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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Kyrie eleison | |||
| 2. Christe eleison | |||
| 3. Kyrie eleison | |||
| 4. Gloria in excelsis Deo | |||
| 5. Laudamus te | |||
| 6. Gratias agimus tibi | |||
| 7. Domine Deus | |||
| 8. Qui tollis peccata mundi | |||
| 9. Qui sedes ad dextram Patris | |||
| 10. Quoniam tu solus sanctus | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Credo in unum Deum | |||
| 2. Patrem omnipotentem | |||
| 3. Et in unum Dominum | |||
| 4. Et incarnatus est | |||
| 5. Crucifixus | |||
| 6. Et resurrexit | |||
| 7. Et in Spiritum Sanctum Dominum | |||
| 8. Confiteor unum baptisma | |||
| 9. Et expecto resurrectionem | |||
| 10. Sanctus | |||
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I must have spent a bucket load on this or that "period"/"original" recordings of this monumental music.
I wasted every penny. Not one of them measures up; worse they under-value the glory of this great music.
Here is a performance with an unmatched set of soloists - like Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda and Herman Prey - who need not fear any of today's competition.
Listen to the closing chorus of the Kyrie - Cum Sancto Spiritu - you know you are in the presence of Western Music's greatest composer, realised by one of its greatest conductors.
Six stars, please Amazon!
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Originally recorded during late autumn of 1967, this supreme work by Bach has been digitally remastered and labelled as one of the Great Recordings of the Century. Composed during mid 18thC, this Bach masterpiece has been performed and recorded many times over the years. I must admit, I was never drawn to Bach due to the fact that being a Mahlerian and a Wagnerian, I didnt think I would take to this music anyway. However, after hearing the Crucifixus (Part III Credo) on a sample disc, I realised that this was something rather different. Listening to this version, I soon came to understand why it has so many admirers around the world. It is a wonderful piece, beautifully played and sung. And the remastering team has achieved wonders with this difficult material for the sound is spacious, the singers clear, and the chorus superb. Otto Klemperer, who died in 1973 holds this superb work together along with the chorus and singers. The music due to consistent tempi throughout, never flags. It just simply flows from one piece to the next. The highlights of the piece can be found in Part III Credo, although I am sure many listeners will have their own favourites. Lasting some 135 minutes, it keeps the listener enthralled throughout. The work ends gloriously with the Chorus rendition of Dona Nobis Pacem. A supreme work which indeed is one of the great recordings of the century.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
All the reviews so far have been uniformly positive and I am just going to add my voice to the throng.
Anyone reading my reviews may have noticed that I have reviewed four other performances by Karajan [2 of them], Gardiner and Munchinger. I also have another three recordings of this sublime work which I have not [yet] reviewed. I am not going to say which one is the best because they all bring individual insights and I would not want to be without any of them. I am not so dogmatic as to say that modern performances are superior to historically informed ones or vice versa. What matters to me is sheer musical excellence and communication.
In my opinion, this performance is really very special. I feared that it would be too slow [I certainly am not a fan of Klemperer's St Matthew Passion] but here the slowness did not worry me. There was so much of interest in the notes and more importantly a sense of great import in the musical direction that I felt compelled to listen.
As well as a wonderful orchestra, Klemperer had the BBC Chorus [in reality the BBC Singers] as his choir. This is a very positively voiced choir [it had Robert Tear among its tenor] and they sing with a richer fuller tone than Karajan's Vienna Singverein Chorus. They are not a large choir and I suspect that the orchestra was smaller as well, so the performance is a bit of a nod to authenticity.
I am impressed by all the soloists, especially Agnes Giebel and Janet Baker. Nicolai Gedda was 15 years older than he was when he recorded the work with Karajan and the voice is not so heady and beautiful as it had been in 1952 but it is still very effective singing.
I am glad to have this recording. It is not quite so effecting as Karajan's earlier recording nor does it display the sheer brilliance that Gardiner brought to the music but it does communicate the grandeur and beauty of Bach's masterpiece and I thorougly recommend it.
Anyone reading my reviews may have noticed that I have reviewed four other performances by Karajan [2 of them], Gardiner and Munchinger. I also have another three recordings of this sublime work which I have not [yet] reviewed. I am not going to say which one is the best because they all bring individual insights and I would not want to be without any of them. I am not so dogmatic as to say that modern performances are superior to historically informed ones or vice versa. What matters to me is sheer musical excellence and communication.
In my opinion, this performance is really very special. I feared that it would be too slow [I certainly am not a fan of Klemperer's St Matthew Passion] but here the slowness did not worry me. There was so much of interest in the notes and more importantly a sense of great import in the musical direction that I felt compelled to listen.
As well as a wonderful orchestra, Klemperer had the BBC Chorus [in reality the BBC Singers] as his choir. This is a very positively voiced choir [it had Robert Tear among its tenor] and they sing with a richer fuller tone than Karajan's Vienna Singverein Chorus. They are not a large choir and I suspect that the orchestra was smaller as well, so the performance is a bit of a nod to authenticity.
I am impressed by all the soloists, especially Agnes Giebel and Janet Baker. Nicolai Gedda was 15 years older than he was when he recorded the work with Karajan and the voice is not so heady and beautiful as it had been in 1952 but it is still very effective singing.
I am glad to have this recording. It is not quite so effecting as Karajan's earlier recording nor does it display the sheer brilliance that Gardiner brought to the music but it does communicate the grandeur and beauty of Bach's masterpiece and I thorougly recommend it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Bach - full strength!
I do not believe it an overstatement to say that Bach's sublime, B Minor Mass is one of the greatest artistic achievements of mankind. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jeremy C . Robson
Profound and revelatory
According to the booklet, Otto Klemperer considered the Mass in B minor to be the greatest music ever written. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Musica Vita
Glorious Bach
Without any reservations this is my favorite recording of this piece. The Soloists and Chorus is nothing short of superb and the whole package as lead by Dr Klemperer is beyond... Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. Vos
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