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Mass In B Minor • Messe In H-Moll • Messe En Si Mineur

Johann Sebastian Bach, John Eliot Gardiner

Artist: Johann Sebastian Bach, John Eliot Gardiner
Label: Archiv Produktion
Catalog number: 415 514-1
Format: LP · Promo
Country: Germany
Released: 1985
Genre: Classical
Barcode: 028941551412

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This 1985 Archiv Produktion recording captures John Eliot Gardiner’s historically informed approach to Bach’s final major choral work, emphasizing period-appropriate textures and vocal clarity. Collectors prize this release as a definitive reference for the baroque revival movement, reflecting the meticulous scholarship and technical precision that defined Gardiner’s interpretation of the Mass in B Minor.

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Mass In B Minor • Messe In H-Moll • Messe En Si Mineur has 34 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.

Missa
Kyrie
A1Chorus: Kyrie Eleison9:27
Alto Vocals, Soloist
Ashley Stafford
Mezzo-soprano Vocals, Soloist
Mary Nichols
Soprano Vocals, Soloist
Nancy Argenta
Tenor Vocals, Soloist
Wynford Evans
A2Duet: Christe Eleison4:51
Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Carol Hall (2)
Soprano Vocals
Lynne Dawson
A3Chorus: Kyrie Eleison3:28
Gloria
A4Chorus: Gloria In Excelsis (Attaca)1:43
A5Chorus: Et In Terra Pax3:59
Alto Vocals, Soloist
Ashley Stafford, Patrick Collin
Bass Vocals, Soloist
Richard Lloyd Morgan, Stephen Varcoe
Soprano Vocals, Soloist
Jane Fairfield, Jean Knibbs, Nancy Argenta
Tenor Vocals, Soloist
Andrew Murgatroyd
B1Aria: Laudamus Te3:50
Soprano Vocals
Nancy Argenta
Violin
Elizabeth Wilcock
B2Chorus: Gratias Agimus Tibi2:59
B3Duet: Domine Meus (Attaca)5:17
Flute
Lisa Beznosiuk
Soprano Vocals
Nancy Argenta
Tenor Vocals
Howard Milner
B4Chorus: Qui Tollit Peccata Mundi3:19
B5Aria: Qui Sedes Ad Dextram Patris4:21
Alto Vocals
Michael Chance
Oboe d'Amore
Sophia McKenna
B6Aria: Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus (Attaca)4:23
Bass Vocals
Stephen Varcoe
Horn
Michael Thompson (2)
B7Chorus: Cum Sancto Spirito3:49
Bass Vocals, Soloist
Stephen Varcoe
Credo (Symbolum Nicenum)
C1Chorus: Credo In Unum Deum1:55
C2Chorus: Credo In Unum Deum / Patrem Omnipotentem1:52
C3Duet: Et In Unum Dominum4:09
Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Mary Nichols
Soprano Vocals
Patrizia Kwella
C4Chorus: Et Incarnatus Est3:24
C5Chorus: Crucifixus3:06
Alto Vocals, Soloist
Michael Chance
Bass Vocals, Soloist
Stephen Varcoe
Mezzo-soprano Vocals, Soloist
Carol Hall (2)
Tenor Vocals, Soloist
Wynford Evans
C6Chorus: Et Resurrexit3:47
C7Aria: Et In Spiritum Sanctum5:27
Bass Vocals
Richard Lloyd Morgan
Oboe d'Amore [1]
Sophia McKenna
Oboe d'Amore [2]
Valerie Darke
C8Chorus: Confiteor (Attaca)2:34
C9Chorus: Et Exspecto Resurrectionem3:31
Sanctus
D1Chorus: Sanctus5:23
Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei Et Dona Nobis Pacem
D2Chorus I/II: Osanna In Excelsis2:30
D3Aria: Benedictus, Qui Venit4:47
Flute
Lisa Beznosiuk
Tenor Vocals
Wynford Evans
D4Chorus I/II: Osanna (Da Capo)2:30
Agnus Dei
D5Aria: Agnus Dei5:45
Alto Vocals
Michael Chance
D6Chorus: Dona Nobis Pacem3:18

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Johann Sebastian Bach completed the Mass in B Minor in 1749, just months before his death, as a culmination of his life's work in vocal music. It was never intended for a single liturgical service but rather as a grand summa of his compositional mastery. The work weaves together earlier movements from various periods of his life, showcasing the evolution of his style from intricate baroque counterpoint to expansive, symphonic choral writing.

This 1985 Archiv Produktion release features John Eliot Gardiner conducting the English Baroque Soloists and the Monteverdi Choir. It remains a hallmark of the period-instrument movement, characterized by Gardiner's rigorous, brisk tempos and historically informed performance practices. Upon its release, the recording was highly praised for its transparency, rhythmic precision, and the vocal clarity of the period-appropriate forces, setting a modern standard for how Bach's monumental work could be approached with both scholarship and vitality.

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