Arcangelo & Jonathan Cohen – Bach: Magnificats (2018) [Hyperion FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

No fewer than three Bachs—father and two sons—and three wonderful versions of the Magnificat written over the course of the eighteenth century: one setting very familiar, the other two much less so.

‘Grand authority and lithe ebullience, sweeping effortlessly from verse to verse with considerable purpose … an illuminated Bachian constellation of three canticles colliding in captivating relief’ (Gramophone)

‘If you needed an aural demonstration of how the musical tectonic plates were shifting in the years spanning JS Bach’s arrival in Leipzig and the emergence of the young Mozart you would be hard pressed to find a more illuminating disc than this latest offering from Arcangelo … Cohen plays the theatricality of the JC Bach to the hilt, while acknowledging the homage to JS in the opening of CPE’s setting’ (BBC Music Magazine)

Tracklist:
01. Magnificat, BWV 243: I. Chorus: Magnificat anima mea (02:54)
02. Magnificat, BWV 243: II. Aria: Et exsultavit spiritus meus (02:13)
03. Magnificat, BWV 243: III. Aria & Chorus: Quia respexit – Omnes generationes (03:41)
04. Magnificat, BWV 243: IV. Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna (01:51)
05. Magnificat, BWV 243: V. Duet: Et misericoridia (03:08)
06. Magnificat, BWV 243: VI. Chorus: Fecit potentiam (01:42)
07. Magnificat, BWV 243: VII. Aria: Deposuit potentes de sede (01:56)
08. Magnificat, BWV 243: VIII. Aria: Esurientes implevit bonis (02:44)
09. Magnificat, BWV 243: IX. Terzet: Suscepit Israel (01:55)
10. Magnificat, BWV 243: X. Chorus: Sicut locutus est (01:28)
11. Magnificat, BWV 243: XI. Chorus: Gloria Patri (02:04)
12. Magnificat, E22: I. Chorus with solo: Magnificat anima mea (03:13)
13. Magnificat, E22: II. Chorus: Et misericordia eius (01:02)
14. Magnificat, E22: III. Chorus with soli: Fecit potentiam (03:15)
15. Magnificat, E22: IV. Chorus: Gloria Patri (01:23)
16. Magnificat, E22: V. Chorus: Et in saecula saeculorum (01:33)
17. Magnificat, H. 772: I. Chorus: Magnificat anima mea (03:13)
18. Magnificat, H. 772: II. Aria: Quia respexit (05:41)
19. Magnificat, H. 772: III. Aria: Quia fecit mihi magna (03:54)
20. Magnificat, H. 772: IV. Chorus with soli: Et misericordia eius (06:45)
21. Magnificat, H. 772: V. Aria: Fecit potentiam (03:51)
22. Magnificat, H. 772: VI. Duet: Deposuit potentes de sede (05:52)
23. Magnificat, H. 772: VII. Aria: Suscepit Israel (04:07)
24. Magnificat, H. 772: VIII. Chorus: Gloria Patri (02:02)
25. Magnificat, H. 772: IX. Chorus: Sicut erat in principio (05:10)