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Mass in B minor BWV 232
Conducted by Otto Klemperer |
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Choruses from Bach's Mass in B Minor |
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Choruses from Mass in B minor BWV 232
Including 10:56 min of rehearsals |
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Otto Klemperer |
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Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus (Chorus Master: John McCarmy) |
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Testament 1138 |
Dec 4-9, 1961 |
CD / TT: 77:40 |
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Unpublished recording. Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London.
1st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by O. Klemperer.
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Klemperer’s Bach Mass in B-minor |
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Kar-Ming Chong wrote (December 12, 1999):
I bought this disc last Friday evening - Bach - Choruses from Mass in B-minor - Klemperer/Philharmonic Orc & Chorus - Testament and found it to be a really fine performance of the chorus bits. This recording is recorded in 1961 (never completed - only the chorus sections are recorded) and is different from the completed Mass in B-minor which he recorded later with EMI (1964?) - I haven't heard of this one. Can anyone fill me in on this recording?
As always, Klemperer's chorus group (Philharmonia) manage to convey the grandeur and majestic of the piece. Share similar characteristic of Klemperer's recordings in other choral works - Beethoven Missa Solemnis, Bach St Matthew Passion (BWV 244). One gripe though: Klemperer did not record the "Cum Sanctu Spiritus" on this Testament recording. Oh, well.... |
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Ulvi Yurtsever wrote (December 21, 1999):
[To Kar-Ming Chong] This is probably a good thing, because his EMI Sanctu Spiritus plods along like a brontosaurus on walking sticks...(it's not just the tempo, his chorus sounds like it includes most of the population of London, although it must have been just the listeners of BBC as it's called the "BBC chorus").
But I guess there must be fair amount of good stuff in the recording since I kept it all this time (along with his St. Matthew (BWV 244)). |
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MBM Agnus Dei Singer |
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Sw Anandgyan wrote (May 2, 2005):
I'm listening to the Mass in B minor under the govern of Klemperer.
I would like a more knowledgeable person to confirm who is singing the Agnus Dei solo; is it Agnes Giebel or Dame Janet Baker?
It is the alto which means it is Janet Baker.
Right?
- thanks -
P.S. Happy with the MBM Scherchen II on MCA Classics too! |
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Mass in B minor BWV 232 : Details
Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17
Systematic Discussions: Part 1: Kyrie | Part 2: Gloria | Part 3: Credo | Part 4: Sanctus | Part 5: Agnus Dei | Part 6: Early Recordings | Part 7: Summary
Individual Recordings: BWV 232 - C. Abbado | BWV 232 - Anonymous | BWV 232 - G.C. Biller | BWV 232 - F. Brüggen | BWV 232 - J. Butt | BWV 232 - S. Celibidache | BWV 232 - M. Corboz | BWV 232 - A. Eby | BWV 232 - G. Enescu | BWV 232 - E. Ericson | BWV 232 - D. Fasolis | BWV 232 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 232 - C.M. Giulini | BWV 232 - N. Harnoncourt | BWV 232 - T. Hengelbrock | BWV 232 - P. Herreweghe | BWV 232 - R. Hickox | BWV 232 - R. Jacobs | BWV 232 - E. Jochum | BWV 232 - Ifor Jones | BWV 232 - K. Junghänel & Cantus Cölln | BWV 232 - H.v. Karajan | BWV 232 - R. King | BWV 232 - O. Klemperer | BWV 232 - S. Kuijken | BWV 232 - G. Leonhardt | BWV 232 - P. McCreesh | BWV 232 - M. Minkowski | BWV 232 - H. Müller-Bruhl | BWV 232 - S. Ozawa | BWV 232 - M. Pearlman | BWV 232 - K. Richter | BWV 232 - J. Rifkin | BWV 232 - H. Rilling | BWV 232 - H. Scherchen | BWV 232 - P. Schreier | BWV 232 - R. Shaw | BWV 232 - G. Solti | BWV 232 - M. Suzuki | BWV 232 - J. Thomas & ABS | BWV 232 - K. Thomas | BWV 232 - J.v. Veldhoven
Articles: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 [T. Noel Towe] | Bach’s B minor Mass on Period Instruments [D. Satz] | Like Father, Like Son [B. Pehrson] |
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Otto Klemperer : Short Biography | Philharmonia Orchestra | Recordings of Vocal Works | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Individual Recordings of Vocal Works: BWV 232 - O. Klemperer | BWV 244 - O. Klemperer
Discussions of Instrumental Recordings: Brandeburg Concertos - O. Klemperer
Arrangements/Transcriptions: Works | Recordings of Works for Orchestra |
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