Bach, Bach And Bach: Magnificats - Arcangelo

No fewer than three Bachs—father and two sons—and three wonderful versions of the Magnificat written over the course of the eighteenth century: one setting very familiar, the other two much less so.

Magnificat BWV243[25'37]Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Movement 1, Chorus: Magnificat anima mea[2'54]
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Movement 2, Aria: Et exsultavit spiritus meus[2'14]
Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano)
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Movement 3, Aria & Chorus: Quia respexit – Omnes generationes[3'41]
Joélle Harvey (soprano)
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Movement 4, Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna[1'51]
Thomas Bauer (baritone)
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Movement 5, Duet: Et misericordia[3'08]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Thomas Walker (tenor)
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Movement 6, Chorus: Fecit potentiam[1'42]
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Movement 7, Aria: Deposuit potentes de sede[1'56]
Thomas Walker (tenor)
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Movement 8, Aria: Esurientes implevit bonis[2'44]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
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Movement 9, Terzet: Suscepit Israel[1'55]
Joélle Harvey (soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
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Movement 10, Chorus: Sicut locutus est[1'28]
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Movement 11, Chorus: Gloria Patri[2'04]
Magnificat E22[10'26]Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
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Movement 1, Chorus with solo: Magnificat anima mea[3'13]
Joélle Harvey (soprano)
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Movement 2, Chorus: Et misericordia eius[1'02]
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Movement 3, Chorus with soli: Fecit potentiam[3'15]
Thomas Bauer (baritone), Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Walker (tenor)
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Movement 4, Chorus: Gloria Patri[1'23]
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Movement 5, Chorus: Et in saecula saeculorum[1'33]
Magnificat H772[40'35]Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
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Movement 1, Chorus: Magnificat anima mea[3'13]
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Movement 2, Aria: Quia respexit[5'41]
Joélle Harvey (soprano)
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Movement 3, Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna[3'54]
Thomas Walker (tenor)
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Movement 4, Chorus with soli: Et misericordia eius[6'45]
Joélle Harvey (soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano)
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Movement 5, Aria: Fecit potentiam[3'51]
Thomas Bauer (baritone)
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Movement 6, Duet: Deposuit potentes de sede[5'52]
Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Walker (tenor)
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Movement 7, Aria: Suscepit Israel[4'07]
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
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Movement 8, Chorus: Gloria Patri[2'02]
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Movement 9, Chorus: Sicut erat in principio[5'10]