Gerlinde Samann- Mass in B Minor 232
Johann Sebastian Bach apparently began composing Latin masses relatively late. Until the beginning of the 1730s, he seems to have performed almost exclusively foreign settings of the Mass ordinary. Of the "many masses" he is said to have created according to his obituary from 1750, only five have been handed down and it remains uncertain which of these works were intended for performance in Leipzig or for foreign clients. This applies in particular to the Mass in B minor. The mass was completed between August 1748 and autumn 1749, perhaps early 1750. Whether the completed Mass was ever performed before Bach's death is beyond our knowledge. The generation of Bach's sons and disciples likely only gradually became aware of the uniqueness of the work. The album at hand was recorded in Merseburg Cathedral and celebrates both the 20th anniversary of Merseburger Hofmusik (led by Merseburg Cathedral Organist and Leipzig Gewandhaus Organist Michael Schonheit) and the 25th anniversary of Collegium Vocale Leipzig.
Tracklist:
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 1, Kyrie Eleison
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 2, Christe Eleison
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 3, Kyrie Eleison
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 4, Gloria In Excelsis
- Hohe Messe In B Minor: No. 5, Et In Terra Pax
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 6, Laudamus Te
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 7, Gratias Agimus Tibi
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 8, Domine Deus
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 9, Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 10, Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patris
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 11, Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 12, Cum Sancto Spiritu
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 13, Credo In Unum Deum
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 14, Patrem Omnipotentem
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 15, Et In Unum Dominum
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 16, Et Incarnatus Est
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 17, Crucificus
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 18, Et Resurrexit
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 19, Et In Spiritum Sanctum
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 20, Confiteor
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 21, Et Expecto
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 22, Sanctus
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 23, Pleni Sunt Coeli
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 24, Osanna In Exelsis
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 25, Benedictus
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 26, Osanna Repetatur
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 27, Agnus Dei
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 28, Dona Nobis Pacem
Johann Sebastian Bach apparently began composing Latin masses relatively late. Until the beginning of the 1730s, he seems to have performed almost exclusively foreign settings of the Mass ordinary. Of the "many masses" he is said to have created according to his obituary from 1750, only five have been handed down and it remains uncertain which of these works were intended for performance in Leipzig or for foreign clients. This applies in particular to the Mass in B minor. The mass was completed between August 1748 and autumn 1749, perhaps early 1750. Whether the completed Mass was ever performed before Bach's death is beyond our knowledge. The generation of Bach's sons and disciples likely only gradually became aware of the uniqueness of the work. The album at hand was recorded in Merseburg Cathedral and celebrates both the 20th anniversary of Merseburger Hofmusik (led by Merseburg Cathedral Organist and Leipzig Gewandhaus Organist Michael Schonheit) and the 25th anniversary of Collegium Vocale Leipzig.
Tracklist:
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 1, Kyrie Eleison
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 2, Christe Eleison
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 3, Kyrie Eleison
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 4, Gloria In Excelsis
- Hohe Messe In B Minor: No. 5, Et In Terra Pax
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 6, Laudamus Te
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 7, Gratias Agimus Tibi
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 8, Domine Deus
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 9, Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 10, Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patris
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 11, Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 12, Cum Sancto Spiritu
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 13, Credo In Unum Deum
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 14, Patrem Omnipotentem
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 15, Et In Unum Dominum
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 16, Et Incarnatus Est
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 17, Crucificus
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 18, Et Resurrexit
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 19, Et In Spiritum Sanctum
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 20, Confiteor
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 21, Et Expecto
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 22, Sanctus
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 23, Pleni Sunt Coeli
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 24, Osanna In Exelsis
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 25, Benedictus
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 26, Osanna Repetatur
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 27, Agnus Dei
- Hohe Messe In B Minor, Bwv 232: No. 28, Dona Nobis Pacem