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Recordings & Discussions of Other Vocal Works: Motets BWV 225-231 | Mass in B minor BWV 232 | Missae Breves & Sanctus BWV 233-242 | Magnificat BWV 243 | Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 | Johannes-Passion BWV 245 | Lukas-Passion BWV 246 | Markus-Passion BWV 247 | Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 | Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 | Chorales BWV 250-438 | Geistliche Lieder BWV 439-507 | AMN BWV 508-523 | Quodlibet BWV 524 | Aria BWV 1127

Magnificat in D major BWV 243

Recordings - Part 6

Recordings: Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001 | BWV 243a | Individual Movements

Complete Recordings - 1991-2000

44

J.S. Bach: Magnificat / Messen BWV 233-236

Peter Schreier

RIAS-Kammerchor (Chorus Master: Marcus Greed) / Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Soprano: Barbara Bonney, Contralto: Birgit Remmert, Tenor: Rainer Trost, Baritone: Olaf Bär

Philips

Jan 1991

TT: 25:37

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany.

45

Gielen Edition: Magnificat BWV 243 / Kantate BWV 10 [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: 25:36

 

46

Bach: Magnificat / Vivaldi: Gloria / Caldara: Stabat Mater

 

Harry Christophers

The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra

Sopranos: Lynda Russell, Gillian Fisher; Alto: Alison Browner; Alto: Caroline Trevor; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Bass: Michael George

Regis / Brilliant Classics

Oct 1991

TT: 27:09

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47

J.S. Bach: Magnificat / ‘Ich habe genug’ [C-1]

Nicholas Ward

Schola Cantorum of Oxford (Director: Jeremy Summerley) / Northern Chamber Orchestra, Manchester

Sopranos: Anna Crookes, Jayne Whitaker; Alto: Caroline Trevor; Tenor: Timothy Robinson; Bass-baritone: Nicholas Gedge

Naxos

Dec 1993, Mar 1994

TT: 29:36

Recorded at St. Peter's Church, Hale, Cheshire, UK.
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48

J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 / Cantata BWV 21 / Motet BWV 225 [C-1]

Diego Fasolis

Coro della Radio Svizzera / Ensemble Vanitas

Soprano: Antonella Balducci; Alto: Ulrike Clausen; Tenor: Frieder Lang; Baritone: Fulvio Bettini

Arts

May 1994

TT: 26:23

Recorded live at Chisea di S. Francesco, Locarno. Switzerland.
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49

M.A. Charpantier: Te Deum / J.S. Bach: Magnificat

Paul Kuentz

Paul Kuentz Choir & Chamber Orchestra

Soprano 1: Hélène Obadia; Soprano 2: Brigitte Vinson; Alto: Madeleine Jalbert; Tenor: Harvé Lamy; Bass: Phillip Langshaw

Pierre Verany

1994

TT: 31:24

Recorded live.
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50

Edition Bachakademie Vol. 73

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Sopranos: Christine Schäfer & Ibolya Verebics; Mezzo-soprano: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: James Taylor; Baritone: Thomas Quasthoff

Hänssler

Jan 1995

TT: 28:09

2nd recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by H. Rilling. Recorded at Stadthalle Leonberg, Germany.
See: Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
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51

J.S. Bach: Magnificat - Orchestral Suite No. 3

Valentin Radu

Ama Deus Ensemble

Soprano: Julianne Baird; Alto: Lorie Gratis; Tenor: David Price; Bass-Baritone: Kevin Deas

ESX/Vox Classics

1996

TT:

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52

J.S. Bach: Magnificat & Christmas Oratorio Part 1

Edward Higginbottom

Choir of New College, Oxford / Orchestra of the King's Consort

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BBC Music Magazine

Oct 1996

TT:

 

53

Bach: Magnifikat / Dvorak: Requiem

Michaela Prentl

Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian / Camerata München

Sopranos: Priska Eser-Streit, Friederike Wagner; Alto: Gisela Uhlmann; Tenor: Thomas Cooley; Bass: Thomas Hamberger

Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian

July 1997

TT:

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54

J.S. Bach: Magnificat / W.A. Mozart: c-Moll Messe

Joachim Krause

Basler Bach-Chor

Soprano: Isolde Siebert; Mezzo-soprano: Mojca Vedernjak; Tenor: Niklaus Rüegg; Bass: Michael Leibundgut

Basler Bach-Chor

Dec 1997

TT: 38:19

The Magnificat includes the 4 interpolations. Live recording from a concert at Martinskirche Basel, Switzerland

55

J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio / Magnificat

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten)

Soprano: Lisa Larsson & Elisabeth von Magnus; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Erato

Feb 1998

TT: 25:18

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
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56

J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 / W.A. Mozart, Missa Solemnis in C

Ulrich Höhs

Grazer Keplerspatzen / Grazer Instrumentalisten

Soprano: Birgit Heindler; Alto: Victoria Massey; Tenor: Bernd Lambauer; Bass: Gerhard Hochschwendner

Grazer Keplerspatzen

Oct 1998

CD / TT:

Livemittschnitt des 3.Jubiläumskonzerts anläßlich 30 Jahre Grazer Keplerspatzen am 25. Oktober 1998 im Rahmen der Herz-Jesu Musiktage 1998 in der Herz-Jesu Kirche, Graz

57

Magnificat: Kuhnau · Zelenka · J.S. Bach

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Sopranos: Miah Persson, Yukari Nonoshita; Alto: Akira Tachikawa; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Chiyuki Urano

BIS

Nov-Dec 1998

TT: 28:00

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
See: Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Massaki Suzuki
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58

Magnificat (Bach, Zelenka, Schütz) / Friede auf Erden (Schönberg)

Ingo Schulz

Ölberg-Chor / Ensemble 36

Sopranos: Almut Wilker, Anne Haller, Alto: Uwe Czyborra; Tenor: Dirk Kleinke; Bass: Ralf Moritz

Music Art

1998

TT:

 

59

Bach: Magnificat [C-2]

Christophe Gesseney

Choeur du 8ème stage Musique-Montagne / Ensemble instrumental

Soprano: Haïda Housseini; Counter-tenor: Thierry Dagon; Tenor: Christophe Einhorn; Bass: Stephan Imboden

Delos

Jul 1999

CD / TT:

Recorded live at the 8th Musique-Montagne Festival

60

Magnificat D-Dur BWV 243, Motets BWV 225, 227, 229

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Prager Kammerorchester

Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Mezzo-Soprano: Rebecca Martin; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Rondeau Produktion

Jul-Aug 1999

TT: 28:11

Recorded live at Kirche St. Gumbertus, Ansbach, Germany.
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61

Heinechen: Mass Nr. 12/ J.S. Bach: Magnificat

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Dresdner Kammerchor / Dresdner Barockorchester

Soprano: Monika Frimmer; Soprano: Kerstin Klein; Counter-tenor: Kai Wessel; Tenor: Hermann Oswald; Bass: Andreas Scheibner

Carus-Verlag

Dec 1999

TT: 27:30

Recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany.
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62

Magnificat - C.P.E. / J.S. Bach

J. Reilly Lewis

Washington Bach Consort

Soprano: Mary Ellen Callahan; Mezzo-soprano: Patricia Green; Tenor: Nils Brown; Bass-baritone: James Weaver

Newport Classics

1999

TT: 27:25

Recorded at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wasington, D.C., USA.
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63

Bach: Magnificat [C-1]

Stephen Cleobury

King's College Choir Cambridge / The Academy of Ancient Music (Leader: Micaela Combert)

Sopranos: Susan Gritton, Lisa Milne; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Ian Bostridge; Bass: Michael George

EMI Classics

Jun-Jul 1999; Jan 2000

TT: 27:07

Recorded at the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, England.
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64

J.S. Bach: Magnificat · Easter Oratorio

Paul McCreesh

Gabrieli Consort & Players

Sopranos: Kimberly McCord & Julia Gooding; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Neal Davies

Archiv Produktion

Apr 2000

TT: 23:30

Recorded at Ev.-Luth. Kirche, Brand-Erbisdorf (Saxony), Germany.
See: BWV 243 Magnificat & BWV 249 Oster-Oratorium – conducted by McCreesh
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65

Tributo a Bach

Ricardo Rocha

Cia. Bachiana Brasiliera - Orquestra, Coro e Solistas

Soprano I: Lilan Assumpção; Mezzo-soprano: Rita Medeiros; Contralto: Maria Helena Nunes; Tenor: Sandro Assumpção; Bass: Wanderley Souza

Pólo Industrial de Manaus

Dec 2000

TT: 25:39

 

66

Glorious Bach!
An Advent Concert of Nusic by Bach
[L-8]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Soprano: Christine Schäfer; Soprano: Anna Korondi; Alto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Ian Bostridge; Baritone: Christopher Maltman

TDK

2000

DVD / TT: 28:48

2nd recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by N. Harnoncourt. Recorded at the Kloster Melk Benedictine Monastery.
See: Glorious Bach! (DVD) - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

67

J.S. Bach: Magnificat, Kantaten 78, 137, 35 [C-1]

Wilfried Schnetzler

Bach-Kantorei / Orchester ad fontes

Soprano: Dorothea Frey; Counter-tenor: Christopher Robson; Tenor: Hermann Oswald; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich

Bach-Kantorei

2000

TT:

 

 

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - February 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Nagamiya Tutomu (March 2001), Hou Fang-Lin, Riccardo Nughes (September 2001, November 2001), Rodrigo Maffei Libonati (April 2003), Sw Anandgyan (March 2004), Emiko Hall (April 2005)


Magnificats BWV 243 & BWV 243a: Details
Recordings: Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001 | BWV 243a | Individual Movements
General Discussions:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Systematic Discussions:
BWV 243 | BWV 243a
Individual Recordings:
BWV 243 - Harnoncourt | BWV 243a - Hengelbrock | BWV 243 - McCreesh | BWV 243 - Rifkin | BWV 243 - Rilling | BWV 243 - Shaw | BWV 243 - Suzuki | BWV 243a - Herreweghe

Recordings & Discussions of Other Vocal Works: Motets BWV 225-231 | Mass in B minor BWV 232 | Missae Breves & Sanctus BWV 233-242 | Magnificat BWV 243 | Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 | Johannes-Passion BWV 245 | Lukas-Passion BWV 246 | Markus-Passion BWV 247 | Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 | Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 | Chorales BWV 250-438 | Geistliche Lieder BWV 439-507 | AMN BWV 508-523 | Quodlibet BWV 524 | Aria BWV 1127

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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