Bach, J.S - Aria "Esurientes" BWV 243
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Bach, J.S - Aria "Esurientes" BWV 243

Catalogue No: ED11763
from "Magnificat" (First Version)

Arrangementalto voice, 2 treble recorders and basso continuo; cello ad libitum
Product FormatSheet Music
Edition TypeScore & Part(s)
ComposerBach, Johann Sebastian
EditorDuerr, Alfred
£11.50
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SeriesEdition Schott
Publication Date30 June 2001
ISMN9790220124938 (M220124938)

When Bach performed his Magnificat for the first time on Christmas Day 1723, the accompanying parts of the alto aria "Esurientes" were played on two treble (alto) recorders in F. Later, when Bach re-wrote the Magnificat, he transposed the whole work down a semitone (from E flat to D). The recorder parts of the alto aria, transposed from F to E, where now too low for these instruments and had to be given to the flutes, obviously more for practical than aesthetical reasons. The reprint of the first version will be welcomed by recorder players.Alfred Dürr
ED11763