Shortly after taking up the position of Thomaskantor in Leipzig in 1723, Bach wrote a Magnificat in E flat major for performance at Christmas. Around a decade later he revised the work, transposing it down to D major and making it more concise. Utilizing a Biblical text, the piece is suffused with a series of memorable arias and choruses and orchestrated with spectacular grandeur. Lumen is a contemporary musical dialogue that urges empathy between the three Abrahamic religions. Translating the oratorio form into a 'unity of diversity,' Robert M. Helmschrott has converted the poetry of the Old and New Testaments, the Torah and Qur'an into an interfaith 'language of sounds and singing.'

Tracklist:

Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: I. Magnificat
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: II. Et Exultavit Spiritus Meus
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: III. Quia Respexit Humilitatem
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: IV. Omnes Generationes
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: V. Quia Fecit Mihi Magna
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: VI. Et Misericordia
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: VII. Fecit Potentiam
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: VIII. Deposuit Potentes
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: IX. Esurientes Implevit Bonis
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: X. Suscepit Israel
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: XI. Sicut Locutus Est
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: XII. Gloria Patri
Lumen: Pt. 1, Tempus Praeteritum
Lumen: Pt. 2, Tempus Praesens
Lumen: Pt. 3, Tempus Posterum

UPC: 747313904976
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 2.8.19
Format: CD

Bach ,JS / Korber / Hauk - Magnificat in D Major 243 (CD)