Cantata Information
Magnificat, BWV 243a
Created 25 December 1723, Leipzig period. Occasion: Christmas Day.
BWV2 (1990 catalogue): BWV 243.1.
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Helmut Rilling
Published 28 December 2013Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat Es-Dur (BWV 243a) / Geistliche Vokalwerke
Philippe Herreweghe
Published 15 December 2018BWV243a Magnificat in Eb Herreweghe 2002
Simon Preston
Published 6 April 2013Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a | (Full Concert) Johann Sebastian Bach
Ton Koopman
Published 26 January 2015Bach: Magnificat in E flat major, BWV 243a (Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra)
Ton Koopman
Published 5 February 2013Bach - Chorals BWV 253-301