Magnificat - Christmas in Leipzig Solomon's Knot

• Johann Schelle (1648 - 1701):
• 1 Machet die Tore weit 09:11
• Johann Kuhnau (1660 - 1722): Magnificat in C Major:
• 2 Magnificat in C Major: I. Magnificat anima mea 02:03
• 3 Magnificat in C Major: II. Et exsultavit spiritus meus 02:04
• 4 Magnificat in C Major: III. Quia respexit humilitatem 02:38
• 5 Magnificat in C Major: IV. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her 00:55
• 6 Magnificat in C Major: V. Quia fecit mihi magna 01:37
• 7 Magnificat in C Major: VI. Freut euch und jubiliert 01:39
• 8 Magnificat in C Major: VII. Et misericordia eius 03:30
• 9 Magnificat in C Major: VIII. Fecit potentiam 00:59
• 10 Magnificat in C Major: IX. Deposuit potentes 00:34
• 11 Magnificat in C Major: X. Esurientes implevit bonis 01:13
• 12 Magnificat in C Major: XI. Gloria in excelsis Deo 01:06
• 13 Magnificat in C Major: XII. Suscepit Israel 02:19
• 14 Magnificat in C Major: XIII. Sicut locutus est 01:39
• 15 Magnificat in C Major: XIV. Virga Jesse floruit 02:01
• 16 Magnificat in C Major: XV. Gloria Patri, gloria Filio 01:39
• 17 Magnificat in C Major: XVI. Sicut erat in principio 01:37
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a:
• 18 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: I. Magnificat anima mea 02:50
• 19 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: II. Et exsultavit 02:21
• 20 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: III. Vom Himmel hoch 01:34
• 21 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: IV. Quia respexit 04:12
• 22 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: V. Quia fecit mihi magna 02:11
• 23 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: V. Freut euch und jubiliert 01:21
• 24 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: VII. Et misericordia eius 03:26
• 25 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: VIII. Fecit potentiam 01:44
• 26 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: IX. Gloria in excelsis Deo 01:00
• 27 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: X. Deposuit potentes 01:49
• 28 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XI. Esurientes implevit bonis 02:35
• 29 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XII. Virga Jesse floruit 03:09
• 30 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XIII. Suscepit Israel 01:55
• 31 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XIV. Sicut locutus est 01:38
• 32 Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: XV. Gloria Patri 02:02
• Total Runtime 01:10:31

Info for Magnificat - Christmas in Leipzig

Opening with Schelle’s sacred concerto Machet die Tore weit, followed by Kuhnau’s Magnificat which provided Bach with the blueprint for his 1723 version in Eb (including Christmas lauds), the album traces the connection between the three ‘Johanns’ who were consecutive cantors at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig through their festive music for the Advent and Christmas period.

Solomon's Knot
Jonathan Sells, conductor

Solomon’s Knot
is “one of the UK’s most innovative and imaginative ensembles” (The Observer). We are an international, flexible collective of leading instrumentalists and singers who bring old music to new life by pushing the limits of what is possible on stage.

With no conductor, we sing everything from memory, integrating innovative live performance with scrupulous musical preparation to produce an intense and visceral experience for our audience. The group’s acclaimed sound is defined by tight, compact instrumental playing coupled with the vocal virtuosity of soloists who meld as an intuitive ensemble.

Performing regularly throughout the UK & Europe, Solomon’s Knot is the long-term Baroque Ensemble in Residence at Wigmore Hall and we have appeared at the BBC Proms, Snape Maltings, Halle Handel Festival, Bachfest Leipzig, Thüringer Bachwochen, Bach Academie Brugge and Tage Alter Musik Regensburg.

Collaboration is at the heart of our group’s ethos, working with stage directors, visual artists, ensembles, composers and choreographers to challenge and learn from what they do. These have included Tim Carroll, Federay Holmes, John La Bouchardière, Sven Werner, Mira Calix, Spira mirabilis and Les Passions de l’Ame.

In 2019 we released our debut CD with Sony Classical, Magnificat, featuring festive music by Schelle, Kuhnau and JS Bach; our production of L’ospedale – a baroque opera of unknown origin – is available on DVD, and our latest recording of Bach Motets was released in 2023.

2023 also marks the 15th anniversary of Solomon’s Knot, which we marked by presenting JS Bach’s Matthäus-Passion across Europe & UK. Future plans include Strozzi’s First Book of Madrigals, the start of our BACH300 series marking JS Bach’s appointment in Leipzig, and a tour of Handel’s Esther.

Booklet for Magnificat - Christmas in Leipzig