Magnificats BWV 243 & BWV 243a

BWV	243
German Title	Magnificat in D-dur
English Title	Magnificat in D major
French Title	Magnificat en ré majeur
Event
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 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hebrew-3 \| Hungarian-1 \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Japanese \| Portuguese \| 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] 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

BWV	243a
German Title	Magnificat in Es-Dur
English Title	Magnificat in E flat major
French Title
Event
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 \| Hebrew \| Italian \| Japanese \| Portuguese \| 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]
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

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 Systematic Discussions: BWV 243 \| BWV 243a
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 - June 2007)

Last update: ýJune 8, 2007 ý00:38:50