Bach: Mass in B minor / Karajan, Janowitz, Ludwig, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

• Rudolf Scholz (Organ)
• Rainer Zepperitz (Double Bass)
• Karl Ridderbusch (Bass)
• Heinrich Karcher (Oboe d'amore)
• Gunter Prill (Flute)
• Gunter Piesk (Bassoon)
• Henning Trog (Bassoon)
• Thomas Brandis (Violin)
• Eberhard Finke (Cello)
• James Galway (Flute)
• Robert Eliscu (Oboe d'amore)
• Gundula Janowitz (Soprano)
• Peter Schreier (Tenor)
• Gerd Seifert (Horn)

Conductor

• Karajan, Herbert von

Ensemble

• Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Notes & Reviews:

"Karajan conveys intensity, even religious fervour, and the very opening brings an impressive first entry of the choir on Kyrie...There is a strong sense of the work's architecture, and the highly polished surfaces do not obscure the depths of the music." -Penguin Guide

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Bach, Johann Sebastian : Mass in B minor, BWV 232

• Performers: Rudolf Scholz (Organ); Rainer Zepperitz (Double Bass); Karl Ridderbusch (Bass); Heinrich Karcher (Oboe d'amore); Gunter Prill (Flute); Gunter Piesk (Bassoon); Henning Trog (Bassoon); Thomas Brandis (Violin); Eberhard Finke (Cello); James Galway (Flute); Robert Eliscu (Oboe d'amore); Gundula Janowitz (Soprano); Peter Schreier (Tenor); Gerd Seifert (Horn)
• Conductor: Herbert Karajan
• Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 121 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1748-1749