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Johann Sebastian Bach Magnificat in D major

BWV 243 (BWV3 243.2)

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Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat BWV 243 was composed in its first form in E flat, right at the beginning of Bach’s period in Leipzig, possibly for the Visitation of Mary on July 2, 1723. Its performance on Christmas Day 1723 is well documented. Following a Leipzig tradition, Bach wrote four extra Christmas movements for this occasion.

Only in the 1730s did Bach arrange the Magnificat into the well-known version in D; the orchestration was slightly altered, particularly improving the considerable practical performance problems encountered in the E flat major version. Our critical Carus edition by Bach expert Dr. Ulrich Leisinger contains the version of the Magnificat in D, based on Bach’s autograph score. The vocal score features an appendix containing the extra movements for Christmas performances; the score and parts for these movements can also be purchased separately (Carus 31.243/50).

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  • Magnificat
  • Et exsultavit
  • Quia respexit
  • Omnes generationes
  • Quia fecit
  • Et misericordia
  • Fecit potentiam
  • Deposuit potentes
  • Esurientes
  • Suscepit Israel
  • Sicut locutus est
  • Gloria patri
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    • Gloria patri (Choir Coach, soprano 1)
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    • Suscepit Israel (Choir Coach)
    • Suscepit Israel (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Sicut locutus est (Choir Coach)
    • Sicut locutus est (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Gloria patri (Choir Coach)
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    • Gloria patri (Choir Coach)
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    • Omnes generationes (Choir Coach)
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    • Fecit potentiam (Choir Coach)
    • Fecit potentiam (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
    • Sicut locutus est (Choir Coach)
    • Sicut locutus est (Choir Coach, Slow mode)
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  • 1. Magnificat (Coro SSATB)

    Hoch erhebt meine Seele den Herren.

    2. Et exsultavit (Aria Soprano II)

    In Gott, meinem Heiland, jubelt mein Geist.

    3. Quia respexit (Aria Soprano I) / 4. Omnes generationes (Coro)

    Er hat in Gnaden geschaut auf seine niedrige Magd,
    Siehe, von nun an nennen mich selig alle Geschlechter.

    5. Quia fecit (Aria Basso)

    Großes hat der Gewaltige an mir getan,
    dessen Name heilig ist.

    6. Et misericordia (Aria Alto, Tenore)

    Und sein Erbarmen währt von Geschlecht zu Geschlecht über die,
    welche ihn fürchten.

    7. Fecit potentiam (Coro)

    Macht hat er geübt mit seinem Arm
    und zerstreuet, die stolzen Herzens sind.

    8. Deposuit (Aria Tenore)

    Herrscher hat er vom Thron gestürzt,
    ...
  • 1. Magnificat (Coro SSATB)

    Magnificat anima mea Dominum.

    2. Et exsultavit (Aria Soprano II)

    Et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo

    3. Quia respexit (Aria Soprano I) / 4. Omnes generationes (Coro)

    Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae,
    ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes generationes.

    5. Quia fecit (Aria Basso)

    Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est,
    et sanctum nomen eius.

    6. Et misericordia (Aria Alto, Tenore)

    Et misericordia a progenie in progenies
    timentibus eum.

    7. Fecit potentiam (Coro)

    Fecit potentiam in bracchio suo,
    dispersit superbos mente cordis sui.

    8. Deposuit (Aria Tenore)

    Deposuit potentes de sede
    et exaltavit humiles.

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  • Texte du livret du CD Carus 83.152

    Katrin Bemmann
    Traduction (abrégée) : Jean Paul Ménière

    Depuis le Vle siècle, le « Magnificat », chant de louange à Marie, qui vient d’apprendre qu’elle va être la mère du Christ, constitue dans la liturgie catholique le point culminant des Vêpres. Avec la Réforme, les Vêpres, et avec elle le Magnificat, ont été reprises dans la liturgie protestante.

    Le Magnificat latin de Johann Sebastian Bach existe en deux versions. La première, en mi bémol majeur, fut écrite en 1723, l’année où Bach entra en fonction à Leipzig, et conçue pour les Vêpres de Noël. Conformément aux circonstances, cette version fut augmentée de quatre séquences de Noël et les flûtes à bec prenaient, en raison de leur caractère pastoral, la place des flûtes traversières. Quelques années plus tard, Bach entreprit une révision de l’œuvre. Il changea la tonalité en ré majeur, supprima les quatre pièces rajoutées et confia

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  • Text from the CD Carus 83.152

    Katrin Bemmann
    Translation (abridged): John Coombs

    The “Magnificat” – the song of praise of the Virgin Mary on hearing that she is to become the mother of Christ – has formed the climactic point of the service of Vespers in the liturgy of the Catholic Church since the 6th century. Following the Reformation Vespers, including the Magnificat, retained a place in the Protestant liturgy.

    Johann Sebastian Bach’s Latin Magnificat exists in two versions. The first, in E flat major, was written in 1723, the year when he took up his position in Leipzig, and was intended for use in the Christmas Vespers. In view of that intention four Christmas pieces were added to this version, and instead of flutes Bach used recorders, with their pastoral character. A few years later Bach revised the work. He transposed it to D major, removed the Christmas pieces, and replaced the recorders by flutes, whose

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  • Booklet-Text der CD Carus 83.152

    Katrin Bemmann

    Das „Magnificat“ – der Lobgesang Marias, nachdem sie erfahren hat, dass sie die Mutter Christi wird – bildet seit dem 6. Jahrhundert in der Liturgie der katholischen Kirche den Höhepunkt der Vesper. Musikalisch entwickelte sich aus der einstimmigen Psalmodie nach und nach eine vielfältige Palette von Formen, sei es als Lied, mehrstimmige Motette oder kantatenähnliche Vertonung mit Instrumentalbegleitung. Mit der Reformation wurde die Vesper und damit auch das Magnificat in die protestantische Liturgie übernommen.

    Von Johann Sebastian Bachs lateinischem Magnificat existieren zwei Fassungen. Die erste in Es-Dur entstand in Bachs Leipziger Antrittsjahr 1723 und war für die Weihnachtsvesper bestimmt. Dem Anlass entsprechend war diese Fassung um vier weihnachtliche Einlagesätze erweitert, und statt Traversflöten fanden Blockflöten mit ihrem pastoralen Charakter Verwendung. Einige Jahre später nahm Bach eine Überarbeitung vor. Er änderte die Tonart in D-Dur, strich die vier zusätzlichen Stücke und übertrug den nunmehr besetzten Traversflöten größere Aufgaben.

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full score Carus 31.243/00, ISMN 979-0-007-08987-0 76 pages, paperback
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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750): Magnificat in D; BWV 243

Für versierte Chöre eine lohnenswerte Aufgabe.
Peter Bartetzky, Musik im Bistum Essen 1/2003

Die heute bekanntere Fassung in D-Dur liegt nun auch als Partitur und Klavierauszug als „Stuttgarter Bach-Ausgabe” im Carus-Verlag vor. Diese Fassung entstand durch Bach selbst ca. 1733 für eine Aufführung des „Lobgesang der Maria” außerhalb der Weihnachtszeit, sodass die weihnachtlichen Einlagesätze fehlen und diese nun auch als eigene Ausgabe erschienen sind.
Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik 3/2005

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