J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Import
CD Release Date: 1989-09-08
Music Label: Archiv Prod Import
Soundtracks:
- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
- Sanctus
- Agnus Dei
Music reviews of J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor
Music Review: Danger, Will Robinson - Ignore Ralph Lara!!!!!!
Rating: 5 Stars
Ralph Lara is incorrect in saying that this is the same performance in the collection that includes the two passions, the Christmas Oratorio and the Mangnificat. While the performance of the Mass in b Minor may be good in that set, it is NOT the same as this "stand alone" recording. While I cannot speak of that recording (which has different vocal soloists than this excellent cast), I can speak with 35 years of experience of THIS performance. It is, without a doubt, one of the - if not the - most powerful performances of any work of musical art that I have ever heard in my life!! The opening Kyrie can only be described as the most overwhelming experiences I have ever lived through. He takes the words - "Lord have mercy" - and musically stretches out his arms to heaven pleading for the Almighty's mercy. If one can use this term in conjunction with a musical performance, the experience is almost crushing in its intense power, profundity, and utter honesty. The rest of the performance live us to the same standards. What else can you expect with the level of performers included here, including the great Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau!!
Karl Richter was a superb musical dramatist and he knew how to draw out from the music - and from his performers - the emotions that were required for each piece to fully express what Bach had written (and Richter's Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra knew how to give it to him). I have heard a number of other performances of the Mass in B Minor (including one by Robert Shaw) and no - and I mean NO - performance came anywhere near as close to conveying the Divine content and profound musical depth that Bach placed in this music as this performance!!
My suggestion is to buy this record AND to buy the Sacred Masterpieces CD. It may cost you a bit more. However, the combination will demonstrate - ultimately and convincingly - the supreme musical mastery and spiritual depth of the choral work of Johann Sebastian Bach when performed by a conductor who has been given the profound gifts that Karl Richter was given.
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