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Bach, J S - Magnificat in D major, BWV243
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Bach: Magnificats
RecommendedJoélle Harvey (soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo), Thomas Walker (tenor), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Thomas Bauer (baritone)
Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
You would be hard-pressed to find a more illuminating disc than this latest offering from Arcangelo…There’s nothing overfamiliar about the captivating freshness and buoyancy that both chorus... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, Choral &Song Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2018
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Shortlisted - Choral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Bach - Magnificat BWV243
RecommendedCarlos Mena, Maria Keohane, Anna Zander, Hans-Jörg Mammel & Stephan MacLeod
Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot
Pierlot's tempos are well-judged, and he rarely if ever pushes them beyond the possibilities of natural declamation. He is also susceptible to the infinite expressive nuances in the music.... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2015, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2010, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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The singers of Vox Luminis are clear, warm and unfussy in these beautifully shaped performances of works by two Baroque masters. — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Vivaldi: Gloria & Bach: Magnificat
RecommendedEmma Kirkby, Tessa Bonner (sopranos), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (baritone)
Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox
Hickox sets effective tempos in Bach's Magnificat and points up the many striking contrasts in colour and texture with which the piece abounds. From among the many successful features of the... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2018, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Vivaldi & Bach: Magnificats and Concerti
Manfredo Kraemer, Pablo Valetti (violins), Hanna Bayodi-Hirt, Johannette Zomer (sopranos), Damien Guillon (countertenor), David Munderloh (tenor) & Stephan MacLeod (baritone), Pierre Hantaï (harpsichord)
Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall
To watch as well as hear two outstanding Baroque Magnificats is a thrilling experience. Jordi Savall's forces are in fine form, his soloists matched yet distinctively characterised...Savall... — More…
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Of these two performances by the Stuttgart-based Gaechinger Cantorey, the CPE Bach comes over more vividly, with sharply articulated detail under the energetic direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann. — More…
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Lumen makes upmost of this disc…the style is occasionally reminiscent of Stravinsky and Messiaen, but at times shows considerable individuality in the handling of timbre. — More…
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Koopman achieves a truly astonishing clarity and focus from 16 voices… He's superbly served, too, by his instrumentalists, horns flying effortlessly through uplifting strands of figures in... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, Disc of the month
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Vision.bach - the First Cantata Year, Vol. 6 (bwv 243.1, 40, 64, 190.1, 153, 65)
Hans-Christoph Rademann
Gaechinger Cantorey
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Baroque Vocal
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JS Bach: Magnificat in D and Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis
RecommendedGreta de Reyghere (soprano), René Jacobs (alto), Christoph Pregardien (tenor) & Peter Lika (bass)
Nederland Kamerkoor & La Petite Bande, Sigiswald Kuijken
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Building a Library, December 2013, First Choice
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