Magnificats BWV 243 & BWV 243a - Details

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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
Magnificat in E flat major BWV 243a

Ref.	BWV 243
German Title	Magnificat in D-dur
English Title	Magnificat in D major
French Title	Magnificat en ré majeur
Event	Vespers a feast of Easter or Pentecost
Composed	Leipzig, 1728-1731 [revision of BWV 243a] \| 2^nd performance: 1732-1735 - Leipzig
Text	Lukas 1: 46-55
Text	Latin Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| English-4 \| English-6 \| English-10 \| French-6 \| German-7 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hebrew-3 \| Hungarian-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Japanese \| Portuguese \| Russian-2 \| Spanish-2
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 5-part Chorus (SSATB) Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 transverse flutes, 2 oboes, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola, continuo (+ violoncello, violone, bassoon) Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Chorus \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 7: Chorus \| Mvt. 8: Aria \| Mvt. 9: Aria \| Mvt. 10: Aria (Trio) \| Mvt. 11: Chorus \| Mvt. 12: Chorus
Scoring	Score BGA [5.88 MB] Capella: Mvt. 1 \| Mvt. 2 \| Mvt. 3 \| Mvts. 3-4 \| Mvt. 4 \| Mvt. 4 ver 2 \| Mvt. 5 \| Mvt. 6 \| Mvt. 7 \| Mvt. 7 ver 2 \| Mvt. 8 \| Mvt. 9 \| Mvt. 10 \| Mvt. 11 \| Mvt. 11 ver 2 \| Mvt. 12 \| Mvt. 12 ver 2 [cap] Score Examples: Examples from the Score Chorale Melody: Meine Seele erhebet den Herren [The German Magnificat]
References	BGA: XI/3 \| NBA: II/3 \| BC: E 14 \| Zwang: - \| First Published: BG, 1862
Commentary	AMG \| Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 (Bethlehem) \| Magnificat (Emmanuel Music)
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of May 23, 2004; Week of March 22, 2009

Ref.	BWV 243a
German Title	Magnificat in Es-Dur
English Title	Magnificat in E flat major
French Title
Event	Vespers a feast of Christmas
Composed	Leipzig, 1723 \| 1^st performance: December 25, 1723 - Leipzig
Text	Lukas 1: 46-55
Text	Latin Text \| Translations: Dutch \| English-1 \| English-3 \| French-6 \| Hebrew \| Italian \| Japanese \| Portuguese \| Russian-1 \| Spanish
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 5-part Chorus (SSATB) Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, 2 flutes dolce, 2 violins, viola, continuo (+ bassoon) Mvt. 1: Chorus \| Mvt. 2: Aria \| Mvt. 2a: Chorus \| Mvt. 3: Aria \| Mvt. 4: Chorus \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 5a: Chorus \| Mvt. 6: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 7: Chorus \| Mvt. 7a: Chorus \| Mvt. 8: Aria \| Mvt. 9: Aria \| Mvt. 9a: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 10: Aria (Trio) \| Mvt. 11: Chorus \| Mvt. 12: Chorus
Scoring	Score BGA Anh [1.74 MB] Capella: After Mvt. 2: Mvt. A ver 1 \| Mvt. A ver 2 After Mvt. 5: Mvt. B ver 1 \| Mvt. B ver 2 \| Mvt. B ver 3 After Mvt. 7: Mvt. C ver 1 \| Mvt. C ver 2 After Mvt. 9: Mvt. D ver 1 \| Mvt. D ver 2
References	BGA: XI/3 \| NBA: II/3 \| BC: E 14 \| Zwang: - \| First Published: BG, 1862
Commentary
Music	Music Examples
Discussions	Week of May 30, 2004; Week of March 22, 2009

Contents
Complete Recordings - Until 1950 Complete Recordings - 1951-1960 Complete Recordings - 1961-1970 Complete Recordings - 1971-1980 Complete Recordings - 1981-1990 Complete Recordings - 1991-2000 Complete Recordings - From 2001 Complete Recordings of BWV 243a Recordings of Individual Movements	General Discussions - Part 1 General Discussions - Part 2 General Discussions - Part 3 General Discussions - Part 4 General Discussions - Part 5 General Discussions - Part 6 Systematic Discussions: BWV 243 \| BWV 243a
Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Emannuelle Haïm Glorious Bach! (DVD) - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt Magnificat BWV 243a - conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock Cantata BWV 21 / Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Paul McCreesh Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Joshua Rifkin Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Robert Shaw Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Massaki Suzuki Christmas Cantatas from Leipzig - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
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Prepared by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - October 2009)
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 \| Part 6 \| Systematic Discussions: BWV 243 \| BWV 243a Individual Recordings: BWV 243 - E. Haïm \| BWV 243 - N. Harnoncourt \| BWV 243a - T. Hengelbrock \| BWV 243 - P. McCreesh \| BWV 243 - J. Rifkin \| BWV 243 - H. Rilling \| BWV 243 - R. Shaw \| BWV 243 - M. Suzuki \| BWV 243a - P. 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 | Instrumental | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies | New
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 | How to contribute | Sitemap | Links

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