J.S. Bach - Mass in B minor - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Mass in B minor, for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1) 2. Kyrie 3. Gloria 4. Credo 5. Sanctus 6. Agnus Dei

Johann Sebastian Bach apparently began composing Latin masses relatively late. Until the beginning of the 1730s, he seems to have performed almost exclusively foreign settings of the Mass ordinary. Of the Inchmany massesInch he is said to have created according to his obituary from 1750, only five have been handed down and it remains uncertain which of these works were intended for performance in Leipzig or for foreign clients. This applies in particular to the Mass in B minor. The mass was completed between August 1748 and autumn 1749, perhaps early 1750. Whether the completed Mass was ever performed before Bach's death is beyond our knowledge. The generation of Bach's sons and disciples likely only gradually became aware of the uniqueness of the work. The album at hand was recorded in Merseburg Cathedral and celebrates both the 20th anniversary of Merseburger Hofmusik (led by Merseburg Cathedral Organist and Leipzig Gewandhaus Organist Michael Schonheit) and the 25th anniversary of Collegium Vocale Leipzig.

Album Tracks 1. Cantata No. 209, 'Non Sa Che Sia Dolore,' BWV 209 (BC G50) Sinfonia 2. Sonata for Flute & Keyboard in B minor, BWV 1030 Andante 3. Sonata for Flute & Keyboard in B minor, BWV 1030 Largo E Dolce 4. Sonata for Flute & Keyboard in B minor, BWV 1030 Presto-Allegro 5. Concerto for Flute (Or Recorder), Violin, Strings & Continuo in D Major, BWV 1050A Allegro 6. Concerto for Flute (Or Recorder), Violin, Strings & Continuo in D Major, BWV 1050A Affetuoso 7. Concerto for Flute (Or Recorder), Violin, Strings & Continuo in D Major, BWV 1050A Allegro 8. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Ouverture 9. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Rondeaux 10. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Sarabande 11. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Bourée 1 & 2 12. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Polonoise 13. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Menuet 14. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Battinerie 1. Divertimento for Flute, Oboe & Strings in C Major ('Mann Und Weib' or 'Der Geburtstag'), H. 2/11 Presto 2. The Musical Offering (Musikalisches Opfer), for Keyboard and Chamber Instruments, BWV 1079 Largo 3. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Polonaise - Double 4. Sonata for 2 Violins & Continuo in a Major, Op. 8/7 Cantabile / Allegro 5. Sonata for Flute & Continuo in E minor, BWV 1034 Adagio Ma Non Tanto 6. Sonata for Violin & Viola in C Major, H. 6/6 Tempo Di Menuetto 7. Quartet No 01 for Flute, Violin, Viola and Violoncello in G Major Adagio Con Sordini 8. Serenade for Flute, Violin & Viola in D Major, Op. 25 Entrata, Allegro / Allegro Molto 9. Variations (18) and Fantasie on 'Se Vuol Ballare,' for Flute, Violin, Cello & Lute in G Major, Op. 51 Allegretto - Allegro 10. Septet in E F