Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Performer: Gaechinger Cantorey, Marie Henriette Reinhold, Miriam Feuersinger, Markus Eiche, Patrick Grahl, Anja Scherg
Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Accentus
Catalogue: ACC30563
Release: 2022
Size: 1.12 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV243
01. I. Magnificat
02. II. Et exultavit spiritus meus
03. III. Quia respexit
04. IV. Omnes generationes
05. V. Quia fecit
06. VI. Et misericordia
07. VII. Fecit potentiam
08. VIII. Deposuit potentes
09. IX. Esurientes implevit boni
10. X. Suscepit Israel
11. XI. Sicut locutus est
12. XII. Gloria Patri
C.P.E. Bach: Magnificat in D Major, Wq. 215
13. I. Magnificat
14. II. Quia respexit
15. III. Quia fecit
16. IV. Et misericordia
17. V. Fecit potentiam
18. VI. Deposuit potentes
19. VII. Suscepit Israel
20. VIII. Gloria Patri
21. IX. Sicut erat in principio
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach thought highly of the art of his father, Johann Sebastian. However, this did not prevent him from pursuing his own path. Even when Carl Philipp Emanuel made himself a candidate for the position of Thomaskantor as Johann Sebastian’s successor, he did not reverently demonstrate his artistic ties to his father. Instead, he accentuated his compositional independence in one of his first choral works and confidently presented himself with a Magnificat. In Leipzig, this would inevitably subject him to direct comparison with his father, who, at the age of 38, as the newly appointed Thomaskantor, had also presented a Magnificat as his first major work on July 2, 1723. To this day, Carl Philipp Emanuel’s Magnificat is measured against that of his father.
In December 2020, the Gaechinger Cantorey Chorus and Orchestra under the musical direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann and together with an excellent ensemble of soloists performed both magnificent works together in concert.