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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Label: Archiv Produktion Catalog: Music Release date: 1990-10-25 Media: Audio CD discs number: 2 Ean: 0028941551429 Upc: 028941551429  Tip: compare prices with similar classical music CDsArtists:
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| One of the most frequently mentioned "favorite" works of Bach, the B Minor Mass is not really a functional liturgical work, but an assemblage of movements written over a period of many years. Its grand scale is certainly awesome, but its musical and spiritual unity is more remarkable, considering its origin and the fact that it contains several different compositional styles--not to mention some of Bach's most profound and beautiful music. Performing this work and preserving a sense of its grand design while bringing out the considerable musical details is a challenge that most choirs, orchestras, and conductors are not up to. Almost by consensus, however, John Eliot Gardiner's version is the most successful--and it is indeed a phenomenal recording--at once sumptuous and penetrating, with gorgeous choral and solo singing, and spacious, vibrant sound. --David Vernier |
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 Written on May 29, 2003 Summary: Music to covert by... It's easy to fall into hyperboles when describing this recording. When I bought it, the cashier said "I approve highly of this purchase. It's the only version I allow customers to buy." Another employee came up to the counter and said "this is the most perfect recording of anything I know of." The piece itself has also been the subject of overstatement. In the CD's booklet a nineteenth century Swiss critic is quoted as saying that Bach's Mass in B minor is the "greatest work of music of all ages and of all peoples." Though all of these quotes are exaggerations, they're not ridiculous positions to hold. Bach's mass is an amazing work that does not let up for almost two hours. This recording compliments the work to a degree not typical on classical recordings. It's an amazing performance with an unbelievably high quality. After hearing this piece and the St. Matthew Passion I now know why some have said "it all started with Bach." I also know I'll be buying more CDs from the Archiv label. The Cd booklet raises such questions as "why did Bach write this piece?" and "was it ever performed complete during his lifetime?" It also gives a good history of the composition and performance of the mass. It's by no means comprehensive, but it gives a good general background for the work. The music is beyond words. I convinced myself to buy it after hearing just a few audio samples of the Kyrie and the Sanctus. It didn't take much. The work is a cathedral in itself. Nonetheless, you don't have to be a catholic or even a christian to appreciate the music on these disks, but were I trying to convert someone I'd probably have them listen to this to get 'em in the mood. Written on April 29, 2003 Summary: Soli Deo Gloria Although I've been listening to Bach's choral works all my life, I am relatively a newcomer to Gardiner's B-Minor mass. Upon first listening it has become one of my favorite recordings of Bach's Great Catholic Mass next to Andrew Parrot's and Phillipe Herreweghe's. Gardiner's reading is much different than that of Herreweghe's. It seems to be impossible to record the "perfect" B-Minor Mass, and by all means, neither have achieved it- although both have come close. What is readily noticable is that Herrweghe's recording is more pious and introverted, while Gardiner's is very extroverted. I was pleased to see that Gardiner chose to scale down his choir to a smaller force. Recorded in 1985, it was released during a time shortly after Rifkin gave his infamous lecture on performing Bach's concerted choral works using one voice per part. While the liner notes of this present recording do not seem to praise such an approach, Gardiner uses the One Voice Per Part principle in several numbers. What a surprise! This is a very "different" BWV 232. For example, "Et in terra pax" is performed only with soloists in the beginning, while the choir (or concertists) enter one by one (just as the concertists enter one by one in the famous Cantata No. 21) This helps the recording build dramatic intensity. The "Crucifixus" is also appropriately performed OVPP. Each soloist was very good, but I did not find myself particularly blown away. The orchestral playing was expressive and joyful, although the trumpets seemed to blare at times. To compare the Herreweghe recording to this one may be impossible since they are so different. While Herreweghe seemed to focus of bringing the B-Minor Mass back to its rightful place the church (and his choice of top soloists to match), Gardiner still presents BWV 232 with irresistable freshness and bombast. This is a recording I will want to return to often. Written on March 10, 2003 Summary: One of the most energetic interpretations! From the standpoint of a vocal performer and active listener, I find this THE best recording of Bach's Mass in B minor. The lines (vocal and instrumental) are beautifully clear, fluid and expressive. I have been enjoying this recording for years and am buying a second copy in case it ever goes out of print (don't even want to think about it). Please add to your CD library if you enjoy Bach!  Written on October 2, 2002 Summary: High Quality, but... I love this piece of music, so I decided to buy this CD, my second version of the Bach mass. I am not sorry I bought it, but like others have said, I am beginning to think that there is no "perfect" recording of this masterpiece. There are beautiful aspects to this recording: crystal clear sound quality, crisp but lush strings, lively tempos. The energy behind "Cum Sancto" and "Gloria in Excelcis" is nothing short of breathtaking. But... there is missing pathos in the first Kyrie. The "Christe" is not plaintive enough. I guess no recording will ever do justice to Bach's incredible accomplishment. His achievement is as much in the mind as it is in the sound of the performers. If you don't own a recording of the Bach Bm, by God buy one right away! This one or any other! But if you are trying to decide which one to buy, this one is good for lovers of clear sound, energy, and vitality. More melancholic, introspective, and angst-filled listeners should turn to other recordings. Written on September 29, 2002 Summary: The Brits at it again!!! Majestic, and beutiful performance as we are used to hear from J.E. Gardiner and his English Baroque Soloists |
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| Catalog | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music | Music |
| Release date | 1990-10-25 | 1994-10-11 | 1996-01-23 | 1993-01-12 | 1989-10-20 | 2004-09-14 |
| Media | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD | Audio CD |
| discs number | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| Ean | 0028941551429 | 0028944261127 | 0028944740028 | 0078635591224 | 0028942764828 | 0828766139624 |
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