In a method and apparatus for recording a magnetic resonance (MR) data set with MR signals from at least two slices, a first radio-frequency (RF) pulse is radiated in at least one first slice, a second RF pulse is radiated in at least one second slice, and readout of at least one first and at least one second MR signal takes place. The flip angle of the second RF pulse is smaller than the flip angle of the first RF pulse.