Bach - Magnificat BWV 243 - Van Veldhoven | Netherlands Bach Society

0:07 Magnificat (Coro) 3:05 Et Exsultavit (Aria) 5:28 Quia Respexit (Aria) 8:12 Omnes (Coro) 9:36 Quia Fecit (Aria) 11:49 Et misericordia (Duetto) 15:28 Fecit Potentiam (Coro) 17:25 Deposuit (Aria) 19:34 Esurientes (Aria) 22:26 Suscepit Israel (Terzetto) 24:30 Sicut Locutus Est (Coro) 26:14 Gloria Patri (Coro)

Sitting in my locked down Spanish apartment I listen to the Netherlands Bach Soociety recordings every day. What joy; what passion; what expertise! Your performances lift the spirit and give hope in the darkest of times. Thank you.

As a hard core rocker . I have only to say this : Bach opened so many doors for me , its ridicicolus . I feel like a new born baby every time I listen to Maestro Bach. And this interpretation just blows my mind... The doors are wide open to harvest the energy , and the lovely presence. I feel naked , in awe and in gratidude to the Baroque masters. Long live their heritige to humanity. Salute

i very seldom leave comments, but I just can't help admitting that to the (rather dull) question "What would you bring to a deserted Island?", my ultimate answer would be "All the recordings of the Netherlands Bach Society", plus my mp3 player and a solar charger. You folks ROCK! - and this is from someone who used to be a fan of heavy metal in his youth... Musical taste changes over time, I guess. Beside my absolute admiration on the divine performances, i must say: whoever is your sound engineer, must worth his salt. The quality of your recordings is topnotch - that is fairly obvious even coming through my crappy headphones. Who is this guy??? (or lady - argh, these days I must quickly add.). Anyways, I am pretty sure Master Bach would be at awe himself listening to his music, and would probably say "Das ist ein wunderbares Musikstück. Habe ich das wirklich geschrieben?...." Blessings from Budapest!!

Beautiful solo voices. I grew up with music. My mother was giving concerts when she was pregnant with me. I have a photo of me at age two at her piano with her Haydn Creation oratorio Book. She was memorizing one of the soprano parts. She also played the vinyl which I heard as my first music memory. I used to listen to Gregorian Chant the night before exams in College. The soloists in this recording video are blessed with beautiful clear voices - no wild vibratos that average out just below the correct pitch that I have heard elsewhere . Thank you!!! I am 71 years old now and have heard a lot! Sang in Mendelssohn’s Elijah as a twenty something in a church choir next to my mother! Another blessing!

The Bach Magnificat was the first choral piece I performed as a college freshman, and it was the first Bach choral work I ever performed (I was concurrently working on his prelude and fugue in B-flat minor from the WTC I). Anyway, the night of the concert, my 18-year-old self got to the concert hall only to realize I had left my Magnificat score in the school cafeteria, which was locked. I told the director my dilemma, to which he said, "Oh no!" and walked away. Somehow I sang that entire work from memory that night, 19 years later, I still have many of those melismas memorized. So glad to have found this ensemble. Happy Advent '22, cheers from Memphis, TN!

Such beauty as we struggle with personal connections to those we love. Bach reminds us of Christ's love that infuses us with hope and joy in such difficult times.

At 19 years old I joined a professional symphony orchestra, as a violist. I sat down for the first rehearsal: the Magnificat. Talk about luck!

Tengo 54 años, cuando tenía unos 10 años cayó en mis manos los Conciertos de Brandeburgo y fue mi bautizo. No se puede vivir sin escuchar a Bach. Bach ha hecho que el mundo sea un lugar mejor. A Bach le debemos mucho. El Magníficat es precioso.

The finest performance of this work I have ever heard, beyond perfection and an absolute joy!

I sang this masterpiece 20+ years ago both as soprano and tenor (several years later) in a chorus. I remember working a whole year on it as soprano and half year as tenor. I still remember every part of it.

I think Bach had never ever heard his own opus to be sound like this. The rigorous genius would drop tears listening this deeply respectful, perfectly expressive performance with superbly rich and crystal clear sound. I have never heard anything to be that perfect like this performances of the Netherlands Bach Society. We are blessed to live in these days and experience this deepest level of understanding, talent, skill and service of the music of the greatest and one Johann Sebastian Bach of all time. This music is Heaven, magnificent, just as the title of the opus, truly is.

I love the moment in the Gloria Patri when the original Magnificat theme reappears. It is so joyful and sparklingly happy. I cannot stop smiling there.

van Veldhoven. What a conductor. Maestro. Bravo

BACH COLOSSAL. THE GREATEST GENIOUS EVER IN OUR WORLD

I must draw attention to the superb trumpet section of Robert Vanryne, Neil Brough and Mark Geelen. Congratulations gentlemen, wonderful performance.

Merveilleux! On touche à la perfection de tous côtés: le choeur, les solistes, la baguette...qui elle est parfois à peine rapide, et Bach au summum de lui-même. Merci.

Netherlands Bach are consistently able to pinpoint a beautiful balance, tempo and feeling.

Gracias youtube por no interrumpir esta obra de arte con publicidad

A superb performance. Jos van Veldhoven for me is the best Bach interpreter of our time and this channel is a gift to humankind.