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Recordings & Discussions of Other Vocal Works: Main Page | 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 | Motet BWV 1165=Anh 159

Magnificat in E flat major BWV 243a
Discography

Recordings of Individual Movements


M-1

Christmas with Leontyne Price [V-8]

 

Chorale Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (CM: Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her) (Mvt. 2a) from Magnificat in E flat major BWV 243a [4:03]

Herbert von Karajan

Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde / Members of Wiener Philharmoniker

Soprano: Leontyne Price

Decca

Jun 1961

CD / TT: 39:23
MP3 / TT: 39:11

Recorded at Sofiensaal, Vienna, Austria.
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M-2

Christmas Assembly: December 16, 1969, 12:30 p.m. [V-2]

 

Magnificat in E flat major BWV 243a. Esurientes (Patti Pease) []

Lorna Cooke deVaron

NEC Chamber Singers (Conductor: Lorna Cooke deVaron) / NEC Collegium Musicum (Director: Daniel Pinkham)

Mezzo-soprano: Patricia Pease (as Patti Pease)

New England Conservatory of Music

Dec 16, 1969

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


M-3

J.S. Bach: Motets [V-2]

Chorale Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (CM: Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her) (Mvt. 2a) from Magnificat in E flat major BWV 243a []

Louis Halsey

Louis Halsey Singers

Organ: David Lumsden

L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL-340-41

1972

2-LP

 

M-4

Bach: Die Motetten BWV 225-230 · Chorälsatze [V-1]
J.S. Bach: 4 Shorter Masses
[V-3]

 

Chorales from Magnificat in E flat major BWV 243a:
- Chorale Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (CM: Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her) (Mvt. 2a) [1:40]
- Freut euch und jubiliert (Mvt. 5a) [1:15]
- Gloria in excelsis Deo (Mvt. 7a) [1:20]

Hartwig Eschenburg

Rostocker Motettenchor (Chorus Master: Hartwig Eschenburg) / Instrumental soloists from Capella Fidicinia Leipzig (Direction: Hans Grüss)

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Eterna / Baroque Music Club

1982-1983

2-LP / 2-CD

Recorded at Studio Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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2-CD: Baroque Music Club


M-5

Bach for All Seasons - Selections from the Choral Works of J.S. Bach [C-1]

6. From Heaven Above to Earth I Come (from Magnificat BWV 243a) [2:16]
7. Gloria in excelsis Deo (from Magnificat BWV 243a) [1:32 ]
All sung in English

Cantor Rick Erickson (Director & Organist)

The Holy Trinity Bach Choir / The Bach Players

The Holy Trinity Bach Choir: Phyllis Curran; Soprano: Elizabeth Farnum, Julia Fischer; Mezzo-soprano: Megan Friar, Soprano: Jolle Greenleaf; Bass-Baritone: Paul Houghtaling; Tenor: Marc Molomot; Tenor: Scott Murphree; Michael Ruff; Tenor: Daniel Clark Smith; Tenor: Benjamin Sosland, Emma-Jane Stokely; Bass-Baritone: Jon Szabo
The Bach Players: Cynthia Roberts (Violin); Allen Whear (Cello); Lucas Harris (Lute); Julie Brye (Oboe); Lee Soper (Trumpet); Joe Tompkins (Timpani)

Augsburg Fortress

Mar 1999

CD / TT: 55:46

Recorded at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, New York, New York, USA.
Compiled and edited by Rick Erickson and Mark Bighley. The focus of this collection is to provide churches and choirs a practical resource for use in worship.
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CD: Augsburg Fortress


M-6

Bach Festival 75th Annual: Baldwin-Wallace College; Bach Cantata Service [C-1]

 

Chorus Gloria in excelsis Deo! (Mvt. 7a) (Christmas interpolation from Magnificat in E flat major, BWV 243a) []

Melvin Unger

Baldwin-Wallace College Singers (B-W College Choir) / (Bach Service Orchestra)

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Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW CD 07-27 v.6

Apr 21, 2007

CD / TT:

Recorded live at the United Methodist Church of Berea, Ohio, USA, in the frame of Baldwin-Wallace College Bach Festival.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 173423660), Baldwin-Wallace College Website & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)


M-7

Bach Festival 76th Annual: Baldwin-Wallace College: Bach Cantata Service [C-2]

Chorus Gloria in excelsis Deo! (Mvt. 7a) (Christmas interpolation from Magnificat in E flat major, BWV 243a) []

Melvin Unger

B-W Singers / Bach Service Orchestra

Orchestra: Violin I: Amanda Smith, Minju Kim, Jiyeon Yeo, Nathaniel Anderson-Frank; Vioin II: Elizabeth Phelps, , Catherine Cosbey, Geoff Herd, Julie Carpenter; Violas: Jessica Alberthal, Amber Smithson, Jennifer Burns; Violoncello: Nora Karakousoglou; Double-bass: Michael Ashton; Oboe d’amore: Cynthia Warren; Oboe II: Courtney Miller; Organ: Allen Cadwallad

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW CD 08-20 CD6

Apr 20, 2008

CD / TT:

Recorded live at the United Methodist Church of , Ohio, USA, in the frame of Baldwin-Wallace College Bach Festival.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 260600125), Baldwin-Wallace College Website & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)


V-8

Bach: Vom Himmel hoch [V-3]

 

Chorale Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (CM: Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her) (Mvt. 2a) from Magnificat in E flat major BWV 243a [2:05]

Rein de Vries

Bragi a-capellakoor

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YouTube

Dec 12, 2008

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Jozefkerk, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Watch on YouTube:
Magnificat BWV 243a: Vom Himmel hoch [2:05]


M-9

Eva Lebherz-Valentin (Sopran) singt 2 Magnificat-Arien BWV 243a,2+BWV 10,2 live - Ltg. Rainer Noll [CV-6]

 

Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a:
Chorus Magnificat anima mea (Mvt. 1) +
Aria for Soprano Et exsultavit (Mvt. 2) +
Aria for Soprano Herr, der du stark und mächtig bist (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 10 [8:58]

Rainer Noll

Ad-Hoc-Ensemble (Organ continuo: Peter Schumann)

Soprano: Eva Lebherz-Valentin; Alto Recorder: Martin Nitz

YouTube

Dec 4, 2010

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at St. Martinskirche, Kelsterbach, Hesse, Germany, in "Abendmusik zum Weihnachtsmarkt".
Listen on YouTube:
Magnificat BWV 243a: Mvts. 1-2 + Cantata BWV 10: Mvt. 2: Aria [S] [8:58]


M-10

Concert de Noel [V-1]

 

Aria - Duet for Soprano & Bass Virga Jesse fioruit (Mvt. 9a) from Magnificat in E flat major BWV 243a [3:33]

Iain Simcock

Maîtrise de l'Académie Vocale de Paris

BWV 243a: Soprano: Morgane Collomb (18 years old); Baritone: Alexandre Ducène (18 years old)

YouTube

Dec 15, 2010

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live during the 2010 Christmas Concert of the Maîtrise de l'Académie Vocale de Paris, at Église Saint Merry, Paris, France.
Listen on YouTube:
Magnificat BWV 243a: Virga Jesse [3:33]


M-11

Music in Mind: The Festive Baroque [V-3]

Aria for Tenor Deposuit potentes (Mvt. 8) from Magnificat in E flat major BWV 243a [1:59] (from a complete performance)

Kenneth Slowik

University of Maryland Chamber Singers (Director: Edward Maclary; Chorus Master: C. Paul Heins) / Festive Baroque Chamber Orchestra (University of Maryland Baroque Ensemble)

Sopranos: Katie Baughman, Amy Broadbent, Brooke Evers, Madeline Miskie, Kellie Motter; Mezzo-soprano: Erin Passmore, Caitlin Redding, Mairin Srygley; Tenor: Matthew Hill; Baritone: Keith Browning; Bass: Bryan Vanek
Kenneth Slowik (Viola da gamba); James Stern (Violin); Mark Hill (Oboe)

YouTube

Dec 9, 2012

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Elsie & Marvin Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Univeristy of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.
Listen on YouTube:
Magnificat BWV 243: Deposuit Potentes [1:59]


M-12

Lauter Freude, lauter Wonne weihnachtliche Musik aus der Marktkirche Hannover = Joy & Gladness in Abundance: Christmas Music from the Marktkirche Hannover [C-1]

 
 
 

Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her [3:28]:
- J.S. Bach: Chorale Prelude Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (I), BWV 606
- A. Gumpelzhaimer: Chorale Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
- H.L. Hassler: Simpliciter Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
- J.S. Bach: Chorale Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (CM: Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her) (Mvt. 2a) from Magnificat in E flat major BWV 243a

Soprano: Ute Engelke; Elisabeth Schwanda (Recorder); Ulfert Smidt (Organ)

Rondeau Production ROP-6095
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Jun 10-12, 2014

CD / TT: 65:49
MP3 / TT: 65:49

Recorded at the Marktkirche Hannover, Germany.
Recording Supervisor Dominik Streicher; Recording Engineer Yannick Spohr; Project Coordination Ruprecht Langer; Producer: Frank Hallmann.
Buy this album at:
CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD (2014): Amazon.,com | Amazon.co.uk
CD (2014): Amazon.co.uk
CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


M-13

Bach and his Legacy [C-1]

 

Aria for Alto Esurientes implevit bonis (Mvt. 9) from the Magnificat in E flat major, BWV 243a [2:25]

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Ensemble Divina Insania

Mezzo-soprano: Nicola Wemyss
Doret Florentin (Recor); Lilia Slavny (Baroque Violin); Benny Aghassi (Baroque Bassoon); Ira givol (Baroque Cello); Yizhar Karshon (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Jan 5, 2016

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Wix auditorium, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel.
Watch on YouTube:
Magnificat 243a: Mvt. 9: Aria [A] [2:25]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2014 - January 2023

Magnificats BWV 243 & BWV 243a: Details
BWV 243: Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029
Recordings of Individual Movements: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029
BWV 243a: Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
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: Main Page | 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 | Motet BWV 1165=Anh 159




 

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