J.K. Kerll: Missa Superba

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Johann Kaspar Kerll
Missa Superba

German Title	Missa Superba / Missa superba
English Title
Event
Composed	Composed by Johann Kaspar Kerll, sometime before 1674 J.S. Bach arranged the Sanctus in D major (listed as BWV 241) from this work in Leipzig between July 1747 and August 1748. Bach exchanged the colla-parte instruments (4 trombones) for 3 viols and bassoon. The 3 viols play together with the alto and tenor voices and with the tenor voice in the 2^nd; the 1^st and 2^nd viols receive obbligato voices in bars 13 to 18. J.S. Bach lets an oboe d'amore accompany each of the 2 soprano voices; the performance parts are in E major, in contrast to the score. Because he had no need for the Osanna and Benedictus for church services in Leipzig, but still desired an impressive conclusion for the movement, J.S. Bach replaced J.K. Kerll's music to the Pleni sunt coeli with the music of the original Osanna; he not only rewarded the voices, but intensified the flow of the piece by using 16^th instead of 8^th notes. Performed by J.S. Bach in Leipzig, July 1747 - August 1748
Text	Latin Mass
Text	German Text \| Translations: English-3
Scoring	Chorus 1: SATB; Chorus 2: SATB Orchestra [Mass]: 2 violins, continuo, 4 trombones (colla-parte) Orchestra [Sanctus BWV 241]: 2 oboes d’amore, 2 violins, 3 violas, continuo (+ bassoon, violoncello, violone)
Scoring	Score
References	BGA: \| NBA: \| BC: E17 [BWV 241] \| VBN: I/K/3 \| First Published:
Commentary
Music	Music Examples
Source	Source: Liner notes by Andreas Bomba to the CD 'Edition Bachakademie Vol. 72 - Sacred Music in Latin II', conducted by H. Rilling (Hänssler, 1999)
Discussions

Contents
Complete Recordings Recordings of Sanctus in D major, BWV 241 Recordings of Individual Movements	Discussions

Recordings
Complete Recordings

1	Aus der Notenbibliothek von Johann Sebastian Bach, Vol. II [C-2]
J.K. Kerll: Missa Superba [23:31]
Thomas Hengelbrock
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor / Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Chor 1: Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Alto: Jürgen Banholzer; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Markus Flaig Chor 2: Soprano: Constanze Backes; Altos: Detlef Bratschke; Tenors: Hermann Oswald; Bass: Wolf-Matthias Friedrich
Hänssler 93.039		Mar 15-17, 2001	CD / TT: 60:25
Recorded by SWR Stuttgart at Sendesaal Villa Berg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

Recordings of Sanctus in D major, BWV 241

S-1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 10, BWV 47 & Sanctus BWV 241 [C-2]
Sanctus in D major, BWV 241 [2:25]
Paul Steinitz
London Bach Society / English Chamber Orchestra
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Oryx / Da Camera Magna Lyrichord		1965	LP / TT: 2-CD / TT:
The 2-CD Lyrichord album does not include the Sanctus.

S-2	Bach: Missae Breves [V-5] Bach-2000 Vol. 6 - The Sacred Vocal Works Bach: Missae Breves, BWV 233-234, 239-241 (Bach 2000 Vol. 73]
Sanctus in D major, BWV 241 [1:57]
Michel Corboz
Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne / Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
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Erato Erato Teldec Teldec		1973	2-CD / TT: 139:00 3-LP / TT: 14-CD/ TT: CD / TT:
Buy this album at: Erato 2-CD: Amazon.com Teldec 14-CD: Amazon.com Teldec: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de

S-3	Edition Bachakademie Vol. 72 - Sacred Music in Latin II [V-11]
Sanctus in D major, BWV 241 [1:59]
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
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Hänssler		Apr 1999	CD / TT: 63:35
Recorded at Stadthalle Sindelfingen, Germany. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2008)

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