Music : Bach - Mass In B Minor
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from: Harmonia Mundi (France)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0794881416523
Format: Import, Box set
Label: Harmonia Mundi (France)
Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi (France)
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Harmonia Mundi (France)
Release Date: March 10, 1998
Sales Rank: 65835
Studio: Harmonia Mundi (France)
Disc 1:- Kyrie. Kyrie eleison
- Kyrie. Christe eleison
- Kyrie. Kyrie eleison
- Gloria. Gloria in excelsis Deo
- Gloria. Et in terra pax hominbus bonae voluntatis
- Gloria. Laudamus te
- Gloria. Gratias agimus tibi
- Gloria. Domine Deus
- Gloria. Qui tollis peccata mundi
- Gloria. Qui sedes ad dexteram patris
- Gloria. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
- Gloria. Cum sancto spiritu
Disc 2:- Symbolum nicenum. Credo in unum Deum
- Symbolum nicenum. Patrem omnipotentem
- Symbolum nicenum. Et in unum dominum
- Symbolum nicenum. Et incarnatus est
- Symbolum nicenum. Crucifixus
- Symbolum nicenum. Et resurrexit
- Symbolum nicenum. Et in spiritum sanctum dominum
- Symbolum nicenum. Confiteor
- Symbolum nicenum. Et expecto
- Sanctus
- Osanna
- Benedictus
- Osanna
- Agnus Dei
- Dona nobis pacem
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential recording:
This recording is, quite frankly, a marvel. In the opening bars of the Kyrie, where tradition dictates a powerful, agonized cry for mercy, Philippe Herreweghe offers a gentle, awestruck plea that took this listener's breath away. Extroverted movements like the Gloria, Et resurrexit, and Sanctus lack nothing in excitement; Qui tollis and Dona nobis pacem feel like fervent prayers. Herreweghe's luminous Collegium Vocale and skillful, sensitive instrumentalists make every gesture, large and small, seem exactly right. The soloists have attractive voices that blend with the period instruments and each other; while each is exquisite, tenor Christoph Prégardien and alto Andreas Scholl are magnificent. Underlying the entire performance is a sense of contemplative wonder that suits this deeply religious music perfectly. -- Matthew Westphal
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Very disappointing
The soloists manage to focus well enough on their solos. But on the choral pieces, they're not able to muster a consonant between them. Except for the occasional ss or ch or ooo, the choral texts are a blur of schwa. And, the first soprano is frequently inaudible.
Is it possible for an ensemble to be OVER-blended? Something is definitely wrong with the mix! It sounds like they were going for ethereal, but instead of angelic, it sounds quite ghostly.
Rating:  - What you will hear at the gates of Heaven
Though I generally prefer OVPP (one voice per part) performances, Herreweghe's rendition of the Sanctus transcends any other performance I have ever heard -- and I have heard and own most of them.
I understand the one reviewer's quibble. Herreweghe lacks the overarching dramatic momentum of a Gardiner. And, taking the performance as a whole, I too prefer Gardiner, Rifkin, Parrot and especially Junghanel.
But...
What Herreweghe brings to Bach's work is a sublimity ... Read More
Rating: - I can't believe all the 5-star reviews...
...because this is by far the most boring, lifeless, soporific of all the HIP recordings of the B minor mass that I know. Go for the Gardiner, Parrott, or Koopman, or the Rifkin for something more extreme.
Rating: - maybe too much perfected?
In many ways this Mass in B is an improvement over Herreweghe's first recording on Virgin.
Quicker tempi in some parts like the "Gloria" which is also a bit more outgoing than his earlier Gloria. (although most parts are slower, but not noticeable)
Better soloists and even better orchestral playing.
His reading on Virgin was already pretty special because of Herreweghe's attention to the orchestra and its sound, compared to most other versions in which the orchestral part didn't ... Read More
Rating: - Herreweghe and Bach
If you don't like HIP and prefer massive choruses and thick lush sounds you will probably not like this recording! That said, although Herreweghe is clearly in the camp of HIP, he doesn't overdo it. I find that when you listen to his recordings of Bach you can grasp and marvel at what is going on compositionally, without being left cold by lack of emotion. That is certainly true here.
Many other reviews have commented in detail, I will not add my voice to theirs in analyzing each and every ... Read More
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