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Dietrich Buxtehude
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Magnificat Primi Toni, BuxWV 203 Click to Listen, [7:13]
Grand, charming, forthright, festive, grave, frivolous, tender, industrious, and fervent, in that order. Instrument: A. Cavaillé-Coll Organ, originally Paris, France, moved to Mainz, Germany (1877) - Samples by Prof. Helmut Maier

Chorale Text
German:
Meine Seele erhebet den Herrn, und mein Geist freuet sich Gottes meines Heilands.

English:
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my Spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
--St. Luke 1:46-47

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