Bach Masses

 
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J. S. BACH
Bach Masses
Harry Christophers & The Sixteen

[ Coro / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 2 September 2022

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Bach's four Lutheran Masses feature almost no Lutheran material at all. Sometimes called 'Missa brevis', musically they are almost entirely made up of movements borrowed from Bach's Cantatas. While often overshadowed by the more famous Mass in B minor, the beauty of these short Masses is that they represent Bach's own choice of his finest Cantata movements. Despite their exquisite beauty, featuring splendid choruses and deeply moving arias, there are relatively few recordings of the Masses. This collection combines The Sixteen's recordings into one collection. Just eight singers join The Sixteen's orchestra to perform the Masses, allowing the beauty of the virtuosic vocal lines to be heard with absolute clarity.

'This is a fascinating lesson in the art of creative transcription by a master transcriber...the A major Gloria's mellifluous solo passages and more animated four-part writing are deliciously easeful .'
BBC Music Magazine

Tracks:

CD1:
Mass in G minor, BWV 235
1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Gratias
4. Domine Fili
5. Qui tollis - Quoniam
6. Cum Sancto Spiritu

Cantata 102 - Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben! BWV 102
7. I. Coro: Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben!
8. II. Recitativo: Wo ist das Ebenbild, das Gott uns eingepräget
9. III. Aria: Weh der Seele, die den Schaden
10. IV. Arioso: Verachtest du den Reichtum seiner Gnade
11. V. Aria: Erschrecke doch
12. VI. Recitativo: Beim Warten ist Gefahr
13. VII. Choral: Heut lebst du, heut bekehre dich

Mass in F major, BWV 233
14. Kyrie
15. Gloria
16. Domine Deus
17. Qui Tollis
18. Quoniam
19. Cum Sancto Spiritu

CD2 :
Mass in G major, BWV 236
1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Gratias
4. Domine Deus
5. Quoniam
6. Cum Sancto Spiritu

Cantata 79 - Gott der Herr ist Sonn' und Schild, BWV 79
7. I. Coro: Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild
8. II. Aria: Gorr ist unsre Sonn und Schild
9. III. Choral: Nun danket alle Gott
10. IV. Recitativo: Gottlob! wir wissen den rechten Weg
11. V. Aria: Gott, ach Gott, verlaß die Deinen nimmermehr
12. VI. Choral: Erhalt uns in der Wahrheit

Mass in A major, BWV 234
13. Kyrie
14. Gloria
15. Domine Deus
16. Qui Tollis
17. Quoniam tu solus
18. Cum Sancto Spiritu