Magnificat in a-Moll BWV Anh 21

Ref.

BWV Anh 21 / Anh III 168

German Title

Magnificat in a-moll (AKA: Kleines Magnificat)

Latin Title

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English Title

Magnificat in A minor for Soprano Solo, Flute, Violin and Organ (AKA: Little Magnificat)

French Title

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Event

One of the Marian feast (possibly the Visitation)

Composed

1707, by Georg Melchior Hoffmann

Text

Based on Luke 1: 46-55 in Martin Luther's German translation

German-5 | Translations: English-3

Scoring

Soloist: Soprano
Orchestra: Transverse Flute, 2 Violins, (Violetta), Continue Organ

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References

BGA: - | NBA: II/9 KB | BC: ? | Zwang: - | First Published: 1858 ?

Commentary

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Music

Music Examples

Discussions

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Contents

Complete Recordings

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Recordings

Complete Recordings

1

Piccolo magnificat (Little Magnificat) [V-1]

Little Magnificat in A minor, BWV Anh 21 []

Soprano: Magda Lászlò́; Severino Gazzelloni (Flute); Mariolina De Robertis (Harpsichord); Roidi (Violin); A. De Paoli (Viola); A. Martorano (Cello)

RCA Italiana: LM 20025

Late 1950's ?

10" / TT:

2

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 76 - Little Magnificat in A minor [LP]
J.S. Bach: Little Magnificat in A minor / Handel: Nel dolce dell'oblio / Vivaldi: O qui coeli terraeque serenitas [CD]

Little Magnificat in A minor, BWV Anh 21 [15:44]

Mireille Lagacé (Conductor and Organ)

Arts Quebec Instrumental Ensemble

Soprano: Micheline Tessier

Pirouette / Orion
Lanui 116

1965

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 37:04

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3

J.S. Bach: Kleines Magnificat u. Kantate 84 [C-1]

Little Magnificat in A minor, BWV Anh 21 []

Georges Aubert

Kammerorchester

Soprano: Brigitte Ganady

Mixtur-Schallplatten 2010

Oct 10, 1969

CD / TT: 30:44

Recorded live at Kirche B-Zehlendorf-Schönow.
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4

J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243; G.M. Hoffmann: German Magnificat [V-2]

G.M. Hoffmann: German Magnificat in A minor, BWV Anh 21 [12:47 / 13:01 / 12:57 / 12:58]

Joshua Rifkin

The Bach Ensemble

Soprano: Jane Bryden

Pro Arte PAD-185
Pro Arte CDD-185
Tudor 789

Sep 27-29 1982 & Dec 22, 1982

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 38:31 / 39:26 / 39:12
CD / TT: 39:15

Recorded at American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, New York, USA..
See: BWV 243 Magnificat - conducted by Joshu Rifkin
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5

Apocryphal Bach Masses & Magnificat [V-3]

Little Magnificat in A minor, BWV Anh 21 [12:53]

Wolfgang Helbich

I Febiarmionici (Ensemble director: Jochen Grüner)

Soprano: Dorothee Mields

CPO

Feb, Jun 2001

CD / TT: 51:47

Recorded at Radio Bremen Sendesaal, Germany.
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