℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released August 1, 1962
Duration 30m 02s
Record Label DG CD
Genre Classical
 

J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243

Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter

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Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243  
1.1
No. 1 "Magnificat"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
3:03
1.2
No. 2 "Et exsultavit spiritus meus"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
2:46
1.3
No. 3-4 "Quia respexit" ... "Omnes generationes"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
4:31
1.4
No. 5 "Quia fecit mihi magna"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
2:17
1.5
No. 6 "Et misericordia"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
3:48
1.6
No. 7 "Fecit potentiam"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
2:22
1.7
No. 8 "Deposuit potentes"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
2:12
1.8
No. 9 "Esurientes implevit bonis"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
2:59
1.9
No. 10 "Suscepit Israel"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
1:52
1.10
No. 11 "Sicut locutus est"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
1:54
1.11
No. 12 "Gloria Patri"
Johann Sebastian Bach; Maria Stader; Hertha Töpper; Ernst Haefliger; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor; Münchener Bach-Orchester; Karl Richter
2:18
This release sees the legendary Karl Richter lead the Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra in a moving, remastered performance of J.S. Bach's Magnificat in D Major. Originally released in 1962, this recording offers a mid 20th-century alternative to the historically-informed movement that was in its infancy at this time, but manages to retain a surprising freshness enlivened by the high quality of this digital rerelease.
192 kHz / 24-bit PCM – DG CD Studio Masters

This album contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source.
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-2.80
-7.67 to -0.36
-19.48
-25.38 to -12.90
-16.25
-22.20 to -9.50
10
7 to 13
1
No. 1 "Magnificat"
-1.60-17.96-14.410
2
No. 2 "Et exsultavit spiritus meus"
-4.84-19.43-16.48
3
No. 3-4 "Quia respexit" ... "Omnes generationes"
-1.69-19.41-15.510
4
No. 5 "Quia fecit mihi magna"
-0.78-20.49-17.113
5
No. 6 "Et misericordia"
-2.43-21.03-18.310
6
No. 7 "Fecit potentiam"
-0.36-12.90-9.57
7
No. 8 "Deposuit potentes"
-3.34-20.13-17.211
8
No. 9 "Esurientes implevit bonis"
-3.93-24.04-21.112
9
No. 10 "Suscepit Israel"
-7.67-25.38-22.211
10
No. 11 "Sicut locutus est"
-2.75-17.35-14.49
11
No. 12 "Gloria Patri"
-1.47-16.14-12.68

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