No fewer than three Bachs—father and two sons—and three wonderful versions of the Magnificat written over the course of the eighteenth century: one setting very familiar, the other two much less so.
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‘Grand authority and lithe ebullience, sweeping effortlessly from verse to verse with considerable purpose … an illuminated Bachian constellation of three canticles colliding in captivating relie ... BBC Music Magazine ‘Cohen drives uplifting, beautifully phrased performances, with crisp playing and … fine singing from Arcangelo. Even if you already have JS Bach’s Magnificat on disc, you’ll discover you need th ...