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Magnificat

Thomas Hengelbrock
Recorded the December 17, 2015 (Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie)

Program

1.
Installation des musiciens
00:30
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2.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat en mi bémol BWV 243a
02:37
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3.
Felix Mendelssohn
Psaume 42 op. 42 "Wie der Hirsch schreit"
02:58
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4.
Felix Mendelssohn
Von Himmel Hoch, da Komm'ich Her A 10
02:30
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5.
Felix Mendelssohn
Christus : Auf dem ersten Theile (Geburt Christi)
02:47
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Bach's Magnificat was created on Christmas Day, 1723 to celebrate Mary’s joy after the Annunciation. Mendelssohn’s Christmas Cantata also sings of the birth of Christ, in a style making clear reference to Bach.

Distribution

Marianne Crebassa
Werner Güra
Thomas Hengelbrock
Christian Immler
Wiebke Lehmkuhl
Anna Lucia Richter
Lionel Sow
Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Orchestre de Paris

Composers - Authors

Johann Sebastian Bach
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy