Mass in B minor discography

Recordings of the Mass in B minor, BWV 232, of Johann Sebastian Bach in history concentrate on two groups, "modern instruments" and "period instruments", a movement started by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, among others. Both groups now aim at historically informed performances. Some recordings employ a boys choir as Bach had it. Others respect the knowledge of the small ensembles that Bach conducted by having the soloists form the "choir", one singer per part. As the Mass in B minor was never performed in Bach's time, artistic freedom is granted. The selection is taken from the 178 recordings, listed on bach-cantatas as of 2010, the number assigned there given as a reference.

Contents 1 On modern instruments 2 On period instruments 3 References 4 External links

On modern instruments

• George Enescu, BBC, 1951^[1]

Munich Boyd Neel Orchestra

Suzanne Danco, Kathleen Ferrier, Peter Pears, Bruce Boyce, Norman Walker

• Herbert von Karajan, EMI, 1953^[2]

Wiener Singverein, Orchester der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Marga Höffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Heinz Rehfuss

• Fritz Lehmann, Urania, 1953^[3]

RIAS Kammerchor, Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Gunthild Weber, Margherita de Landi, Helmut Krebs, Karl Wolfram

• Fritz Werner, Erato, 1957^[4]

Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Soloists: Ingeborg Reichelt, Elisabeth Fellner, Helmut Krebs, Franz Kelch

• Karl Richter, Archiv, 1961^[5]

Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester

Maria Stader, Hertha Töpper, Ernst Haefliger, Kieth Engen, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

• Otto Klemperer, EMI, 1967^[6]

BBC Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra

Agnes Giebel, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Hermann Prey, Franz Crass

• Karl Richter, Melodiya / Ars Nova, 1968, recorded live at the Moscow Conservatory Grand Hall.^[7]

Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester

Ursula Buckel, Hertha Töpper, Ernst Haefliger, Peter van der Bilt

• Helmuth Rilling, Sony Classical, 1977^[8]

Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Arleen Augér, Julia Hamari, Adalbert Kraus, Wolfgang Schöne, Siegmund Nimsgern

• Eugen Jochum, EMI, 1980.

Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphonieorchester & Chor.

Helen Donath, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö, Roland Hermann, Robert Holl

• Helmuth Rilling, Hänssler, 1999^[9]

Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Sibylla Rubens, Juliane Banse, Ingeborg Danz, James Taylor, Andreas Schmidt, Thomas Quasthoff

• Georg Christoph Biller, Naxos, 2000^[10]

Thomanerchor, Gewandhausorchester

Ruth Holton, Matthias Rexroth, Christoph Genz, Klaus Mertens

• Frieder Bernius, Carus-Verlag, 2004^[11]

Kammerchor Stuttgart, Barockorchester Stuttgart

Mechthild Bach, Daniel Taylor, Marcus Ullmann, Raimund Nolte

• Helmuth Rilling, Hänssler, 2007^[12]

Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Marlis Petersen, Stella Doufexis, Anke Vondung, Lothar Odinius, Christian Gerhaher, Franz-Joseph Selig

On period instruments

• Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Teldec, 1968^[13]

Concentus Musicus Wien, Chorus Viennensis

Rotraud Hansmann, Emiko Iiyama, Helen Watts, Kurt Equiluz, Max van Egmond

• Johan van der Meer, Groningse Bachvereniging, 1975^[14]

La Petite Bande (Concert Master: Sigiswald Kuijken), Groningse Bachvereniging

Soloists: soloist of the Tölzer Knabenchor, Kevin Smith, Marius van Altena, Max van Egmond

Recorded live in Utrecht at Kader Holland Festival.

• Joshua Rifkin, Nonesuch, 1982

The Bach Ensemble

Judith Nelson, Julianne Baird, Jeffrey Dooley, Frank Hoffmeister, Jon Opalach

(First recording to use one singer per part)

• Andrew Parrott, EMI, 1984, reissued Virgin Veritas, 2002^[15]

Taverner Consort and Players

Emma Kirkby, Emily van Evera, Panito Iconomou (boy alto), Christian Immler (boy alto), Michael Kilian (boy alto), Rogers Covey-Crump, David Thomas

• Gustav Leonhardt, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 1985^[16]

Collegium Musicum van De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, La Petite Bande

Isabelle Poulenard, Guillemette Laurens, René Jacobs, John Elwes, Max van Egmond, Harry van der Kamp

• John Eliot Gardiner, Archiv, 1985^[17]

The Monteverdi Choir, The English Baroque Soloists

Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Elizabeth Wilcock, Stephen Varcoe, Carol Hall, Mary Nichols

• René Jacobs, Berlin Classics, 1992^[18]

RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Hillevi Martinpelto, Bernarda Fink, Christoph Prégardien, Matthias Goerne, Franz-Josef Selig

• Ton Koopman, Erato, 1994^[19]

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Barbara Schlick, Kai Wessel, Guy de Mey, Klaus Mertens

• Philippe Herreweghe, Harmonia Mundi, 1996^[20]

Collegium Vocale Gent

Johannette Zomer, Véronique Gens, Andreas Scholl, Christoph Prégardien, Peter Kooy, Hanno Müller-Brachmann

• Jos van Veldhoven, Channel Classics Records, 2006^[21]

De Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Dorothee Mields, Johannette Zomer, Matthew White, Charles Daniels, Peter Harvey

• Masaaki Suzuki,BIS, 2007

Bach Collegium Japan

Carolyn Sampson, Rachel Nicholls, Robin Blaze, Gerd Türk, Peter Kooy

• Marc Minkowski, Naïve, 2009^[22]

Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble

Lucy Crowe, Julia Lezhneva, Joanne Lunn, Blandine Staskiewicz, Nathalie Stutzmann, Terry Wey, Colin Balzer, Markus Brutscher, Christian Immler, Luca Tittoto

• Frans Brüggen, Glossa, 2009^[23]

Cappella Amsterdam, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

Dorothee Mields, Johannette Zomer, Patrick Van Goethem, Jan Kobow, Peter Kooy

References

External links

• Mass in B Minor Commentary, musical examples, list of recordings, and other information, on bach-cantatas