The Mass in B minor is Bach’s last great vocal work, which he composed over a period of 25 years and completed in 1749, one year before his death. The Mass has always exerted a special fascination – according to Carl Friedrich Zelter in 1811, it is »the greatest work of art the world has ever seen«. Without a doubt, Bach’s Mass in B minor is one of the most outstanding compositions in music history. In his setting of the Mass text, Bach combines styles and compositional techniques from – at the time – the past and present to create a breathtaking masterpiece.
PERFORMERS
hamburgVOKAL chamber choir
Ensemble Schirokko Hamburg ensemble
Hanna Zumsande soprano
Geneviève Tschumi alto
Benjamin Glaubitz tenor
Felix Schwandtke bass
Matthias Mensching conductor
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor, BWV 232
