Victor matrix D6RB-2379. Magnificat, part 2 / RCA Victor Chorale ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Robert Shaw ; Blanche Thebom

TitleSource
Magnificat, part 2 (Primary title)Disc label
Aria "Et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salutari meo" (Part name)Disc label
Magnificats, BWV 243, D major (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Robert Shaw (conductor)
RCA Victor Chorale (Vocal group)
RCA Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
Blanche Thebom (vocalist : mezzo-soprano)
Robert Shaw (choral director)
Richard Gilbert (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra and mixed vocal chorus
  • Instrumentation: 8 first violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 4 cellos, 2 basses, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, bassoon, 4 trumpets, harpsichord, and tympani
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: Latin
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Victor ledgers: "[From] St. Luke I:46-55."
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Mr. Richard Gilbert, present."
Instrumentation is not confirmed; ledgers indicate that some musicians left early in the session.
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
6/18/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1 Hold
6/18/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 1A Destroy
6/18/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2 Master Victor 10-1373 10-in.
6/18/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2 Master M-1182 10-in. Album set
6/18/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2 Master Victor 10-1379 10-in.
6/18/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2 Master DM-1182 10-in. Album set
6/18/1946 New York, New York. Lotos Club (110 W. 57th St.) 2A Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D6RB-2379. Magnificat, part 2 / RCA Victor Chorale ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Robert Shaw ; Blanche Thebom," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300005612/D6RB-2379-Magnificat_part_2.

Victor matrix D6RB-2379. Magnificat, part 2 / RCA Victor Chorale ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Robert Shaw ; Blanche Thebom. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300005612/D6RB-2379-Magnificat_part_2.

"Victor matrix D6RB-2379. Magnificat, part 2 / RCA Victor Chorale ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Robert Shaw ; Blanche Thebom." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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