Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV232
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV232
Maria Keohane, Joanne Lunn, Alex Potter, Jan Kobow, Peter Harvey / Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik Mortensen
[ CPO SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Friday 12 August 2016
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The Concerto Copenhagen, the leading Scandinavian ensemble for historical performance practice, is currently regarded worldwide as one of the most remarkable and imaginative orchestras in this field under its artistic director Lars Ulrik Mortensen. The orchestra's vitality, sense of style, and communicative talent have become its trademarks.
Accordingly, we have decided to release Bach's Mass in B minor on two SACDS (moreover, in quality surround sound) featuring this extraordinary ensemble and top-class soloists.
"There are a plethora of period-instrument recordings of the B minor Mass big and small, from The King's Consort's 73 players and singers (Hyperion) to Cantus Cölln's 29 musicians (Harmonia Mundi). It is futile to debate whether there is a meaningful pecking order of recordings of the piece, let alone a single benchmark version. Concerto Copenhagen and Lars Ulrik Mortensen adopt the minimalist one-voice-per-part approach to the choir, as advocated by the research of Joshua Rifkin and Andrew Parrott: 10 expert voices have been chosen shrewdly, with five 'concertino' singers (the soloists) reinforced in choruses by an additional five 'ripieni' voices.
To my mind, Mortensen's special performance, which is full to the brim with insightful musicianship and has a refreshing avoidance of contrived formulas, comfortably joins Parrott (EMI), Junghänel and John Butt (Linn) as the finest examples of this kind of perspective on performing Bach's monumental sacred masterpiece." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2016 - Baroque Vocal)
