Magnificat in D major BWV 243
Discography - Part 4

Complete Recordings 1970-1979

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Karl Richter

Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester

Soprano: Edda Moser, Alto: Hertha Töpper, Tenor: Eric Tappy; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

Melodiya

Aug 1970

LP / TT:

2^nd recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by K. Richter.

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat, Cantate BWV 187 [C-3]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat, BWV 243; Cantate No. 187 [C-3]

Magnificat in D major BWV 243 [29:15]

Michel Corboz

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne / Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Soprano: Wally Stämpfli; Mezzo-soprano: Claudine Perret; Tenor: Olivier Dufour; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Maurice Andre, Jean-Claude Blanc, André Besancon (Trumpets); Edmond Defrancesco, Marianne Cart (Flutes); Michael Kühn (Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Edgar Fischer (Cello); Christiane Jacottet (Harpsichord); André Luy (Organ)

Erato STU-70710
Erato ZL-30543
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1683

1971

LP / TT: 57:80
LP / TT: 57:80
LP / TT: 57:80

Recorded in Switzerland.
Sound Engineers: Guy Laporte, Peter Willemoes.
1^st recording of the MagnificatBWV 243 by M. Corboz.

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major [V-3]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

James Fankhauser

Chatham College Choir (Lorenzo Malfattim director); Hamilton College Choir (James Fankhauser, director) / Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra (Paul Kuentz, director)

Sopranos: Charlene Peterson, Barbara Schlick, Alto: Ewa Michalak; Tenor: Jon Humphrey; Bass: John d'Armand

Camden, N.J.: Recorded Publications Co.

Feb 27, 1972

LP / TT:

Recorded at Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, USA.
Source: WorldCast Libraries (OCLC Number: 54982492)

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D BWV 243 voor solisten, koor en orkest; J.F. Fasch: Concert in D voor fluit, hobo, strijkorkest en basso continuo [V-1]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Gerard Akkerhuis

Residentie Bachkoor / Residentie Bachorkest

Soprano: Christina Harvey; Alt-Mezzo: Elisabeth Cooymans; Alto: Marianne Dieleman; Tenor: Roland Bufkens; Bass-Baritone: Henk Smit
Veronika Hampre (Viola da gamba); Jan van der Meer (Organ)

Mirasound SK-7005

1972

LP / TT:

Recorded in The Hague, the Netherlands.

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J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 110 & Magnificat BWV 243
J.S. Bach · C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat [C-2]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [28:13]

Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

Tölzer Knabenchor / Collegium Aureum

Walter Gampert (Soloist from the Tölzer Knabenchor); Boy Alto: Andreas Stein (Soloist from Tölzer Knabenchor); Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Trumpets [Clarino]: Edward Tarr, Emil Herrmann, Pieter Dolk, Robert Bodenröder; Timpani: Ralph Peinkofer; Transverse Flutes: Günther Höller, Barthold Kuijken; Oboe: Friedrich C. Krebs; Baroque Oboes: Hans-Georg Renner, Helmut Hucke; Oboes d'amore: Friedrich C. Krebs, Helmut Hucke; Oboe da caccia: Hans-Georg Renner; Baroque Bassoon: Peter Mauruschat; Violins: Doris Wolff-Malm, Fransjosef Maier, Günter Vollmer, Jan Reichow, Kurt Christian Stier, Ruth Neilen, Ulrich Beetz, Werner Neuhaus, Wolfgang Neininger; Violas: Franz Beyer, Karlheinz Steeb; Cellos: Max Engel, Rudolf Mandalka; Double-bass: Jürgen Fichtner; Positive Organ: Franz Lehrndorfer

BASF BAC-3067 / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi HM-21584
Harmonia Mundi IC-265-99750
Ex Libris El-16649

1972

LP / TT: 53:50
LP / TT: 53:50
LP / TT: 53:50

Recorded at Pfarrkirche Lenggries, Upper Bavaria, Germany.
Recording Producers: Dr. Alfred Krings, Dr. Thomas Gallia.
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Magnificat BWV 243: Complete Work [28:23] 

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J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 106, BWV 140, Magnificat BWV 243 [C-1]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [29:25]

Anders Öhrwall

Adolf Fredrik Bach Choir / Members from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Soprano: Margareta Hallin; Mezzo-soprano: Margot Rödin; Alto: Edith Thallaug; Tenor: Ulf Björkegren; Bass: Håkan Hagegård

Swedish Society SCD-1065

May 16-19, 1974

CD / TT: 77:31

Recorded at Adolf Fredrik's Church, Stockholm, Sweden.
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat for Solo, Chorus, and Orchestra, BWV 243 [V-7]

Magnificat BWV 243 [34 min]

Martin Flämig

Dresdner Kreuzchor / Dresdner Philharmonie

Soprano: Barbara Hoene; Soprano: Helga Termer; Mezzo-soprano: Ute Trekel-Burckhardt; Tenor: Armin Ude; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster

Films for the Humanities BVL-995

Mid 1970's ?

VHS, DVD / TT: 34 min

Recorded & filmed at St Nicholas Church. Leipzig, Germany.
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Bach Festival 44^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert [F44-2]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Baldwin-Wallace Symphony Orchestra

?

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1976

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
1^st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no. 118 (O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht) [V-1]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243, with Christmas Interludes []

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society Chorus / Steinitz Bach Players

Soprano: Shelagh Molyneux; Counter-tenor: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Bass: John Noble

Unicorn: UNS-248

Nov 29, 1976

LP / TT: 39:00

Recorded at Barking Hall, London, England.

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Leonard Bernstein Conducts Bach and Stravinsky [V-3]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [32:36]

Leonard Bernstein

English Bach Festival Chorus / English Bach Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Anny Mory; Mezzo-soprano: Patricia Parker; Counter-tenor: Rodney Hardesty; Tenor: John Mitchinson; Bass: Paul Hudson

Idéale Audience 3085308

Apr 16, 1977

DVD / TT: 54 min

Recorded live at St Augustine’s Church, Kilburn, London, England. Source: BBC archives.
2^nd recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by L. Bernstein.
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Bach: Kantate BWV 10, Magnificat BWV 243 [L-6]
Bach Kantaten: Magnificat BWV 243, BWV 10 [C-1]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 - Cantatas I

Magnificat in D major BWV 243 [29:35 / 29:28]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Mitsuko Shirai; Alto: Doris Soffel; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Hermann Christian Polster
Karl-Heinz Passin (Flute I); Heinz Maier (Flute II); Günter Heidrich (Oboe d’amore)
Continuo: Burkhard Schmidt (Violoncello); Gerd Schulze (Bassoon); Achim Beyer (Double-bass); Walter-Heinz Bernstein (Organ)

Eterna 827331
Berlin Classics 0091642BC
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Leipzig Classics 0018242BC

Nov-Dec 1978

LP / TT: 51:10
CD / TT: 51:12
MP3 / TT: 51:05
CD / TT: 51:12

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Recording Producer: Reimar Bluth; Balance Engineer: Claus Strüben. Recording Enginneer: Hartmur Kölbach, Horst-Dieter Käppler. Editing: Annelene Dziengel.
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat; I. Strawinsky: Symphonie de Psaumes [V-7]
Bach Meisterwerke Vol. 8 [V-7]

Magnificat BWV 243 [31:04]

Herbert von Karajan

Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin (German Opera Berlin Choir) / Berliner Philharmoniker

Soprano: Anna Tomowa-Sintow; Alto: Agnes Baltsa; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Bass: Benjamin Luxon

Deutsche Grammophon 2531048
Deutsche Grammophon 463010

Faeb 21, 1979

LP / TT: 52:30
CD / TT: 77:36
MP3 / TT: 77:29

Recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany.
3^rd recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by H.v. Karajan.
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Bach: Magnificat / Vivaldi: Gloria, Beatus vir

Magnificat in D major BWV 243 [35:51]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Sopranos: Arleen Augér, Ann Murray; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Basses: Philippe Huttenlocher, Wolfgang Schöne

Sony Classical

Feb, Apr 1979

CD / TT:

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
1^st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by H. Rilling. 
See: Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat / Ascension Oratorio

Magnificat in D major BWV 243 [30:37]

Michel Corboz

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne & Instrumental Ensemble

Sopranos: Rachel Yakar, Jennifer Smith, Alto: Birgit Finnilä, Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: José van Dam

Erato

Oct 1979

CD / TT:

2^nd recording of the Magnificat by M. Corboz.
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