Bach: BWV 243. Magnificat in D major - Brüggen (live)

’Magnificat’ in D major, BWV 243 Canticle for soloists (SSATB), chorus (SSATB), 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 traversos, 2 oboes, 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, viola and basso continuo Text: Luke, I, 46–55 in the Vulgata Clementina (1592) and Lesser Doxology Music: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Composition: 1728-1731, after the 1723 version (BWV 243a) First performance: 2 July 1733 in Leipzig (Thomaskirche) 00:00 - 1. Chorus: ’Magnificat anima mea’ 02:58 - 2. Aria: ’Et exsultavit spiritus meus’ (S2) 05:22 - 3.