Mass in B minor BWV 232
Discography - Part 4

Complete Recordings 1970-1979

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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Karl Münchinger

Wiener Singakademie (Chorus Master: Xaver Meyer) * / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Sopranos: Elly Ameling, Yvonne Minton; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Werner Krenn; Bass: Tom Krause

Decca

May 1970

2-CD / TT: 118:49

Recorded at Sofiensall, Vienna, Austria.
* According to Anton Schönauer from Wiener Singakademie (November 2002) the CD Cover contains a mistake, because it was NOT the Wiener Singakademie performing! The Chorus Master of this recording, Xaver Meyer, was then Assistent-Director of the Wiener Singakademie, but it was an especially composed choir doing this recording.
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor [V-2]

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Fiora Contino

Indiana University Singers / Indiana University Concert Orchestra

Soprano (?): Holly Day; Alto: Elizabeth Mannion; Tenor: William McDonald; Bass: Gary Kendall

Indiana University: School of Music

1970

5 sound tape reels

Recorded at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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J.S. Bach: Messe in H-moll

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Philipp Röhl

Philharmonischer Chor Köln / Philharmonische Orchester Köln

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Ingeborg Ruß; Tenor: Peter Wetzler; Other soloists unknown

Breuer

Early 1970's ?

3-LP / TT:

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Bach Festival 39^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Third concert
Bach Festival 39^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Fourth concert

MC-1: Mass in B minor BWV 232: Kyrie and Gloria []
MC-2: Mass in B minor BWV 232: Credo, sanctus, and agnus dei []

George Poinar

Baldwin-Wallace Festival Chorus; Baldwin-Wallace Orchestra.

Soprano: Regina McConnell; Mezzo-soprano: Elizabeth Mannion; Tenor: Henry Nason; Baritone: David Clatworthy

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music

Apr (?) 1971

2-MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.

Archive Recordings: Season of 1971 (Aspen Chamber Symphony) [V-5]

Mass in B minor BWV 232

John Nelson

Aspen Chamber Symphony

Soprano: Benita Valente; Mezzo-soprano: Mary Burgess; Tenor: John McCollum; Bass: Thomas Paul

Aspen Music Festival

Aug 13, 1971

CD / TT: 111:17

Recorded live at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by J. Nelson.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 71302418)

J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor
J.S. Bach: Hohe Messe in B minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Michel Corboz

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne (Chorus & Orchestra)

Sopranos: Yvonne Perrin, Wally Stämpfli; Mezzo-soprano: Magali Schwartz; Alto: Claudine Perret; Tenor: Olivier Dufour; Baritone Philippe Huttenlocher; Bass: Niklaus Tüller

Erato STU-70715/17
MHS / RCA Victrola
Erato 2292-45442-2
Bearac Reissues BRC-2309

Jan 1972

3-LP / TT:
3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 124:24
2-CD / TT:

Recorded at Casino de Vevey, Switzerland.
1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by M. Corboz
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Michel Corboz
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Carlo Maria Giulini

New Philarmonia Orchestra Orchestra & Chorus

Soprano 1: Jennifer Hill; Soprano 2 & Alto: Janet Baker; Tenor: Peter Pears; Bass: John Shirley-Quirk

BBC Classics 4062

Jul 10, 1972

2-CD / TT: 120:16

Recorded live at St.Paul Cathedral, London. Includes an interview with Giulini (17').
1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by C.M. Giulini.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Johannes Somary

Amor Artis Chorale / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano 1: Felicity Palmer; Soprano 2 & Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Robert Tear; Bass: Michael Rippon

Vanguard VSD-71190-71192
Bach Guild 1242
Vanguard SVC-58/59

Jul 1973

3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 120:47

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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor [V-4]

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Herbert von Karajan

Wiener Singverein (Chorus Master: Helmut Froschauer) / Berliner Philharmoniker

Soprano 1: Gundula Janowitz; Soprano 2 & Alto: Christa Ludwig; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Baritone [No. 18]: Robert Kerns; Bass [No. 10]: Karl Ridderbusch

Deutsche Grammophon 2740112
Deutsche Grammophon 415322-2
Deutsche Grammophon

Sep, Nov 1973; Jan 1974

3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 126:15
MP3 / TT: 126:12

Recorded at…
4^th recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by H.v. Karajan.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Herbert von Karajan
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Bach: Messe in h-moll [V-1]

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Rafael Kubelík

Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphonieorchester & Chor

Soprano I: Edith Mathis; Alto: Birgit Finnilä; Tenor: John van Kesteren; Bass: Benjamin Luxon

Euro-Opera HK-901,2

Sep 24, 1974

CD/DVD/ TT:

Recorded live at Herkulesaal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Source: Euro-Opera: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) | Kubelik’s Home Page: Concert, Sessionand other Information
Comment: Aryeh! Thank you for your mail. I know that the Kubelik recording was made by the Bayerische Rundfunk in Munich. It was a concert in Stuttgart with the Bavarian Radio Orchestra and chorus. and soloist - Matthes-Finelle-Walter Berry and Bernt Weikl. I think it was 1972.

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J.S. Bach: Hohe Messe in h-Moll, BWV 232 [V-2]

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Martin Flämig

Dresdner Kreuzchor / Staatskapelle Dresden

Soprano: Barbara Hoene; Alto: Heidi Rieß; Tenor: Dieter Weimann; Bass: Thomas Thomaschke
Peter Glatte (Violin); Johannes Walter (Flute); Kurt Mahn (Oboe d'amore); Manfred Krause (Oboe d'amore); Hans Wappler (Bassoon); Walter Stellmacher (Bassoon); Rudolf Haase (Trumpet); Peter Damm (Horn); Ernst-Ludwig Hammer (Violoncello); Gerhard Neumerkel (Double bass); Herbert Collum (Harpsichord); Hans Fromm (Organ)

Überspiel Kreuzchorarchiv

Apr 20, 1975

MC / TT: 118 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by M. Flämig.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 2902.
Source: SLUB Dresden

Bach Festival 43^rd Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Third & Fourth Concert

Vol. 4: Mass in B minor BWV 232: Kyrie & Gloria
Vol. 5: Mass in B minor BWV 232: Credo-Agnus Dei

Helmuth Rilling

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra.

Soprano: Janice Harsányi; Mezzo-soprano: Elaine Bonazzi; Tenor: Mallory Walker; Bass: Philip Frohnmayer; Bass: Thomas Paul
Jean Clay Radice (Organ)

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 75-39

May 24, 1975

2-MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
1^st recording of Mass in B minor 232 by H. Rilling.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

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J.S. Bach: Hohe Messe [V-1]

Mass in B minor BWV 232: Excerpts (from a complete performance):
Side 1: Nos 5, 12-13, 15-17
Side 2: Nos 20-24

Johan van der Meer

Koor Groningse Bachvereniging / La Petite Bande (Concert Master: Sigiswald Kuijken)

Boy Soprano from Tölzer Knabenchor; Counter-tenor: Kevin Smith; Tenor: Marius van Altena; Bass: Max van Egmond

Groningse Bachvereniging GBV-6812122

Jun 10, 1975

LP / TT:

Recorded live at the Buurkerk, Utrecht, the Netherlands, in the frame of the Holland Festival 1975.
Privately released by the Groningse Bachvereniging (GBV) and pressed by Phonogram.

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J.S. Bach: Messe in H-Moll BWV 232 [V-1]

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Herbert Kegel

Rundfunkchor Leipzig / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig

Sopranos: Celestina Casapietra, Renate Frank-Reinecke; Contralto: Věra Soukupová; Tenor: Eberhard Büchner; Bass: Siegfried Vogel
Organ: Walter Heinz Bernstein

Melisma Musikproduktion / Weitblick ‎SSS-0138/0139-2

Sep 16, 1975

2-CD / TT: 119 min

Recorded live at Kongreßhalle, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Licensed from: Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv; Production Manager: Helga Taschke; Technician: Eckard Schönberg.
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Bach's h-molli messu (B Minor Mass)

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Eero Erkkilä

Helsingin Katedraalikuoro (Helsinki Cathedral Choir) / Helsingin Katedraaliorkesteri (Helsinki Cathedral Orchestra)

Soprano I: Riitta Pietarinen; Soprano II: Leena Tanskanen; Contralto: Raili Kostia; Tenor: Seppo Ruohonen; Bass: Matti Lehtinen

Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral

Nov 30, 1975

3-LP / TT:

Recorded live at Helsinki Lutheran Cathedral, Finland.

J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano 1: Arleen Augér; Soprano 2 & Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Baritone: Wolfgang Schöne; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

Sony Classical

Apr 1977

2-CD / TT: 129:46

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Germany.
2^nd recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by H. Rilling.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
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J.S. Bach: Hohe Messe in h-Moll, BWV 232 [V-3]

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Martin Flämig

Dresdner Kreuzchor / Dresdner Philharmonie

Soprano: Helga Termer; Alto: Brigitte Pfretzschner; Tenor: Armin Ude; Bass: Wolfgang Hellmich
Gantscho Ganev (Violin); Eckart Haupt (Flute); Gerhard Hauptmann (Oboe d'amore); Wolfgang Bemmann (Oboe d'amore); Helmut Radatz (Bassoon); Hans-Joachim Marx (Bassoon); Ludwig Güttler (Trumpet); Lothar Böhm (Horn); Erhard Hoppe (Violoncello); Eugen Röder (Double bass); Herbert Collum (Harpsichord); Hans Fromm (Organ)

Überspiel Kreuzchorarchiv

Jun 25, 1977

MC / TT: 123 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
2^nd recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by M. Flämig.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 2988.
Source: SLUB Dresden

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Bach: Mass in B Minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Neville Marriner

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields Chorus & Orchestra

Soprano 1: Margaret Marshall; Soprano 2 & Alto: Janet Baker; Tenor: Robert Tear, Bass: Samuel Ramey; Organ: Nicholas Kraemer

Philips

Nov 1977

2-CD / TT: 118:13

Recoded in London, England.
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor [IU-7]

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Jan Harrington

Indiana University Singers / Indiana University Symphony Orchestra.

Soprano: Melanie Helton; Mezzo-sopranos: Blanche Foreman, Laura Brooks Rice; Tenor: Glenn Siebert; Bass-baritone: Timothy Noble

Indiana University School of Music

Feb 18, 1978

Reel-to-reel tape / TT:

Recorded live at Indiana University: School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
1^st recording of Mass in B minoe BWV 232 by J. Harrington.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Amadeus-Chor Neuendetteslau / Amadeus-Orchester Neuendetteslau

Soprano: Gerda Hagner; Alto: Ingeborg Ruß; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Manfred Volz

Rondeau

1978

3-LP / TT:

1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by K.F. Beringer.

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Bach Festival 47^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Third Concert [F47-3]

Tape A. Mass in B minor BWV 232: Kyrie
Tape B. Mass in B minor BWV 232: Gloria; Credo - Agnus Dei

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Baldwin-Wallace Festival Orchestra

Soprano: Susan Belling; Mezzo-soprano: Marianna Busching; Tenor: William McDonald; Bass: Bruce Abel

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 79-77, BW Tape 79-78

May 19, 1979

2-MC / TT:

Recorded at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Michel Corboz

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne & Instrumental Ensemble

Sopranos: Rachel Yakar, Jennifer Smith; Alto: Birgit Finnilä; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass [No. 18]: Philippe Huttenlocher; Bass [No. 10]: José van Dam

Erato

Oct 1979

2-CD / TT:

2^nd Recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by M. Corboz
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Michel Corboz
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Bach: Hohe Messe in H-Moll

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Neithard Bethke

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1979

MC / TT:

1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by by N. Bethke.
Source: Neithard Bethke Website