Purcell: Z 231/1. Magnificat (Evening Service in G minor) - Preston

Evening Service in G minor, Z 231 1. Magnificat (My soul doth magnify the Lord) Canticle for soloists (SSAATB) and chorus (SATB) Text: Luke, I, 46-55 in 'The Holy Bible' (1611), and Minor Doxology in 'The Book of Common Prayer' (1662) Music: Henry Purcell (1659-1695) ___ Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, conducted by Simon Preston Francis Grier, organ Recorded in November 1980 Pitch: A = 466 Hz ___ This Evening Service only survives in late 18th-century manuscripts, and its ascription to Henry Purcell has sometimes been questioned. Marc D.