Magnificat BWV 243: J S Bach 1685-1750
with additional settings of the Magnificat by Lassus and Monteverdi
Sunday 30 July 2006, 8pm
Pre-concert talk 7.30pm
St Mary of the Angels
Boulcott St
Wellington
Directed by Alastair Carey
The Magnificat is one of the great Latin hymns of the Catholic Church and has inspired some of music’s finest sacred writing. In this performance of Renaissance and Baroque Magnificats we present Bach’s famous setting for orchestra, soloists and choir, Lassus’s mighty six part work on the themes of Josquin des Prez’s magnificent motet Praeter Rerum Seriem, and Monteverdi’s little-performed ‘alternate’ Magnificat setting from the 1610 Vespers, a stunning work for six part choir, virtuoso vocal soloists and chamber organ.
Programme
Magnificat “The Second Service”: Orlando Gibbons
Soprano Jane McKinlay, Ondine Godstchalk
Alto Christopher Warwick
Tenor Alastair Carey
Bass David Treacher, Simon Baskerville
Chamber Organ Maxwell Kenworthy
Magnificat “Praeter Rerum Seriem” a 6: Orlandi di Lassus
Magnificat a 6: Claudio Monteverdi
Soprano Pepe Becker, Nicola Edgecombe
Tenor Alastair Carey, Richard Taylor
Bass David Treacher
Chamber Organ Douglas Mews
Interval
Magnificat BWV 243: J S Bach
i. Magnificat anima mea Dominum
ii. Et exsulavit
iii. Quia respexit
iv. Omnes generationes
v. Quia fecit mihi magna
vi. Et misericordia
vii. Fecit potentiam
viii. Deposuit
ix. Esurientes
x. Suscepit Israel
xi. Sicut locutus est
xii. Gloria Patri (MP3 sound, 2866 Kb)
Soprano Pepe Becker, Nicola Edgecombe
Alto Megan Hurnard
Tenor Alastair Carey
Bass Kenneth Ryan
Academia Sanctae Mariae Baroque Orchestra
leader Anne Loeser
directed by Robert Oliver
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Reviews
"The choir produced a beautifully balanced, floating sound enhanced, as always, by impeccable intonation and wonderfully shaped phrasing and cadences."
Review of Music for Holy Week, Saturday 12 April 2014
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