Missa; Symbolum Nicenum; Sanctus; Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei et Dona nobis pacem (Messe in h-Moll) BWV 232

by Johann Sebastian Bach

Missa; Symbolum Nicenum; Sanctus; Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei et Dona nobis pacem (Messe in h-Moll) BWV 232 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1961-01-01
  • Label: Archiv Produktion, Archive
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 2:01:44
  • Community rating: 4.5/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Captured by Karl Richter and his Munich Bach Choir, this 1961 stereo recording of Bach's Mass in B minor set a monumental standard for the era. The performance balances profound spiritual weight with massive, dramatic choral precision, solidifying the work's reputation as one of the ultimate achievements in Western music.

Genres

Descriptors: Orchestral, choral, orchestral, vocal, spirituality, majestic

Tracklist

  1. Kyrie Eleison (12:11)
  2. Christe Eleison (5:47)
  3. Kyrie Eleison (3:49)
  4. Gloria In Excelsis / Et In Terra Pax (6:47)
  5. Laudamus Te (4:29)
  6. Gratias Agimus Tibi (3:26)
  7. Domine Deus (10:36)
  8. Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi
  9. Qui Sedes Ad Dextram Patris (4:24)
  10. Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus (10:00)
  11. Cum Sancto Spiritu
  12. Credo In Unum Deum (2:37)
  13. Credo In Unum Deum (2:06)
  14. Et In Unum Dominum Jesum Christum (Variante) (5:23)
  15. Et Incarnatus Est (3:38)
  16. Crucifixus (3:01)
  17. Et Resurrexit (4:25)
  18. Et In Spiritum Sanctum Dominum (5:34)
  19. Confiteor (7:17)
  20. Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuoram
  21. Sanctus / Pleni Sunt Coeli (5:45)
  22. Osanna In Excelsis (2:51)
  23. Benedictus / Osanna In Excelsis (Repetatur) (7:46)
  24. Agnus Dei (6:32)
  25. Dona Nobis Pacem (3:20)

Credits

  • Johann Sebastian Bach - primary artist, composed by
  • Karl Richter - primary artist, conductor
  • Maria Stader - primary artist, soprano vocals
  • Hertha Töpper - primary artist, alto vocals
  • Ernst Haefliger - primary artist, tenor vocals
  • Kieth Engen - primary artist
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - primary artist, bass vocals
  • Münchener Bach-Chor - primary artist, choir
  • Münchener Bach-Orchester - primary artist, orchestra
  • Fritz Henker - bassoon
  • Karl Kolbinger - bassoon
  • Oswald Uhl - cello
  • Franz Ortner - double bass
  • Walter Theurer - flute [transverse]
  • Kurt Richter - horn
  • Georg von Dadelsen - liner notes
  • Edgar Shann - oboe d'amore
  • Kurt Hausmann - oboe d'amore
  • Hedwig Bilgram - organ
  • Karl-Heinz Schneider - producer
  • Walter Alfred Wettler - recording supervisor, engineer [recording]
  • Adolf Scherbaum - trumpet
  • Otto Büchner - violin

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