Magnificat in D major BWV 243
Discography - Part 5

Complete Recordings 1980-1989

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243; Cantata 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme [C-2]

Magnificat in D major BWV 243 []

Frederick Grimes (Director); Nancianne Parrella (Assistant Director)

The Holy Trinity Bach Choir and Orchestra

Soprano: Diane Higginbotham; Mezzo-soprano: Jacqueline Pierce; Tenor: Gene Tucker; Baritone: Daniel Pratt
William Hays (Continuo Organ); Mark Shuman (Continuo Cello)

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church HTL-1980

Jun 14-15, 1980

LP / TT:

Recorded at Trinity Lutheran Church, New York City, NY, USA. PDF

Archive Recordings: Season of 1982 [V-5]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [35:47]

Fiora Contino

Aspen Chamber Choir

Soprano: Dawn Upshaw; Soprano: Rosa Lamoreaux; Alto: Freda Herseth; Tenor: Thomas Bogdan; Bass: Stephen Morscheck

Aspen Music Festival

Summer 1982

CD / TT: 74:51

Recorded in Aspen, Colorado, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243; G.M. Hoffmann: German Magnificat [V-2]

Magnificat in D major BWV 243 [25:44 / 26:25 / 26:15 / 26:17]

Joshua Rifkin

(No Choir - OVPP - SSATB) / The Bach Ensemble

Sopranos: Jane Bryden & Julianne Baird; Counter-tenor: Jeffrey Gall; Tenor: Frank Hoffmeister; Bass: Jan Opalach

Pro Arte PAD-185
Pro Arte CDD-185
Tudor 789

Sep 27-29 1982 & Dec 22, 1982

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 38:31 / 39:26 / 39:12
CD / TT: 39:15

Recorded at American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, New York, USA..
See: BWV 243 Magnificat - conducted by Joshu Rifkin
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat [E-3]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen [E-3]

1-12. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [LP: 26:07; CD-1: 25:46; CD-2: 25:33]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Sopranos: Emma Kirkby, Nancy Argenta & Patrizia Kwella; Alto: Charles Brett; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: David Thomas
MC: Sopranos: Jane Fairfield, Gillian Fisher, Suzanne Flowers, Carol Hall, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Jean Knibbs, Sarah Leonard, Gillian Ross, Mary Seers, Marilyn Troth; Counter-tenors: Michael Chance, Julian Clarkson, Brian Gordon, Ashley Stafford, Wilfried Swansborough; Tenors: Howard Milner, Andrew Murgatroyd, William Pool, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Stephen Charlesworth, Richard Suart, Charles Stewart or Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Miles Golding, Hamburg Williams, Desmond Heath, Nicholas Parker, Susan Carpenter-Jacobs, Helen Orsler; Violins 2: Roy Goodman, Graham Cracknell, Julie Miller, Bruce Berg, Henrietta Wayne, Alson Townley; Violas: Jan Schlapp, Annette Isserlis, Katharine Hart, Nicola Cleminson; Cellos: Angela East, Julie Lehwalder, Richard Tunicliffe, Timothy Mason, Suki Towb; Double-basses: Valerie Botwright, Amanda MacNamara; Flutes: Guy Williams, Lisa Beznosiuk, Utako Ikeda; Oboes: Sophie McKenna, Paul Goodwin, Valerie Darke, Richard Earle; Bassoons: Alastair Mitchell, Andrew Watts; Trumpets: Crispian Steele-Perkins, David Staff, Stephen Keavy; Timpani: Tristan Fry; Organ: Alastair Ross
Continuo: Organ: Alastair Ross; Cello: Timothy Mason or Angela East
Solos: Violin: Alison Bury, Roy Goodman; Flute: Lisa Beznosiuk, Guy Williams, Utako Ikeda; Oboes: Sophie McKenna, Valerie Darke; Oboe d'amore

Philips 411458-1
Philips 411458-2
Philips 411458-4
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Decca 464672-2

Nov 1983

LP / TT: 41:45
CD / TT: 41:46
MC / TT:
MP3 / TT: 41:18
CD / TT: 42:14

Recorded at All Saints, Tooting, London, England.
1^st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Magnificat BWV 243: Complete Work [25:46]
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Bach Festival 52^nd Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Second Concert [F52-2]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243.[]

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace Motet Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Margaret Chalker; Contralto: Janice Taylor; Tenor: Jon Humphrey; Bass: Douglas Lawrence

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1984

MC / TT:

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

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Herbert von Karajan - J.S. Bach: Silvesterkonzert 1984 aus der Philharmonie Berlin / New Year's Concert 1984 [V-8]

Magnificat BWV 243 [33::44 / 31:05]

Herbert von Karajan (Conductor & Harpsichord)

RIAS-Kammerchor / Berliner Philharmoniker

Soprano: Judith Blegen; Alto: Helga Müller-Molinari; Tenor: Francisco Araiza; Bass: Robert Holl

Sony Classical

Dec 30-31, 1984

DVD / TT: 57:00

Recorded at Philharmonie Berlin., Berlin, Agermany.
4^th recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by H.v. Karajan.
Other works: Violin Concerto BWV 1042.
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Bach: Magnificat / Händel: Utrecht Te Deum

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [27:30]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Uwe Harrer)

Sopranos: Hildegard Heichele, Helrun Gardow, Alto: Paul Esswood, Tenor: Kurt Equiluz, Bass: Robert Holl

Teldec

1984

CD / TT:

1^st recording of the Magnificat by N. Harnoncourt

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J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D; Concerto in D minor for Two Violins; ''Magnificat'' in D; Cantata No. 50 [V-2]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 []

Rafael Kubelík

Westminster Symphonic Choir (Director: Joseph Flummerfelt) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Sopranos: Benita Valente, Claudia Catania; Alto: Birgit Finnilä; Tenor: Philip Creech; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Private edition

Mar 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, Apr 2, 1985

CD / TT:

Recorded at Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, New York, USA.
Source: Bach's Birthday Cake: Some Weekend Slices (NY Times) [Mar 22, 1985]

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Houston Symphony concert, Mar. 23, 1985: works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Part 3 [V-1]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [34 min]

Sergiu Comissiona

Houston Symphony Chorale / Houston Symphony Orchestra

Soprano: Lynn Griebling Moores; Soprano: Carol Gale; Mezzo-soprano: Marietta Simpson; Tenor: Mark Thomsen; Bass: Herbert Perry

Houston Symphony File No. txu-hs-0697

Mar 23, 1985

CD / TT: 34 min

Recorded live at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, Texas, USA, as part of the Houston Festival; presented by the Houston Symphony and Texas Chamber Orchestra. Preservation copy; reproduced from archival tapes, 2012.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 · Cantata BWV 21 [C-1]

Magnificat BWV 243 [28:39]

Sigiswald Kuijken

Nederlands Kamerkoor / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Greta de Reyghere; Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Peter Lika

Virgin Classics

Dec 1988

CD / TT: 72:40

Recorded at Augustinuskerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Cantata BWV 21 / Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken
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Vivaldi: Gloria / Bach: Magnificat

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [26:25]

Robert Shaw

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus

Sopranos: Dawn Upshaw, Penelope Jensen; Mezzo-soprano: Marietta Simpson; Tenor: David Gordon; Baritone: William Stone

Telarc/Conifer

Dec 1988

CD / TT:

2^nd recording of the Magnificat BWV 243 by R. Shaw.
See: Magnificat BWV 243 - conducted by Robert Shaw
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat (BWV 243, 11/249b, 50) [C-2]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat · Easter Oratorio (BWV 243, 11/249b, 50; BWV 4, 249) [C-2]

Magnificat BWV 243 [25:07] 

Andrew Parrott

Taverner Consort & Players

Soprano I: Emily van Evera; Soprano II: Evelyn Tubb; Alto: Caroline Trevor; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Simon Grant

Virgin Veritas 7243-561640-27
Virgin Veritas 7243-561647-27
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Apr 1989

CD / TT: 54:28
2-CD / TT: 113:41
MP3 / TT: 113:22

Recorded at Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London, England.
Producers: David R. Murray, Annette Isserlis; Balance Engineer: Mike Clements.
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J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D - Cantata 140 [C-2]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [28:39]

Blanche Honegger Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / Orchestra of St. Luke's

Sopranos: Henreitte Schellenberg, Mary Anne Kruger; Mezzo-soprano: Mary Westbrook-Geha; Tenor: Jon Humphrey; Bass: Sanford Sylvan

Music Masters 7059-2-C
Musical Heritage Society MHS-512691T

Oct 1989 (?) [released 1990]

CD / TT: 57:11

Recorded at River Valley Performing Arts Center, Puney, Verm, USA, at New England Bach Festival.
1^st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by B. Moyse
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1989 Christmas Concert [SB-4]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

John H. Dickson

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary: Seminary Choir / Seminary Orchestra

Sopranos: Debbie Merritt, Margo Harwell, Anne-Marie Spalinger; Mezzo-sopranos: Sharon UpDyke, Naomi King, Mary Elizabeth Hancock-McCandless; Tenors: Travis McNeal, Steven Rudy; Bass: James Rittenhouse; Jonathan Crutchfield (Harpsichord)

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Nov 28, 1989

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Alumni Chapel, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
1^st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by J.H. Dickson.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat en Re Mayor BWV 243 [V-1]

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Mario Videla (Conductor, Harpsichord & Commentary)

Academia Bach de Buenos Aires
GCC-Grupo de Canto Coral (Director: Néstor Andrenacci) / Ensamble Academia Bach

Soprano I: Paula Almerares; Soprano II: Nani Landau; Contralto: Marta Cullerés; Tenor: Omar Jara; Baritone: Marcos Devoto

Ed. Institutional DVD-6

1989

DVD / TT: 58:00

Recorded at Iglesia Santa Felicitas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.