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J.S. Bach: Magnificat · Suite N. 2 · Suite N. 4 [V-4]
Otto Klemperer as a Bach-Wagner Conductor - Live in Budapest (1948-1950) [V-4]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [29:47]

Otto Klemperer

Budapest Chorus (Chorus Master: Miklós Forrai) / Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)

Sopranos: Anna Báthy, Judit Sándor; Alto: Magda Tiszay; Tenor: Lajos Somogyvári; Bass: György Littasy
Piano: Olivér Nagy; Organ: Sándor Margittay

Urania 22.139
Hungaroton LPX-12160

Jan 20, 1950

CD / TT: 75:15

Recorded at Hungarian Radio, Studio 6, Budapest, Hungary..
Other works on 1^st CD: Orchestral Suites Nos. 2 & 4.
Other works on 2^nd CD: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 + Wagner tracks.
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major

Magnificat BWV 243 [32:24]

Walter Reinhart

Reinhart Chorus of Zürich & Winterthur Mixed Chorus / Winterthur City Orchestra

Soprano: Maria Stader; Contralto: Elsa Cavelti; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Hermann Schey
Organ: Karl Matthaei; Harpsichord: Touty Hunziker-Druey

Concert Hall MMS-31

May 1950

10" / TT: 32:24

Recorded live at the Third International Bach Festival at Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat [LP]
PELLIZZARI CENT'ANNI [CD]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Antonio Pellizzari

Orchestra e Coro della Scuola di Arzignano (Chorus Master: Mario Trevisiol)

Soprano I: Jacqueline Delman; Soprano II: Genevra Vivante; Contralto: Claudia Carbi; Tenor: Alfredo Nobile; Bass: Marcello Cortis

Fonit- Fonodisco Italiano Trevisan Nilano
Sipario Dischi

Oct 14, 1951

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Cantata 63, Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, and the Magnificat [CS-2]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Anna Maria Augenstein; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Rolf Apreck; Bass: Hans Krämer

Schola Antiqua GR-2

Nov 29, 1952

CD / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. These are informal recordings, courtesy of Dr. Dieter Ramin, Günther’s son; they are generally available for the first time.
2^nd recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by G. Ramin.
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Magnificat, Wedding Cantata etc.

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Herbert von Karajan

RAI Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Rome

Soprano: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Contralto: Oralia Dominguez, Tenor: Nicolai Gedda; Bass: Giorgio Tadeo

Archipel

Dec 1953

CD / TT:

Recorded live in Rome, Italy.
1^st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by H.v. Karajan.

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Rolf Reinhardt

Radio Stuttgart Chorus / Paris Philharmonic Orchestra

Soprano: Friederike Sailer, Mezzo-soprano: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus, Contralto: Hetty Plümacher, Tenor: Johannes Feyerabend, Bass: Bruno Müller

Vox

1954

10" LP / TT:

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Vivaldi: Gloria / Bach: Magnificat / Handel: Zadok the Priest & My heart is inditing

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [29:05]

Geraint Jones

Geraint Jones Singers & Orchestra

Soprano: Ilse Wolf; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Richard Lewis; Bass: Thomas Hemsley

HMV Classics

Dec 1, 1955

CD / TT: 77:19

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat / D. Buxtehude: Cantatas, Fugue

Magnificat in D majopr, BWV 243 []

Pièrre Colombo

St. Anthony Singers / Kalmar Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Eileen McLoughlin; Mezzo-soprano: Heather Harper; Counter-tenor: Alfred Deller; Tenor: Wilfred Brown; Baritone: Maurice Bevan
Harpsichord: Dr Thornton Lofthouse; Organ: Denis Vaughan

L'Oiseau-Lyre

1955

LP / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Kurt Redel

Choeurs Philippe Caillard / Pro Arte Orchestra Munich

Soprano: Antonia Fahberg; Alto: Margarethe Bence; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Peter Roth

Westminster / Erato

May 1, 1956

LP / TT:

Recorded at Église Saint-Eustache, Paris, France.
1^st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by K. Redel.

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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 31 & Magnificat BWV 243 [L-3]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Kantata BWV 31 (Osterkantate) [C-3]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Marcel Couraud

L'ensemble vocal et instrumental de Stuttgart (Stuttgarter Chor und Orchester)

Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Contralto: Margarethe Bence; Tenor: Fritz Wunderlich (pseudonym "Werner S. Braun" on LP); Bass: August Messthaler

Les Discophiles Français / Philips
Philips 4800217

1956

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D; Cantata No. 50 [L-9]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat / Cantatas BWV 50, 70 [C-3]

Magnificat in D major BWV 243 [29:40]

Felix Prohaska

Wiener Kammerchor / Wiener Kammerochester
Choir & Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Sopranos: Mimi Coertse, Margarete Sjöstedt; Alto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Tenor: Anton Dermota; Bass: Frederick Guthrie

Bach Guild BG-555 (1958)
Bach Guild BGS-5005 (1958)
Bach Guild HM-22SD (1973)
Qualiton LPX-1094 (1962)
Vanguard Classics OVC-2010

Jun 1957

LP / TT: 33:34
LP / TT: 33:34
LP / TT: 33:34
LP / TT: 33:34
CD / TT: 62:40

Recorded at Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria.
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Bach: Magnificat

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Hans Grischkat

Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart

Soprano: Ruth-Margret Pütz; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Gerhard Unger; Bass: Theo Adam
Flutes: Karl-Heinz Zöller, Gertrud Müller-Crone; Oboe d'amore: Horst Schneider; Trumpet: Rolf Quinque; Organ: Eva Hölderlin

Opera / Eurodisc

1957

LP / TT:

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Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas II

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [31:48]

Kurt Thomas

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Hermann Prey

Berlin / Leipzig Classics
Eterna

Jun, Dec 1959

CD / TT:
LP / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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Bach: Easter Oratorio - Magnificat: Ormandy - Bernstein

Magnificat BWV 243 [31:10]

Leonard Bernstein

Schola Cantorum (Director: High Ross) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Soprano I: Lee Venora; Soprano II: Jennie Tourel; Counter-tenor: Russell Oberlin; Tenor: Charles Bressler; Bass: Norman Farrow

Sony Classical

Dec 1959

CD / TT: 72:15

Recorded at CBS 30^th Street Studios, New York City, New York, USA. Other work: Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 conducted by E. Ormandy.
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