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Robert Shaw Conducts Bach, Brahms, Hindemith

Robert Shaw

RCA Victor Chorale & Orchestra (or RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra)

Soprano: Susanne Frail; Mezzo-soprano: Blanche Thebom; Tenor: Ernice Lawrence; Bass: Paul Matthen
Flutes: Aurthur Lora, Fredrick Wilkins; Trumpet: William Vacciano; Oboe d'amoure: Robert Bloom

RCA Victor / Pearl

1946 or 1947

TT: 27:58

1^st recording of the Magnificat BWV 243 by R. Shaw. Studio recording.
See: Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Robert Shaw
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Magnificat - Cantata BWV 1: Leitner - Lehmann

Ferdinand Leitner

Lamy Chorus / Ansbach Bach Society Orchestra

Soprano: Martha Schilling; Contralto: Gertrude Pitzinger; Tenor: Heinz Marten; Bass: Gerhard Gröschel

Decca / Deutsche Grammophon Resonance

Jul 1949

TT: 33:35

Recorded in Neuendettelsau.

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Magnificat · Suite N. 2 · Suite N. 4
Otto Klemperer as a Bach-Wagner Conductor

Otto Klemperer

Budapest Chorus (Chorus master: Miklós Forrai) / Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Olivér Nagy (piano); Sándor Margittay (organ)

Sopranos: Anna Báthy, Judit Sándor; Alto: Magda Tiszay; Tenor: Lajos Somogyvári; Bass: György Littasy

Urania / Hungaroton

Jan 1950

TT: 29:47

Recorded at Hungarian Radio, Studio 6.
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major

Walter Reinhart

Reinhart Chorus of Zürich & Winterthur Mixed Chorus / Winterthur City Orchestra

Soprano: Maria Stader; Contralto: Elsa Cavelti; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Hermann Schey
Organ: Karl Matthaei; Harpsichord: Touty Hunziker-Druey

Concert Hall / MMS

May 1950

LP / TT: 32:24

Recorded live at the Third International Bach Festival at Schaffhausen, Switzerland.