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Bach: Mass in B minor [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD]

~ Peter Kooij (Bass), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Masaaki Suzuki (Conductor), Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra (Orchestra), Carolyn Sampson (Soprano), et al.
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  • Orchestra: Bach Collegium Japan Orchestra
  • Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki
  • Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Audio CD (30 Oct 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Hybrid SACD
  • Label: BIS
  • ASIN: B000WH5AYW
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 210,391 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 3 Jan 2008
By Teemacs (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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The B Minor Mass is a parody, in the finest sense of the word. Much of the music is derived from Bach's cantatas. However, this is no mere cut and paste job - with typical genius, Bach fitted it all together into a homogeneous, harmonious whole, and the result is one of the towering masterpieces of music.

Having done such a magnificent job in the BIS cantata series, one would expect Masaaki Suzuki and his Bach Collegium Japan also to deliver the goods on the B Minor. And so he does. Suzuki's B Minor is as a B Minor should be, a gloriously uplifting experience, deeply felt and beautifully realised. Suzuki realises, as did Gardiner in his excellent cantata series, that Bach's devout Lutheranism is at the very core of his being as both man and musician, and seeks to let these qualities shine out. He succeeds wonderfully well and produces something that is more than just playing the notes. He encourages sterling performances from his soloists (both singers and instrumental), choir and orchestra. Indeed the only errors I noticed were a few slightly fluffed trumpet passages, but then these passages are wickedly difficult for the natural valveless instrument. All in all, a splendid performance, one of the best I've heard, with what seem to me to be well-judged tempi throughout. Unusually, Suzuki has gone for a cast of non-Japanese solo singers (there is usually at least one Japanese solo singer in the cantata recordings).

How does it compare with others? Gardiner's recording was a trailblazer - as a critic put it, before Gardiner, people talked of original instrument B Minors and modern instrument B Minors, after Gardiner, it didn't matter any more, so high did Gardiner set the bar. Without having actively compared the two, this version seems fully Gardiner's equal.

I have an SACD player, but only two-channel, so I can't comment much on whether the SACD sound is better. Played through my CD player, the recording sounded just as good.

P.S. Please note that, contrary to the heading, this IS currently available. For some odd reason, Amazon has catalogued it twice (the other one is "B Minor Robin Blaze", but it's the same thing).

P.P.S. I've now had a chance to compare this version with Gardiner's on DG, and I find that I still prefer Gardiner's. Some of Suzuki's solo passages are better done, but Gardiner has the Monteverdis, the choir that performs miracles on command. In addition, Gardiner's reading is more dramatic, with more light and shade, which personally I prefer. However, this is not a choice between good and bad, but excellent and slightly more excellent, and there are folk who will reach a different conclusion. And of course surround sound (which I don't have) could make for a more enjoyable experience for the audiophilically inclined.
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