Title: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B Minor BWV 232
Released: 2013
Genre: Classical, Choral, Baroque
Directed by: Ute Feudel
Conductor: Georg Christoph Biller
Artist: Reglint Bühler (soprano), Susanne Krumbiegel (mezzo-soprano), Susanne Langner (alto), Martin Lattke (tenor), Markus Flaig (bass), Leipzig St. Thomas Choir (Thomanerchor Leipzig), Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

Description:

The Mass in B Minor, Bach's last completed vocal work as well as the climax of his creativity, reveals the overwhelming wealth of his compositional skills. In the history of music it ranks highly, as the "Montblanc of church music" (Franz Liszt) composed during Bach's time as cantor at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Performed in this important composer's domain, the Mass in B Minor casted a spell over its listeners as the crowning glory of the Leipzig Bach Festival in 2013: Under the direction of Bach's successor Georg Christoph Biller, the St. Thomas Boys Choir and an outstanding soloist quintet perform with the prestigious Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, playing on authentic period instruments.

Recorded live at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, June 23, 2013.

Issued: United Kingdom | Accentus
Duration: 1:53:41