Bach: Mass in B minor
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Performer: Stephen VarcoeComposer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Orchestra: Collegium Musicum 90
Performer: Nancy Argenta
Performer: Mark Tucker
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-07-26
Music Label: Chandos
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Kyrie. Kyrie eleison
- Kyrie. Christe eleison
- Kyrie. Kyrie eleison
- Gloria. Gloria in excelsis
- Gloria. Et in terra pax
- Gloria. Laudamus te
- Gloria. Gratias agimus tibi
- Gloria. Domine Deus
- Gloria. Qui tollis peccata mundi
- Gloria. Qui sedes ad dextram Patris
- Gloria. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
- Gloria. Cum Sancto Spiritu
- Symbolum Nicenum. Credo in unum Deum
- Symbolum Nicenum. Patrem omnipotentem
- Symbolum Nicenum. Et in unum Dominum
- Symbolum Nicenum. Et incarnatus est
- Symbolum Nicenum. Crucifixus
- Symbolum Nicenum. Et resurrexit
- Symbolum Nicenum. Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum
- Symbolum Nicenum. Confiteor unum baptisma
- Symbolum Nicenum. Et expecto
- Sanctus. Sanctus
- Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona Nobis pacem. Osana
- Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona Nobis pacem. Benedictus
- Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona Nobis pacem. Osanna
- Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona Nobis pacem. Agnus Dei
- Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona Nobis pacem. Dona nobis pacem
Music reviews of Bach: Mass in B minor
Music Review: Excellent balance
Rating: 5 Stars
Hickox's work is almost always a model of good conducting, musicianship, and balanced interpretation--his recording of the Mass in B minor is no exception.
The whole ensemble, voices and orchestra, render the piece with verve and liveliness. Hickox's tempi are usually swift, but not at the expense of the music's often complicated melodic lines (such as those fiendishly difficult melismas in the "Osanna"). The orchestra's playing in particular is breathtaking in moments, such as the horn player's stentorian "Quoniam" and the joyous exclamation at the beginning of the "Gloria."
The vocal and orchestral forces are mid-sized, giving the music power where needed, but also that degree of intimacy many of the arias and more pathos-imbued movements demand (the "Et incarnatus est," for example). All four soloists rise to the occasion; the soprano (Nancy Argenta) sings the "Laudamus Te" with an audibly different accent--not a detriment, but a curiosity.
Sound quality is wonderful: par for Hickox. This is a fine way to start and a good all-around performance for people looking for the balance between traditional and modern Bach interpretations.
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