Magnificat in D major BWV 243
Discography - Part 2

Complete Recordings 1950-1959

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Complete Recordings 1960-1969 >

1

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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2

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.

3

Kathleen Ferrier in Celebration of Bach: Magnifical first release; Praise our God (Cantata 11); Hold in affection Jesus Christ (Cantata 67); Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Cantata 147) [V-1]

1-12. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [31:36]

Volkmar Andreae

Wiener Staatsoperchor / Wiener Philharmoniker

Soprano: Irmgard Seefried; Soprano: Friedl Riegler; Contralto: Kathleen Ferrier; Tenor: Hugo Meyer-Welfing; Bass: Otto Edelmann

SOMM Recordings Ariadne-5004

Jun 10, 1950

CD / TT: 77:41

Recorded at Grosser Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria, as part of the International Bach Festival.
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4

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:

5

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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6

Bach: Magnificat BWV 243; Wedding Cantata BWV 202; Cantata BWV 51 (Herbert Von Karajan 1946-1956)
Karajan in Italy, Vol. 1 [V-6]

Magnificat BWV 243 [30:31 / 30:28]

Herbert von Karajan

Coro e Orchestra Sinfonica della Rai di Roma (Chorus Master: Nino Antonellini)

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

Archipel ARPCD-0237
Dynamic CDS-703

Dec 12, 1953

CD / TT: 75:29
MP3 / TT: 75:29
CD / TT: 62:47
MP3 / TT: 62:49

Recorded live in Rome, Italy.
1^st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by H.v. Karajan.
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7

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:

8

Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary; Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 B, P [V-1]
J. S. Bach: Magnificat in D Major; Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary [V-1]
Vivaldi: Gloria; Bach: Magnificat; Handel: Zadok the Priest & My heart is inditing [V-1]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [LP: 28:55; CD: 29:05; YT: 28:39]

Geraint Jones

Geraint Jones Singers & Orchestra

Soprano: Ilse Wolf; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Richard Lewis; Bass: Thomas Hemsley
Edward Selwyn (Oboe); Gareth Morris (Flute); Edward Walker (Flute); Ambrose Gauntlett (Cello); Thurston Dart (Harpsichord); Alan Haverson (Organ)

Seraphim M-60001
His Master's Voice CLP-1128
Angel Records ANG-45027
HMV Classics HMV-5-68025-2

Dec 1, 1955

LP / TT: 41:45
LP / TT: 41:45
LP / TT: 41:45
CD / TT: 77:19

Recorded in England.
Listen on YouTube:
Magnificat BWV 243: Complete Work [28:39]

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat; D. Buxtehude: Cantatas, Fugue
Handel: Messiah; J.S. Bach: Magnificat [V-1]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [LP: 30:43; CD: 31:00]

Pièrre Colombo

St. Anthony Singers / Kalmar Chamber Orchestra

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

L'Oiseau-Lyre OLS-127
L'Oiseau-Lyre OL-50101
Decca Eloquence 4840411
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1955

LP / TT:
LP / TT:
3-CD / TT: 200:47
MP3 / TT: 199:05

Recorded in London, England.
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Magnificat BWV 243: Complete Work [30:43] | Complete Work [Sequence; 12 Tracks; TT: 30:54]
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10

J.S. Bach: Grand Magnificat En Ré Majeur B.W.V. 243 [V-3]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 [V-3]
Bach: Concertos Brandebourgeois-Magnificat [V-3]

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-Ehrang
Cello: Max Braun; Double-bass: Franz Ortner; Flutes: Jean-Pierre Rampal, Robert Heriche; Harpsichord: Rudolf Zartner; Oboe d'amore: Pierre Pierlot; Organ: Marie-Claire Alain; Trumpet: Adolf Scherbaum

Erato EFM-42086
Erato EFM-8031
Erato LDE-3047
Westminster XWN-18465
Westminster
Forgotten Records FR-626/7-

May 1-3 & 5, 1956

10" LP / TT:
LP / TT:
LP / TT:
LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 134:18

Recorded at Église Saint-Eustache, Paris, France.
Recording Engineer: André Charlin.
1^st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by K. Redel.
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11

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 31 & Magnificat BWV 243 [L-3]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Kantata BWV 31 (Osterkantate) [C-3]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Cantata BWV 31: Der Himmel lacht"; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 [B-1]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [26:58]

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
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Decca Eloquence: 4803689

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 58:04
MP3 / TT: 47:54
2-CD / TT: 93:02

Recorded at SDR Studio, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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12

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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13

J.S. Bach: Magnificat D-Dur BWV 243 [V-5]
Bach: Magnificat [V-5]

Magnificat BWV 243 [32 min]

Hans Grischkat

Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart

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

Opera 3251
Eurodisc 70170-KK
Ariola-Eurodisc 25563-XAK

c1957

25 cm LP / TT:
LP / TT: 32 min
LP / TT: 32 min

Recorded in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Bach: Kantaten · Cantatas: Magnificat BWV 243, Cantatas BWV 51, BWV 59 [C-2]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 2 - Cantatas II (BWV 59, 51, 243)
J.S. Bach: Magnificat D-dur BWV 243 (10" LP) [D-3]

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
Gerhard Bosse (Violin); Burkhard Glaetzner (Oboe); Armin Männel (Trumpet); Helmut Weimann (Violoncello); Konrad Siebach (Double-bass); Hannes Kästner (Organ)

Berlin Classics 009200-2BC
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Leipzig Classics 001814-2BC
Eterna 720124
Electrola 1576

Dec 14-19, 1959

CD / TT: 65:04
MP3 / TT: 64:53
CD / TT: 65:04
LP / TT: 31:48
LP / TT: 31:48

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Recording Producer: Dieter Gerhard Worm. Balance Engineer, Recording Engineer & Editing: SRK. Newly, digitally remastered by Artephon Musikproduktion GmbH, Berlin.
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Bach: Easter Oratorio - Magnificat: Ormandy – Bernstein [V-1]

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 18, 1959

CD / TT: 72:15

Recorded at CBS 30^th Street Studios, New York City, New York, USA.
1^st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by L. Bernstein.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - February 2021)
Thanks to contributors: Rudolf Bayer (October 2003); Wayne Davies (August 2006); John Grayovski (October 2006); Hou Fang-Lin; Matthias Hansen (June 2008, June 2018); Tutomu Nagamiya (June 2008); Riccardo Nughes (September 2001, July 2003); Kevin Parent (October 2005); Walter Roth (June 2008, November 2015); Burke Smith (July 2005, October 2005); Roland Wörner (December 2003); Teri Noel Towe (May 2007)

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