Revox Master Tape, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH - MASS IN B-FLAT MAJOR

Excerpts from the Mass in B minor BWV 232

Peter Schreier

Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum zu Leipzig
Lucia Popp
Carolyn Watkinson
Eberhard Büchner
Siegfried Lorenz
Theo Adam
Rundfunkchor Leipzig

Label: ETERNA

Bach's Mass in B minor BWV 232 is one of the most important sacred compositions of the Baroque period. Solemn choruses, intimate arias and artfully interwoven voices combine to create music full of expression and contrast. This Revox edition brings together selected movements from the work.

Under the direction of Peter Schreier, the Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum zu Leipzig and the Rundfunkchor Leipzig perform. Lucia Popp, Carolyn Watkinson, Eberhard Büchner, Siegfried Lorenz and Theo Adam join as soloists. Together they create the transition between quiet contemplation, sorrowful lament and festive jubilation.

The selection ranges from the poignant «Kyrie eleison» over the radiant «Gloria in excelsis» to the final prayer for peace «Dona nobis pacem». The recording from the ETERNA catalog was mastered analog for tape by Christoph Stickel for the Revox master tape edition.

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