyborra
Musik Art 8		1998	CD / TT:
Recorded live at Emmaus-Kirche, Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

11	Zelenka: The Litanies of St. Francis Xavier [P-1]
J.D. Zelenka: Magnificat in D major, ZWV 108
Gary Ekkel
Schola Cantorum of Melbourne / Schola Cantorum Baroque Players
Soprano: Euan Brown; Alto: Sue Droege
Move Records 156		2000 [released]	2-CD / TT:

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2008 - May 2009)

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