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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Peter Schreier

Rundfunkchor Leipzig (Chorus Master: Jörg-Peter Weigle) / Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Soprano: Lucia Popp; Alto: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: Eberhard Büchner; Baritone [No. 18]: Siegfried Lorenz; Bass [No. 10]: Theo Adam

Eurodisc / Leipzig Classics

Nov 1981; Feb 1982

2-CD / TT: 110:01

1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by P. Schreier. Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Peter Schreier
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Joshua Rifkin

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Ensemble

Sopranos: Judith Nelson & Julianne Baird; Counter-tenors: Jeffrey Dooley, Drew Minter; Tenors: Frank Hoffmeister, Edmund Brownless; Basses: Jan Opalach, Andrew Walker Schultze

Nonesuch

Dec 1981; Jan 1982

2-CD / TT: 106:29

1^st recording in the original version. Recorded at Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York, USA.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Joshua Rifkin
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Joachim Carlos Martini

Junge Kantorei / Florilegium Musicum Rotterdam & Trompetenensemble Friedemann Immer

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Hilke Helling; Tenor: John Elwes; Bass: Harry van der Kamp

MDG

Dec 1983, Jan 1984

2-CD / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Messe in h-moll

Andrew Parrott

Solisten des Tölzer Knabenchor (Director: Howard Arman) / Taverner Consort & Players

Sopranos: Emma Kirkby, Emily van Evera; Boy Alto: Panito Iconomou; Boy Alto: Christian M. Immler; Boy Alto: Michael Kilian; Tenor: Rogers Covey-Crump; Bass: David Thomas

Virgin Veritas

Sep 1984

2-CD / TT: 103:28

Recorded at St John's, Smith Square, London, England.
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor · Messe in h-moll · Messe en Si Mineur

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Sopranos: Nancy Argenta, Lynne Dawson, Jane Fairfield, Jean Knibbs, Patrizia Kwella; Mezzo-sopranos: Carol Hall, Mary Nichols; Counter-tenors: Michael Chance, Patrick Collin, Ashley Stafford; Tenors: Wynford Evans, Howard Milner, Andrew Murgatroyd; Basses: Richard Lloyd-Morgan, Stephen Varcoe

Archiv Produktion

Feb 1985

2-CD / TT: 106:22

Recorded in All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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J.S. Bach: Messe h-Moll · Mass in B Minor BWV 232

Gustav Leonhardt

Collegium Musicum Van De Nederlandse Bachvereniging / La Petite Bande

Soprano: Isabelle Poulenard; Mezzo-soprano: Guillemette Laurens; Alto: René Jacobs; Tenor: John Elwes; Bass [No. 18]: Max van Egmond; Bass [No. 10]: Harry van der Kamp

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Feb 1985

2-CD / TT: 111:28

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Gemeente Kerk, Haarlem, Holland.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Gustav Leonhardt
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Herbert von Karajan

? / Berliner Philharmoniker

Soprano: Kathleen Battle; Alto: Agnes Baltsa; Tenor: Gösta Winbergh; Bass: José van Dam

Fachmann für Klassischer Musik

Feb 1985

2-CD / TT:

5^th recording of Mass in B minor BWV by H.v. Karajan.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Herbert von Karajan
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J.S. Bach: Messe in h-Moll BWV 232

Helmut Kahlhöfer

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke

Soprano: Mitsuko Shirai; Alto: Hildegard Laurich; Tenor: Karl Markus; Bass: Andreas Schmidt

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke

Feb 1985

2-CD / TT: 124:36

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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Hamada

Bach Collegium Tokyo

?

Minerva Division

May 1985

2-CD / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Sopranos: Angela Maria Blasi & Delores Ziegler; Contralto: Jadwiga Rappé; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Robert Holl

Teldec

Apr 1986

2-CD / TT: 109:02

2^nd recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by N. Harnoncourt.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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J.S. Bach: h-Moll - Messe BWV 232

Alois Ickstadt

Figuralchor Frankfurt (Chorus Master: Rolf Beck) / Bläser des Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester - Collegium Instrumentale Alois Kottmann (Dirigent: Alois Ickstadt), Solistes Européens, Luxemburg

Soprano I: Ulrike Sonntag; Alto: Alison Browner; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Ernst Gerold Schramm

Melisma-Musik

May 1987

2-CD / TT:

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J.S. Bach: Messe in H-Moll · Mass in B Minor · Messe en si mineur BWV 232

Philippe Herreweghe

Chorus & Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent

Sopranos: Barbara Schlick, Catherine Patriasz; Alto: Charles Brett; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Peter Kooy

Virgin Veritas

Apr 1988

2-CD / TT: 106:39

1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by P. Herreweghe
See: Mass in B minor Mass BWV 232 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto Anne Sophie von Otter; Tenor: Aldo Baldin; Bass: Wolfgang Schöne

Platz

1988

2-CD / TT:

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: Mass in B Minor

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Soprano: Ulrike Sonntag; Alto: Marjana Lipovšek; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Andreas Schmidt

Intercord / CBS

May 1988

2-CD / TT: 129:46

3^rd 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: Messe in h-moll

Jörg Straube

Norddeutscher Figuralchor / Camerata Hannover

Soprano I: Olivia Blackburn; Soprano II: Regina Jakobi; Alto: Ulla Groenewold; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller

Thorofon

1988

2-CD / TT: 111:44

Recorded at Kirche St. Oldag zu Mandelsloh, Germany.
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Bach: Mass in B Minor

Frans Brüggen

Nederlands Kamerkoor / Orchestra of the 18^th Century

Soprano: Jennifer Smith; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Harry van der Kamp

Philips

Mar 1989

2-CD / TT: 104:28

Recorded live at Vredenburg, Utrecht, Germany.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Frans Brüggen
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J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

Anders Eby

Mikaeli Kammarkör / Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

Soprano: Christina Högman; Mezzo-soprano: Monica Groop; Tenor: Howard Crook; Bass: Petteri Salomaa

Proprius

Jan 1990

2-CD / TT: 107:37

See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Anders Eby
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J.S. Bach: Messe in h-Moll · Mass in B minor · Messe en si mineur

Georg Solti

Chicago Symphony Chorus (Director: Margaret Hillis) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Soprano I: Felicity Lott; Soprano II & Contralto: Anne Sophie von Otter; Tenor: Hans Peter Blochwitz; Baritone: William Shimell; Bass: Gwynne Howell

London

Jan 1990

2-CD / TT: 112:57

Recorded live at Orchestra Hall, Chicago,IL, USA.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Georg Solti
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Bach: Mass in B Minor

Robert Shaw

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus

Soprano: Sylvia McNair; Mezzo-sopranos: Delores Ziegler, Marietta Simpson; Tenor: John Aler; Baritone: William Stone; Bass: Thomas Paul

Telarc

Mar 1990

2-CD / TT: 117:51

4^th recording of Mass in B minor by R. Shaw.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Robert Shaw
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J.S. Bach: Messe in h-moll BWV 232 · Mass in B minor

Erwin Ortner

Arnold Schoenberg Chor / Salzburger Barockensemble

Soprano: Maria Venuti; Alto: Cornelia Kallisch; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Anton Scharinger

Koch Schwann

Apr 1990

2-CD / TT: 99:03

Recorded live at Musikverein, Vienna, Austria.
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Bach: Mass in B minor

Sergiu Celibidache

Bach-Chor des Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Chorus Master: Joshard Daus) / Münchner Philharmoniker

Soprano: Barbara Bonney; Mezzo-soprano: Ruxandra Donose (Danila); Alto: Cornelia Wulkopf; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Baritone: Yaron Windmüller; Bass: Anton Scharinger

Exclusive / EMI Classics

Nov 1990

2-CD / TT: 134:13 / 127:52

Recorded live at Philharmonie im Gasteig, München, Germany.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Sergiu Celibidache
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