Mass in B minor BWV 232
Conducted by George Enescu

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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

George Enescu

BBC Chorus (actually: BBC Singers; Chorus Master: Leslie Woodgate) / Boyd Neel Orchestra

Soprano: Suzanne Danco; Alto: Kathleen Ferrier; Tenor: Peter Pears; Baritone: Bruce Boyce; Bass: Norman Walker (not listed)
Harpsichord: George Malcolm

BBC 4008-7
Ariadne

Jul 17, 1951

2-CD / TT: 132:17 / 132:03

BBC Studio Recording. Recorded at Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, London.
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Mass in B minor by Enescu

Paul Dirmeikis wrote (May 3, 2004):
I received this morning Berkshire Record Outlet's last catalogue, and I saw a 1951 Mass in B minor BBC recording, conducted by Enescu, with Kathleen Ferrier and Peter Pears. Three great names.

Does someone know this recording and have comments ?

Aryeh Oron wrote (May 3, 2004):
[To Paul Dirmeikis] You wrote: "I received this morning Berkshire Record Outlet's last catalogue, and I saw a 1951 Mass in B minor BBC recording, conducted by Enescu, with Kathleen Ferrier and Peter Pears. Three great names. Does someone know this recording and have comments ?"
In my review of Early Recordings of MBM, I included a short paragraph about Enescu's recording. See: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/VD/BWV232-Part6.htm

Philip Peters wrote (May 4, 2004):
[To Aryeh Oron] I just read those remarks and I agree with most of it. But there is some georgeous singing there, mainly by Danco and Ferrier. I should play it again, it's been quite a while, but I seem to remember that I didn't like Pears much in this repertoire - and I do like him in many other pieces of later dates.

John Pike wrote (May 6, 2004):
[To Paul Dirmeikis] I have this recording. Outstanding performance.

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]

George Enescu: Short Biography | Recordings of Vocal Works | General Discussions | BWV 232 - G. Enescu