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Mass in B Minor, BWV 232


Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

Summary

Collectors who wish a traditional account of the Mass played on modern instruments and sung by a chorus of substantial size can do no better than Karl Richter's stirring 1961 recording or Otto Klemperer's monumental and intense interpretation. Those who wish an especially romantic view of the Mass should initiate a search for either the Ifor Jones recording or the anonymous "Gramophone" set.

Those with an unswervingly "authentic" turn of mind will want to acquire Joshua Rifkin's recording, a marvelous partnership of exacting scholarship and enthusiastic music making; Andrew Parrott's set is a good second choice.

Those who find themselves seeking a middle ground will find the 1968 Harnoncourt recording the best choice if they want period instruments, with either the John Eliot Gardiner or the Philippe Herreweghe a suitable alternative. Those who prefer modern instrument performance of an authentic character should select the first Rilling version.

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