<> The elemental power is startling…the Bethlehem approach under Greg Funfgeld isn’t anachronistic, but meets the historically enlightened approach halfway…We know from Bach’s often irritable correspondence that he campaigned for more singers. ", "The audience was thrilled by this outstanding performance of a Bach Cantata by seasoned experts immersed in the composer and informed by Greg Funfgeld's wisdom and enthusiasm...The Bachs [J.S.B and C.P.E] could not have been better served, not to mention two English Renaissances, as well as our own time. %���� Although there is not enough time or space here to discuss the entire piece, I would like to focus your attention on a few favorite spots. %PDF-1.7 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit! As He spoke to our forefathers, Abraham, and his seed forever. The latter version is the one generally performed and better known, perhaps because of its more festive tone. x���[O�0��#�?��x�����˸h�ب�ô�Хm4H���;v���T%�}H��������`||q���N��w�0���q>s'�-����ir4I�����d�&1� ��LC�,� ���m��U��2RY{Ox����%\�Ŕ84��*2�8El�8�&�^�z'8W>�}� For thirty measures, the full orchestra plays alone. For He that is mighty has magnified me; and holy is His name. Soprano Antonella Balducci is too stiff for my taste, projecting her tone with tension and clipping her phrases, but the others are admirable–as good as most on disc. Emmanuel Music is a Boston-based ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by Craig Smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of J.S. As with all Bach Magnificat performances, your preference will depend on the soloists–after all, seven of the 12 movements belong to them–and they are generally fine here. "From anguish to elation, and just about everything in between, pretty much describes the vast emotional landscape covered in Friday evening’s concert at Packer Memorial Church presented by the Bach Choir of Bethlehem. The effect is this: initially, many generations – all distinct from each, from different eras and regions – call Mary blessed; the result is that throughout time, all generations shall call her blessed. During Bach’s time, Vespers were a common occurrence on Sunday afternoons in Leipzig. First, the opening is among the brightest and most festive of all of Bach’s … endobj The first movement is a chorale fantasia: the soprano voice sings the tune in long tones throughout (in a cantus firmus, or fixed voice), around which Bach composed the fabric of the music. While Vivaldi is widely known for his instrumental music and his Gloria for chorus and orchestra, stream The soprano aria ‘Et exsultavit…’ is followed by the chorus singing the hymn ‘Vom Himmel hoch’, set as a chorale-prelude. And their centerpiece was a BBC/Bach Choir co-commission, the world premiere of Libby Larsen’s I It Am, a jubilant cantata based on the writings of Julian of Norwich…this highly coloured and disarmingly unsophisticated work came from, and went straight to, the heart.”, “The Bach Choir of Bethlehem…had their audience enthralled…The choir knows and loves this work – and it shows…transatlantic magic.”, “Nearly one hundred strong, the Bach Choir of Bethlehem tempers its power and energy with the intimacy of a much smaller group. Bach’s Magnificat in D major is one of those rare works in which music and text are brought together in perfect symmetry and harmony, all of its dimensions–rhythms, dynamics (in all senses of the word), and temporal relationships–ideally conceived and supremely functional, not to mention the work’s incredible economy of form and performing resources. Suscepit Israel puerum suum recordatus misericordiae suae. The Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a, also BWV 243.1, by Johann Sebastian Bach is a musical setting of the Latin text of the Magnificat, Mary's canticle from the Gospel of Luke. B: Freut euch und jubiliert (Bach Magnificat) by City Choir Dunedin published on 2020-10-05T23:49:23Z Practice tracks for movement B: Freut euch und jubiliert (Bach Magnificat) Bach’s Magnificat is built symmetrically around the 7th movement Fecit potentiam: The form is a chorale fantasiawith all sopranos singing the chorale melody attributed to Luther as a cantus firmus, while the lower voices make the counterpoint by imitating sections of … Genre Classical Contains tracks. It also blends seamlessly with the excellent modern-instrument Festival orchestra which Greg Funfgeld conducts with an obvious knowledge of, and sensitivity to, modern performance practice.”, “…the Choir and Festival Orchestra, under their director, Greg Funfgeld, perform these three cantatas beautifully and convincingly. Each of the five vocal parts sings “omnes, omnes generations,” over and over again, through for more than 23 measures, the five parts are completely independent of each other; for the final 3 ½ measures of the movement, then, the five come together to sing in rhythmic unison. The work is scored for two SATB choirs, two trumpets, bassoon, strings and basso continuo. Soprano Rosa Lamoreaux was also excellent, expertly modulating her silvery tone for the various roles she took…This was the choir’s big night, though, and it gave great pleasure…”, “A handsome account of Bach’s St. John Passion on this new release confirms that the Bach Choir of Bethlehem doesn’t rest on anything resembling laurels. at Choral Sheet Music. 2 0 obj Bach. Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnificat, BWV, BWV, is a musical setting of the biblical canticle Magnificat. The pleasant parallel third which dominate the two flute parts are symbolic of the Holy Trinity (as, I suppose, are the three solo parts together). Omnes generationes. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich He hath sent empty away. © 2021 The Bach Choir of Bethlehem. Finally, pairs of voices enter (first, the two soprano parts, then alto and tenor) or a melismatic “Mangificat”, leading to homophonic, dotted-rhythm statements of the same word by the full choir; again, this creates a regal, majestic feel, and gives the sense of “glorification.”  Even as the movement progresses to include other text, this brilliant, regal mood never vanishes. Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone have been credited with writing the song, even though they were only the arrangers for their recordings of it. The Magnificat opens with an extended concerto-style movement for five-part chorus and orchestra. Qui fecit mihi magna qui potens est, et sanctum nomen eius. ", "Nestled in the Pennsylvania countryside, on and around the bucolic campus of Lehigh University, the Bethlehem Bach Festival, under the artistic direction of conductor Greg Funfgeld, is in its 108th season and going strong. J.S. Most of the composition's movements are either choral movements, in which all singers and instruments participate, or duets for two singers and a more limited instrumental accompaniment. This original version was first performed on the Feast of Visitation, 1723 at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig under the composer's direction (and repeated on Christmas Day, 1723, with 4 insertions). Et exsultavit spiritus menus in Deo salutary meo. Quia respexit…4. Chorus [S, S, A, T, B] Tromba I-III, Timpani, Flauto traverso I/II, Oboe I/II, Violino I/II, Viola, Continuo. The “Domine Deus” section sported some lovely soprano voices in addition to many demanding, multi-part choruses –— some with up to eight parts. I was as a boy introduced for the first time to some great engine shed: the wheels roared round me; huge, remorseless movements went on; the noise and the power were bewildering; yet little by little the lesson was dinned into my head that here was something other than I had ever known, something I could never have learned in my quiet Northern twilight. A walking bass line keeps the piece moving forward. ... (Johann_Christian_Bach)&oldid=1239069" Categories: Christopher Boveroux editions; Editions with large score files; Johann Christian Bach compositions; SATB; 4-part choral music; Sacred music; Liturgical music; Works in Latin; Orchestra accompaniment; All rights reserved. Greg Funfgeld…has revitalized this Pennsylvania institution, and Dorian is doing well to document its vibrancy in a recording series… genuine honesty and intelligence informs this performance…Funfgeld has forged a fine body of singers and players…tightly disciplined ensemble …rousing spirit and sacred joy aplenty. A separate movement is devoted to each of the 12 lines of the canticle. It is scored for five. The fact that Bach devotes are more notes to the words “et divites dimisit inanes” (and the rich he send empty away) represents God’s act – giving to the hungry, noticing the rich but giving them nothing in return. For the feast of Visitation of 1733, Bach produced a new version of his Latin Magnificat, without the Christmas hymns: instrumentation of some movements was altered or expanded, and the key changed from E-flat major to D major, for performance reasons of the trumpet parts. These practice tracks are for the "A" movement in Bach's Magnificat. Title: Magnificat a 4 in C Major Composer: Johann Christian Bach. Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae; ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent. The effortless virtuosity and stylistic homogeneity of the combined forces in the chapel's stone sanctity, allowed Bach's music to sing out with infectious, exhilarating enthusiasm. The active parts which fill in the sound between the beats in the continuo (especially where the continuo only play s on the beats) are like the hungry being filled with good things. Track 1 of 27. The oboes perform busy runs, complicating – perhaps glorifying? It uses the largest orchestra available to Bach at the time, including trumpets, drums, flutes, oboes, bassoons, strings, and organ. Normally, this would have been sung in German, except on Christmas Day, when it was sung in Latin. “Magnificat In D Major, BWV 243: I. Magnificat Anima Mea” from Bach – Magnificat BWV 243, Cantate “Gloria In Excelsis Deo” BWV 191; Vivaldi – Gloria RV 589 by Johann Sebastian Bach. It contrasts vividly in this programme with Corelli’s joyous Christmas concerto – with its final movement Pastorale depicting the shepherds at Bethlehem – and Bach’s great setting of the Magnificat, heard here in its original version that includes additional Christmas movements; exuberant and … Magnificat - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): In May 1723 Bach was appointed Kantor of St Thomas, Leipzig - we would probably call him the Director of Music - where he remained until his death in 1750. Greg Funfgeld has trained his singers to articulate words crisply, dance lightly when the music must move and blend elegantly. 1 0 obj First, the opening is among the brightest and most festive of all of Bach’s works. ", "The performance was one of integrity, movement, passion and weight. Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. Deposuit potentes de sede et exaltavit humiles. – the texture. The work was subsequently revised as the Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 … Esurientes implevit bonis et divites dimisit inanes. In reality, it is a complicated four-part texture, with solo alto voice, two solo flutes, and of course the continuo part. Each verse of the canticle is assigned to one movement, except verse 48 (the third verse of the Magnificat) which begins with a soprano solo in the third movement and is concluded by the chorus in the fourth movement. The Magnificat, from the earliest days, has been a part of Catholic Vespers services. Released: 2009. The orchestra was a collection of top freelancers from around the Eastern Seaboard including several from Washington… baritone Dashon Burton, was the standout. The orchestral refrain, with its three trumpets, sets the mood of festive joy. This is because Bach skips these words in movement three, where they normally appear. In the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV, catalogue of Bach's compositions) masses, passions and oratorios refers to two chapters: . Even if you already have JS Bach’s Magnificat on disc, you’ll discover you need this too. The conductor, orchestra, soloists, and chorus are eminently capable of the nuances of the rich harmonic texts …spirited and vivacious…It is not likely to get any better than this on this side of the Atlantic.”, “America’s venerable Bach Choir of Bethlehem sang Bach and Mendelssohn with good-natured and ruddy-cheeked elation. The choir, too, is large, using five-part chorus (with divided sopranos) rather than four. The Bach Choir of Bethlehem gives him all he could have wanted. You’ll notice in the English text above that the words “all generations” are bracketed. Funfgeld brings a sure sense of phrasing, texture and pacing to the narrative, and the Bach Festival Orchestra—mostly modern instruments, with viola da gamba, violas d’amore and portative organ supplying period flavors—are cohesive and nimble. The sweet sound of the parallels reflects the “good things” God gave to the hungry. Amen. Gloria Patri, Gloria Filio, Gloria et Spiritui Sancto! 9th February 2018 Each Magnificat is different in length, tone and emphasis, although with enough common echoes to underline the family tree and the sense of musical history progressing. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Fecit potentiam in brachio suo, dispersit superbos mente cordis sui. Bach divides the text into twelve movements: The entire Magnificat takes about 25 minutes to perform. Flutes later join this passage work in a higher register (originally, Bach used recorder, which would not have cut through the texture as well as the flutes). Another delightful movement comes in number 9, marked as an aria for alto. Ultimately, the solo voice drops out seven measures from the end, and the flutes continue until the penultimate measure, but finish somewhat unresolved; the representation of that which the rich receive here. 7. endobj The Magnificat text comes from the Gospel According to Luke. The Choir is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The work of the soloists is excellent, too…Excitement, dedication, power—all things that we hear more and more seldom in Bach cantatas—lend distinction to this beautiful and well-produced recording.”, “Sheer jubilance…exceptional elegance and grace…radiant performance…Having heard the Bethlehem Bach Choir pour its heart into the master’s vocal music, one will never listen to it in quite the same way again.”, “The Bethlehem Bach Festival is one of the most venerable musical institutions in the USA, with an unmatched tradition of introducing Bach’s music to our shores. It was composed in 1723 and is in twelve movements, scored for five vocal parts (two sopranos, alto, tenor and bass) a Amen. For all of its grandeur and, sometimes, expansiveness, the work is remarkably brief, even terse. The Magnificat is the most popular and best-known of all the Gospel canticles, which are Biblical songs from somewhere other than the book of Psalms. The three trumpets sound out primarily in arpeggiated triads, which add a sense of majesty. Bach's Vocal Work. This version of Bach’s Magnificat is known as BWV 243. ", "The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, founded in the 19th century, has gained international recognition through its annual Bach Festival, tours and recordings. "The Little Drummer Boy" is a popular Christmas song, with words and music by Katherine K. Davis. ", "The oft-quoted phrase 'a drumroll, please' aptly applies to the opening of Rutter’s exultant Gloria, which provided a dramatic finale to the program. Its music opens with an instrumental introduction. For a Christmas CD in the year 2010 it is obviously attractive to add new movements to Bach’s Magnificat, entirely in keeping with the tradition of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bach’s Magnificat is built symmetrically around the 7th movement Fecit potentiam: Fecit potentiam He shows strength shares key and scoring with the first movement. And His mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to generation. If it has flaws, they are like those that distinguish a fine emerald from the perfect clarity of a fake...their choral sonority is so rich you can feel it in your bones. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> His own choice, in the E flat major version, remains unsurpassed. Sicut locutus est ad Patres nostros, Abraham et semini eius in saecula. The second movement of Bachs Magnificat is traditionally s. Splendid musicianship, rousing choruses, and the sublime voices of the soloists turned grief into joy and sorrow into triumph. Contents: BWV 243: Complete Recordings - 1900-1949 Complete Recordings – 1950-1959 Matthew Passion’ too was ardently and lovingly performed…”, “This is Bach at its finest. What a thrill to hear those punchy, syncopated brass lines accompanying some really polished and vibrant singing. Masses, Passions, Oratorios is the subject of the second series of the Neue Bach-Ausgabe (NBA, New Bach Edition), a publication of Johann Sebastian Bach's music from 1954 to 2007. Among the revision was the transposition to the brighter key of D major. Vom Himmel Hoch (Bach Magnificat) Bass by City Choir Dunedin published on 2020-10-05T22:07:57Z. Bach strongly emphasizes the word Magnificat, to the degree that it is only excluded from two vocal bars. Bach divides the text into twelve movements: The entire Magnificat takes about 25 minutes to perform. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. For He has regarded the lowliness of His handmaiden: for behold, from henceforth [all generations] shall call me blessed. Discography and Discussions of J.S. �YV��0w�3�J8�� �j. 3 0 obj 30, is Johann Sebastian Bach's arrange The more than 100 vocalists displayed clean tone, excellent pitch and blend, and kept good tempo even in the most stressful numbers…outstanding, energetic and crisp. Buy Et Exultavit Spiritus Meus (Unison) by J.S. Bach: Magnificat In D Major, BWV 243 – 3. The text describes a metaphorical wedding between Christ and the souls of the faithful, whom the night watchman of Jerusalem calls to wake. &����:�y����c���2VS� j��.bэ�����Xx�(�W����7����*����K���ZR&@C���O%���y]ͪiAd����`�Җ:� ��䶿�ejEk�V Simply fill out the form and you’ll get regular updates about The Bach Choir of Bethlehem delivered straight to your inbox! E flat major version, BWV 243a. But first we must backtrack. ", "Two days later I am Newark bound again, with a head full of the history of a town I previously had no awareness of, and with a heart full of the music of Bach, presented in a context that felt less like a festival than a glorious friendship between a great composer and the orchestra, conductor and choir at the heart of an extraordinary town. Bach sets the Magnificat in twelve movements. <>/Metadata 138 0 R/ViewerPreferences 139 0 R>> Et misericordia a progenie in progenies timentibus eum. There was a miraculous blend of tone and balance throughout. Pietro Torri's Magnificat in C major for double choir and orchestra likely dates from the 1690s. Sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper et in saecula saeculorum. The first movement is a good example. This Magnificat, in fact, appears to have been written for Christmas 1723 in Leipzig. Bach's Magnificat consists of eleven movements for the text of Luke 1:46–55, concluded by a twelfth doxologymovement. <> Another favorite moment of mine comes with the fourth movement. Because it was originally performed on Christmas Eve 1723 with Cantata BWV 63, a large scale Christmas cantata, Bach felt the necessity for keeping things short. Maybe this is “in-his-dreams” Bach.”, “…a performance that confirmed my belief that this is one of the finest large amateur choruses in the United States.”. He hath holpen His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy. Johann Sebastian Bach’s festive setting of the Magnificat canticle. Bach produced two versions of his Magnificat, and the one on this concert isn't exactly either of them. The Bach Choir gratefully acknowledges and thanks our sponsors and media partners for supporting our organization and the arts. The Magnificat in C major, BWV Anh. So day after day the teaching went on. Charles Daniels stands out as a poetic and powerful Evangelist, William Sharp as a warmly inflected Jesus and Julia Doyle as a shining champion of the soprano arias.”, “The Bach Choir of Bethlehem sang a Brahms motet (“Lass Dich Nur Nichts”) with all the polish and fervor it brought to cantatas by its namesake.”, “..inspired program of hope, optimism and comfort …disarmingly powerful…overflows with jubilation”, “America’s venerable Bach Choir of Bethlehem makes its Analekta debut on a disc brimming-over with festive D major trumpets-and-drums brilliance…Julia Doyle and Daniel Taylor heading up a distinguished solo line-up.”, “Conductor Greg Funfgeld coaxed a lovely rich chamber orchestra sound from the Bach Festival Orchestra strings...The hauntingly beautiful voices of Taylor and Zsigovics—she in her festival debut—melted together like two precious metals, hers of bell-like clarity, his a more complex alchemy, with a sheen like liquid mercury.”, “As I listen to The Bach Choir of Bethlehem with Greg Funfgeld conducting…I find it hard to believe this is an all-volunteer choir but it’s true…a well polished vocal ensemble, and a true level of musicianship and understanding of the choral music of Bach.”, “…an American musical treasure… they sing with a fervor and a level of musicianship that carries one away—from bass to soprano, the supple strength and solidly integrated tone of this amateur choir reflects the most admirable qualities of the European-American tradition of choral song.”, “By all accounts the chorus remains as vital an institution as ever…The B-Minor Mass performance was rousing, committed and touching…Bach’s ‘St. Instead, Bach uses these two words alone as the basis for the entire fourth movement, giving them more attention than they would have received buried in the midst of the third movement. He has made known the power of his arm, scattered those who are arrogant in the thoughts of their heart. 4 0 obj But that’s not really what is so interesting here; it’s what Bach does musically here that catches my ear. It is Mary’s response to her cousin Elizabeth, after Elizabeth greets Mary as the mother of God. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and hath exalted the humble. Vom Himmel Hoch (Bach Magnificat) Alto by City Choir Dunedin published on 2020-10-05T22:08:01Z. To that we have added works by two contemporaries who Bach admired: Antonio Vivaldi and Jan Dismas Zelenka. The difference with the previous format is not only the key signature, there are also … Bach revised the Magnificat some years later—lowering the principal key to D Major (a more brilliant key for trumpets), omitting the Christmas sections, and making some changes to the instrumentation—resulting in the version most commonly performed today. This may explain why Bach made a second version some years later (in D major, BWV 243). Emmanuel Music continues to perform cycles of large-scale and chamber works by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Debussy, Haydn, Schoenberg, Weill, Wolf, Medelssohn, and Schumann under Artistic Director Ryan Turner. He hath showed strength with His arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. … The first was in E-flat (an unusual key for festive music with trumpets and timpani) and contained, in addition to Luke's text, four movements specific to Christmas, based on texts extraneous to the Magnificat. Biblical quotations in … Although there is not enough time or space here to discuss the entire piece, I would like to focus your attention on a few favorite spots. This is a good example of a movement in which Bach uses obbligato instruments continuously throughout the texture, rather than having them alternate with the solo voice (as Handel might have done). This is another work I find curious among Bach’s compositions, probably because I think the Magnificat is so Catholic in origin – it is the Catholic Church, not the Lutheran, which so worships and celebrates the Virgin Mary. It went beyond mere intelligent programming and committed performance, enriched by a deep sense of the mutual nourishment of music and faith. This recording will not disappoint.”, “…intoxicating but precise choral sound that reminds you why choruses grew this large in the first place. The traditional division of the Magnificat, as used by composers since the late Middle Ages, was in 12 verses: it differs from Bach's 12 movements in that Luke's verse 48 is on… Genre: Classical. He has a clarion instrument that projects well throughout his range…a splendid dramatic performance. Choir gratefully acknowledges and thanks our sponsors and media partners for supporting our organization and the rich hath... 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