Musicology Annotation << Back Editions of J.S. Bach’s Magnificat: New Notional Accents Yekaterina Danilova This paper deals with the main editional rectifications, edited by Bach for the second version BWV 243 of Magnificat. The author also gives a comparison two version of the Magnificat and notes some new semantic accents, contributing to a more complete interpretation of sense of the Canticle and accented by Bach in the BWV 243. The composer’s corrections for comfortable performing and reflective gospel text reforms are analyzed; it is considered deeper by Bach given the opportunity. Information on sources of manuscripts, handwriting; the main reforms of instrumental composition of the first and the second version are studied; the results of studies А. Durr, R. Cammarota, R. Marshall are recruited. The numbering of parts of Magnificat and differences of editions is discusses. Also writtten to the first edition BWV 243a in 1811 I.F. Reichardt’s rezension is translated. Keywords: J.S. Bach, Magnificat, version, source, composition, edition, orchestra. Contacts: E-mail: Vivifiant@rambler.ru Pp. 59-65.