J.S. BACH

 

Mass in B Minor (Breitkopf Edition, edited by J. Rifkin)

 

Dunedin Consort & Players / John Butt

 

Soloists:

Susan Hamilton - soprano

Cecilia Osmond - soprano

Margot Oitzinger - alto

Thomas Hobbs - tenor

Matthew Brook – bass

 

The Dunedin Consort’s recording of Bach’s Mass in B Minor revisits the spectacular individual virtuosity that made the Messiah recording so successful. This is the premiere recording of the work in the new Breitkopf edition, edited by Joshua Rifkin, a leading thinker in authentic period performance, who fully endorses John Butt’s interpretation.

 

Bach’s Mass capitalizes on the very essence of the group’s skills: skilled virtuosic choral performance coupled with outstanding, characterful solo singing.

Bach’s Mass in B Minor is undoubtedly his most spectacular choral work and the Dunedin Consort’s single-voice performance enables a level of clarity and expression that is not traditionally a feature of

modern choral performance.

 

“The ensemble is nigh perfect… the freshness with which they sing radiates joy throughout the entire score." Classic FM Magazine

 

“The Dunedin Consort's exemplary singers produce virtuoso choruses that are theatrically charged, splendidly poised and exquisitely blended.” Gramophone

 

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