Bach - Magnificat - 06 - Et misericordia

[jpedrobaptista]

thank's for the post...this is a incredivel music, and its a realy nice record. Congret

[beethomozart]

splendid superb and sublime the magnificat written by the giant J.S.Bach

[mistatomsom]

i don't like the tenor...

[thamytax]

la "contralto" engola la voz

[ArikadoGenya]

What churh are the Orchest in?

[Aiwendill02]

It`s Thomaskirche in Leipzig in Germany (St. Thomas church), where J.S.Bach worked as master of choir.

[dannyb510]

@Aiwendill02 I don't believe it's Thomaskirche. I think this is a Dutch church.

[deleeuwbas]

@dannyb510 This is, in fact, the Thomaskirche. You can see Bach's head in leaded glass and the distinctive ceiling in videos of other parts of this Magnificat.

[dannyb510]

@deleeuwbas thank you. I was thrown by all the whitewashing. I didn't realize the Germans did that the way the Dutch did. It's a marvelous building.

[MarsMartz]

One word: Wonderful!

Thank you so much!

[ARoyalLyon]

Absolutely beautiful performance! Best Magnificat on Youtube.

Bravo!

[bachboy111]

i don't speak or understand latin. any translations out there?

[fibonaccihead]

...and mercy from generation to generation

to those who fear Him

[wcbroccoli]

"et misericordia" [and (His) mercy]

"a progenie in progenies" [from generation to generation]

"timentibus eum" [of those that fear him]

Near the end, at last "timentibus eum", notice the sudden change in harmony and the vocal ornamententation, cross relation and chromaticism.

[wcbroccoli]

That vocal ornamention such as written by the tenor is actually a tremolo, unusual in Bach's day, but not unusual more than 100 years before, in the vocal music of Monteverdi. Cf, Monterverdi's setting of the Magnificat.

[alaya10008]

misericordia Translates as compassion, mercy as in;

Et misericordia eius a progenie in progenies timentibus eum.

And His mercy is from generation to generation, on those who fear Him.

[alaya10008]

the whole magnificate go's;

My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour; For he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaid; behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name; And His mercy is from generation to generation, on those who fear Him.

[alaya10008]

it is the the exclamation of Mary after receiving the

holly spirit... it is also the exclamation on which the Catholic's base there Prayer of the Holly Rosary

...He has shown might with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has given help to Israel, His servant, mindful of His mercy -- ...

[musiclover83]

And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation.

[SimplyDavid42]

The marvellous strings rhythm is not enough marked I think, and the soloists don't play together enough... Nice performance though :-)

[crob647gtx]

the music sounds a bit detached/choppy for this piece. The first recording i heard of this piece was very smooth, the ritornello i mean. It sounds good, but I think it could've been performed with more emotion.

[paix12]

Absolutely beautiful!

[HenryTDrummond]

What do you think about the pronounciation of the 'g's? Do you think they should be hard or soft? I'm rather used to the soft (ie like a 'j') version, though this use of the hard 'g' sounds quite nice.

Is it a cultural variation? In England we generally pronounce the 'g's as soft and the 'c's, like in 'fecit', as 'ch'. Is the 'proper' prounciation of ecclesiastical Latin different in other countries?

[clashtitans2]

I think its german latin pronounciation. Beautiful effect though.

[dudufallen]

For what I know from reading something about latin the g's are pronounced like in "get"

[foxdruidz]

I think it should be pronounced like the word 'get'. My friend from a Catholic priesthood school (seminary)lent me a book of Latin and it says that the G should be pronounced just like the way the word 'get' is pronounced.

[Eudora74]

I think the are two kinds of pronunciation, medieval or roman (of the antiquity), Pange (as get) lingua or Panye lingua... as I see in music is a question of convenience for the singer, or taste for the director, I think...

[OrpheoCT]

Wow@great voice blending :O

[crob647gtx]

one of the most ethereal movements of the Magnificat....this piece makes me want to reach out and touch God himself, it is melancholy but pulchritudinous at the same time, absolutely magnificent!

[Perkeno]

Who are the soloists?

It sounds very good.

[ForestChav]

Alto is definitely Bogna Bartosz and the Tenor is Jorg Durmuller. Not sure about the soprano but i think it's Lisa Larsson. Bass aria won't load for me right now but it's nailed to be Klaus Mertens. Bartosz sings the 2nd soprano aria (Mvt 2) as well.

[Perkeno]

Thanks!

[ForestChav]

Soprano is Deborah York... Blonde lady with curly hair - like Larsson! I found details - it's a Euroarts/Naxos release. 4 out of 5 ain't bad. Apparently, Orlanda Velez Isidro is also on the recording, though Bartosz definitely sings Et exultavit which sounds strained for a contralto!

[jaimearturomejia]

This is the best section of the Magnificat. You can almost touch the feelings in it. Bach's genius for the glory of God.

[skoulikantera]

what an aria....so melancholic..it reminds me the sarabande from the first french suite

[69magico]

I sing it better than her :))