Three settings of the Magnificat from three members of the Bach family

'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.

JS Bach

Magnificat in D, BWV 243

JC Bach

Magnificat in C, E 22

CPE Bach

Magnificat in D, H 722

Joélle Harvey (soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Thomas Walker (tenor), Thomas Bauer (baritone); Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen

Hyperion CDA 68157   76:48 mins

Freya Parr

Published: February 20, 2018 at 10:00 am

'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.

JS Bach

Magnificat in D, BWV 243

JC Bach

Magnificat in C, E 22

CPE Bach

Magnificat in D, H 722

Joélle Harvey (soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo-soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Thomas Walker (tenor), Thomas Bauer (baritone); Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen

Hyperion CDA 68157 76:48 mins

Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.
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