Mass in B Minor

J.S. Bach (Artist), Ziesak (Artist), Giulini (Artist), Bavarian Radio Sym (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 6, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AR3
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #446,477 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 1. Missa. Kyrie. No. 1. Chorus. Kyrie Eleison

2. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 1. Missa. Kyrie. No. 2. Duet. Christe eleison

3. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 1. Missa. Kyrie. No. 3. Chorus. Kyrie eleison

4. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 1. Missa. Gloria. No. 4. Chorus. Gloria in excelsis

5. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 1. Missa. Gloria. No. 5. Chorus. Et in terra pax

6. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 1. Missa. Gloria. No. 6. Aria. Laudamus te

7. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 1. Missa. Gloria. No. 7. Chorus. Gratias agimus tibi

8. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 1. Missa. Gloria. No. 8. Duet. Domine Deus

9. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 1. Missa. Gloria. No. 9. Chorus. Qui tollis peccata mundi

10. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 1. Missa. Gloria. No. 10. Aria. Qui sedes ad dextram Patris

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 2. Symbolum Nicenum. Credo. No. 1. Chorus. Credo in unum Deum

2. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 2. Symbolum Nicenum. Credo. No. 2. Chorus. Patrem omnipotentem

3. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 2. Symbolum Nicenum. Credo. No. 3. Duet. Et in unum Dominum

4. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 2. Symbolum Nicenum. Credo. No. 4. Chorus. Et incarnatus est

5. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 2. Symbolum Nicenum. Credo. No. 5. Chorus. Crucifixus

6. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 2. Symbolum Nicenum. Credo. No. 6. Chorus. Et resurrexit

7. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 2. Symbolum Nicenum. Credo. No. 7. Aria. Et in Spiritum Sanctum

8. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 2. Symbolum Nicenum. Credo. No. 8. Chorus. Confiteor

9. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 2. Symbolum Nicenum. Credo. No. 9. Chorus. Et exspecto

10. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): 3. Sanctus. Chorus. Sanctus

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beauty, profundity -- but not enough clarity, August 25, 2000

By 

[e-mail] (Cambridge, England/Tel-Aviv, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mass in B Minor (Audio CD)

This is a sonically beautiful, intensely moving performance. Giulini, and the players and singers under his direction, present a lyrical, dignified and thoughtful view of the B minor Mass. There is, however, one major drawback: Bach's complex polyphonic textures are too often muddied. This is not, as some people might think, an inevitable result of the use of "modern" instruments and a large chorus: Eugen Jochum, conducting the very same choir and orchestra, achieved much greater clarity in both of his recordings. Giulini's performance proves that there is much to this music besides polyphony, that it can move even when this aspect is not sufficiently attended to. But polyphony IS an essential aspect, and it ultimately enriches expression as well. Giulini's relative failure in this respect sadly mars what is in many other ways a great performance.