This album features three Magnificats by three generations of the Bach family: Johann Sebastian Bach, his second son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and his youngest son Johann Christian Bach.
Composition History
Johann Sebastian Bach composed his Magnificat for the first major feast day of his tenure as Leipzig Thomaskantor, the Visitation of Mary on July 2, 1723.
Composer Biography
Johann Christian Bach, the youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, converted to Catholicism, much to the chagrin of his staunchly Lutheran family.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in St Mary the Virgin and St Mary Magdalen, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, on October 4-6, 2015.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, a composer on this album, believed music should not merely entertain but 'touch the heart' and 'awaken the passions'.
Composition History
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach likely composed his Magnificat in 1749 as a 'calling card' to succeed his ailing father, Johann Sebastian Bach, as Leipzig Thomaskantor.
Compositional Technique
Johann Sebastian Bach revised his Magnificat, transposing it from E flat to D major, a much easier key for the trumpets, and replacing recorders with flutes.
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