Janet Baker, New Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra - Mass in B Minor: BBC Legends
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Artist: Janet Baker, New Philharmonia Chorus and OrchestraPerformer: John Shirley-Quirk
Composer: John Shirley-Quirk
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer: Carlo Maria/Amis, John Giulini
Performer: Carlo Maria/Amis, John Giulini
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Performer: Jenny Hill
Performer: Peter Pears
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2001-06-26
Music Label: BBC Legends
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Kyrie (Missa)
- Kyrie (Missa)
- Kyrie (Missa)
- Gloria
- Gloria
- Gloria
- Gloria
- Gloria
- Gloria
- Gloria
- Gloria
- Gloria
- Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
- Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
- Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
- Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
- Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
- Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
- Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
- Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
- Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
- Sanctus
- (Osanna. Benedictus)
- (Osanna. Benedictus)
- (Osanna. Benedictus)
- Agnus Dei (et Dona nobis pacem)
- Agnus Dei (et Dona nobis pacem)
- Carlo Maria Giulini in conversation with John Amis
Music reviews of Mass in B Minor: BBC Legends
Music Review: superb
Rating: 5 Stars
This version -- recorded in St. Paul's Cathedral in London in 1972 -- of the Mass in B Minor is wonderful. It's slightly dated now but the BBC technical team have done a superb job with the remastering of the sound. There's a reason it has been included in the BBC Legends series. You don't have to be a fan of Giulini (I have been delighted by everything I have that he has had a part in) to be interested in this excellent double CD.
Description of Mass in B Minor: BBC Legends
This 1972 Bach B minor Mass, live from St. Paul's Cathedral in London, is far superior to Giulini's Sony recording of the piece made two decades later. This earlier performance is still a reading of fervent spirituality, but there's a verve and forward motion sadly missing from the later studio account. The Credo burns with conviction, the choruses throughout are done with a rhythmic lift, and the solo singing ranges from adequate (soprano Jenny Hill) to superb (the great Janet Baker's Agnus Dei will bring tears to your eyes). The male soloists are fine, though John Shirley-Quirk has passing moments of unsteadiness and the throaty Peter Pears, nearing the end of his long career, takes some getting used to as he replaces tonal allure with interpretive acuity. The stereo sound is slightly grainy but almost up to studio standards, and the interesting filler is a 17-minute conversation with Giulini. This set's a must for Giulini's admirers and ranks among the best available versions of the Mass, a worthy complement to those by Klemperer, Shaw, and Jochum among the traditionalists and Leonhardt, Harnoncourt, and Herreweghe among those of the period-performance persuasion. --Dan DavisGeneral CDs
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