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Mass in B Minor, BWV 232
Mass in B Minor, BWV 232
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[1] Jones, Ifor. Lois Marshall (s), Eunice Alberts (a), John McCollum (t), Kenneth Smith (bs), The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, The
Bach Festival Orchestra. The Classics Record Library SRL 3623 [3 LPs]
[2] Bairstow, Dr. Edward Cuthbert. Royal Choral Society, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra. (Nos. 4, 8,13, 16, 20, 21) HMV D 1113,
1114, 1123, and 1127 [4 12" 78s]
[3] Ochs, Siegfried. Berliner Philharmonischer Chor, with orchestra. German HMV E. J. 250 (No. 11 only) [1 12" 78].
[4] Coates, Albert. Elisabeth Schumann (s), Margaret Balfour (a), Walter Widdop (t), Friedrich Schorr (bs), Royal Choral Society,
London Symphony Orchestra. HMV set G-87 (C 1710/26) [17 12" 78s]
[5] Shaw, Robert. Anne McKnight (s), June Gardner (s), Lydia Summers (a), Lucius Metz (t), Paul Matthen (bs), RCA Victor
Chorale and Orchestra. RCA Victor LM 6100 [3 LPs]
[6] Shaw, Robert. Saramae Endich (s), Adele Addison (s), Florence Kopleff (a), Mallory Walker (t), Ara Berberian (bs), Robert
Shaw Chorale and Orchestra. RCA Victor LSC 6157 [3 LPs]; (Nos. 1, 4, 15 - 17, 20, 23, and 24 on Melodiya D-011937-38 [1 LP]
[7] Shaw, Robert. Florence Kopleff (c), Seth McCoy (t), Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra. Melodiya C10 26061 002 [3 LPs]
[8] Karajan, Herbert von. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (s), Kathleen Ferrier (a), Walther Ludwig (t), Alfred Poell (bar) [No. 18], Paul
Schöffler (bs) [No. 10], Wiener Singverein, Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Foyer 2-CF 2022 [2 CDs]
[9] Karajan, Herbert von. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (s), Marga Höffgen (a), Nicolai Gedda (t), Heinz Rehfuss (bs), Chorus and
Orchestra of the Society of the Friends of Music, Vienna. Angel 35015/17 [3 LPs]
[10] Karajan, Herbert von. Leontyne Price (s), Christa Ludwig (a), Nicolai Gedda (t), Gérard Souzay (bar) [No. 18], Walter Berry
(bs) [No. 10], Wiener Singverein, Vienna Philharmonic. Movimento Musica 03.012 [3 LPs]
[11] Karajan, Herbert von. Gundula Janowitz (s), Christa Ludwig (a), Peter Schreier (t), Robert Kerns (bar) [No. 18], Walter Berry
(bs) [No. 10], Wiener Singverein, Berlin Philharmonic. Deutsche Grammophon 2740 112 [3 LPs]
[12] Ramin, Günther. Gertrud Birmele (s), Lotte Wolf-Matthäus (a), Thomanerchor Leipzig, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Stadt- und
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. (Nos. 1-3, 11, 19, 20, 24, 25) Cantate 675 604 [1 LP]
[13] Ramin, Günther. Uta Graf (s), Herta Töpper (a), Gert Lutze (t), Max Proebstl (bs), Chorus of the Lehrergesangverein of
Munich, the Orchestra of Bavaria. Club National de Disque MMS 2021 [2 LPs]
[14] Thomas, Kurt. Lisa Schwarzweller (s), Lore Fischer (a), Helmut Kretschmar (t), Bruno Müller (bs), Choir of the
Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt, Collegium Musicum Orchestra. Oiseau Lyre OL 50094/96 [3 LPs]
[15] Mauersberger, Rudolf. Maria Stader (s), Sieglinde Wagner (a), Ernst Haefliger (t), Theo Adam (bs), Dresdner Kreuzchor,
Staatskapelle Dresden. Eterna M 33 8 20 074/076 [3 LPs].
[16] Richter, Karl. Maria Stader (s), Herta Töpper (a), Ernst Haefliger (t), Kieth Engen (bs), Munich Bach Choir, Munich Bach
Orchestra. Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Produktion ARC 73 177/79, 198 677/79 [3 LPs]
[17] Richter, Karl. Ursula Buckel (s), Marga Höffgen (a), Ernst Haefliger (t), Ernst-Gerold Schramm (bs), Munich Bach Choir,
Munich Bach Orchestra. Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Produktion 72MA 0117/19 [3 LPs]
[18] Rilling, Helmuth. Arleen Augér (s), Julia Hamàri (a), Adalbert Kraus (t), Wolfgang Schöne (bar), Siegmund Nimsgern (bs),
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach Collegium Stuttgart. CBS Masterworks 79 307 [3 LPs]
[19] Rilling, Helmuth. Ulrike Sonntag (s), Marjana Lipovsek (a), Howard Crook (t), Andreas Schmidt (bs), Gächinger Kantorei
Stuttgart, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Intercord INT 885.855 [3 CDs]
[20] Münchinger, Karl. Elly Ameling (s), Yvonne Minton (s), Helen Watts (a), Werner Krenn (t), Tom Krause (bs), Chorus of the
Wiener Singakademie, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Decca London OSA 1287. [3 LPs]
[21] Schreier, Peter. Lucia Popp (s), Carolyn Watkinson (a), Eberhard BÜchner (t), Siegfried Lorenz (bar) [No. 18], Theo Adam
(bs) [No.10], Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig. Eurodisc 301077-445 [3 LPs]
[22] Scherchen, Hermann. Emmy Loose (s), Hilda Ceska (s), Gertrud Burgsthaler-Schuster (a), Anton Dermota (t), Alfred Poell
(bs), Akademie Kammerchor, Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Westminster WAL 301 [3 LPs]
[23] Lehmann, Fritz. Gunthild Weber (s), Margherita de Landi (a), Helmut Krebs (t), Karl Wolfram (bs), Chorus and Orchestra of
Radio Berlin. Urania URLP 236 [2 LPs] and Saga XID 5280/82 [3 LPs]; Berlin Chamber Choirs, Berlin Symphony Orchestra.
Vanguard Bach Guild BG 527/28 [2 LPs]; Vienna Festival Orchestra and Chorus. Music Treasures of the World MT 38 [2 LPs]
[24] Anonymous conductor and soloists, The Cathedral Choir and Symphony Orchestra. Gramophone 20164/66 [3 LPs].
[25] Münch, Fritz. Renée Defraiteur (s), Lore Fischer (a), Helmut Kretschmar (t), André Vessières (bs), Choeur de l'Église
Saint-Guillaume, Orchestre Municipale de Strasbourg. Decca 173.863/65 [3 LPs]
[26] Jochum, Eugen. Lois Marshall (s), Herta Töpper (a), Peter Pears (t), Kim Borg (bs), Hans Braun (bs). Bavarian Radio
Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Philips 6768 214 [2 LPs]
[27] Jochum, Eugen. Helen Donath (s), Brigitte Fassbaender (a), Claes H. Ahnsjö (t), Roland Hermann (bar) [No.10], Robert Holl
(bs) [No.18]. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. EMI 1C 157-43 205/07 [3 LPs]
[28] Van Der Horst, Anthon. Annette de la Bije (s), Wilhelmine Matthès (a), Tom Brand (t), David Hollestelle (bs) Chorus and
Orchestra of the Niederländische Bach-Vereinigung. Telefunken Das Alte Werk SAWT 9416/18-B [3 LPs]
[29] Achenbach, Hermann. Charlotte Lehmann (s), Sabine Kirchner (a), Raimund Gilvan (t), Edmund Illerhaus (bs), Tübingen
Cantata Choir, Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra. Da Camera Magna 94 026/28; Musical Heritage Society OR 259/61 [3 LPs]
[30] Goehr, Walter. Pierrette Alarie (s), Catherine Delfosse (s), Grace Hofmann (a), Léopold Simoneau (t), Heinz Rehfuss (bs),
Choir and orchestra of the Philharmonic Society of Amsterdam. Vanguard SRV-216/17 SD [2 LPs]
[31] Ormandy, Eugene. Eleanor Steber (s), Rosalind Elias (a), Richard Verreau (t), Richard Cross (bs-bar), The Temple University
Choirs, The Philadelphia Orchestra. Columbia M3S 680 [3 LPs]
[32] Maazel, Lorin. Teresa Stich-Randall (s), Anna Reynolds (a), Ernst Haefliger (t), John Shirley-Quirk (bs), RIAS-Kammerchor,
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Philips 6747 438 [2 LPs] {The box and the labels show two additional sets of numbers (!):
6770 024, 6598 776}
[33] Corboz, Michel. Rachel Yakar (s), Jennifer Smith (s), Birgit Finnilä (a), Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (t), Philippe Huttenlocher (bs)
[No. 18], José Van Dam (bs), Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. Erato STU 71314 [3 LPs]
[34] Corboz, Michel. Yvonne Perrin (s), Wally Staempfli (s), Magali Schwartz (m-s), Claudine Perret (a), Olivier Dufour (t),
Philippe Huttenlocher (bar), Niklaus Tüller (bs), Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne. Erato STU 70715/17 [3 LPs]
[35] Klemperer, Otto. Agnes Giebel (s), Janet Baker (a), Nicolai Gedda (t), Hermann Prey (bs) [No. 18], Franz Crass (bs) [No. 18],
BBC Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra. EMI Angel SC-3720 [3 LPs]
[36] Klemperer, Otto. Agnes Giebel (s), Janet Baker (a), Nicolai Gedda (t), Hermann Prey (bs) [No. 18], Franz Crass (bs) [No. 18],
BBC Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra. Hunt 2 HUNTCD 727 [2 CDs]
[37] Marriner, Neville. Margaret Marshall (s), Janet Baker (a), Robert Tear (t), Samuel Ramey (bs), Academy & Chorus of St.
Martin-in-the-Fields. Philips 6769 002 [3 LPs]
[38] Harnoncourt, Nikolaus. Rotraud Hansmann (s), Emiko Iiyama (s), Helen Watts (a), Kurt Equiluz (t), Max van Egmond (bs),
Wiener Sängerknaben, Chorus Viennensis, Concentus musicus Wien. Teldec 8.35019 ZA [2 CDs]
[39] Harnoncourt, Nikolaus. Angela Maria Blasi (s), Delores Ziegler (s), Jadwiga Rappe (a), Kurt Equiluz (t), Robert Holl (bs),
Arnold-Schönberg-Chor, Concentus musicus Wien. Teldec 8.35716 ZA [2 CDs]
[40] Rifkin, Joshua. Judith Nelson (s), Julianne Baird (s), Jeffrey Dooley (c-t), Drew Minter (c-t), Frank Hoffmeister (t), Edmund
Brownless (t), Jan Opalach (bs), Andrew Walker Schultze (bs), The Bach Ensemble. Nonesuch 9 79036-2 [2 CDs]
[41] Parrott, Andrew. Emma Kirkby (s), Emily van Evera (a), Panito Iconomou (a), Christian Immler (a), Michael Killian (a), Rogers
Covey Crump (t), David Thomas (bs), Taverner Consort, Taverner Players. EMI 7 47293 8 [2 CDs]
[42] Leonhardt, Gustav. Isabelle Poulenard (s), Guillemette Laurens (m-s), René Jacobs (a), John Elwes (t), Max van Egmond (bs)
[No. 18], Harry van der Kamp (bs) [No. 10], Collegium musicum van de Nederlandse Bachvereniging, La Petite Bande. Deutsche
Harmonia Mundi 1C 157 16 9541 3 [2 LPs]
[43] Martini, Joachim. Barbara Schlick (s), Hilke Helling (a), John Elwes (t), Harry van der Kamp (bs), Junge Kantorei, Florilegium
Musicum Rotterdam, Trompetenensemble Friedemann Immer. MD+G L 3146/47 [2 CDs]
[44] Herreweghe, Philippe. Barbara Schlick (s), Catherine Patriasz (s), Charles Brett (a), Howard Crook (t), Peter Kooy (bs),
Chorus and Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, Ghent. Virgin Classics VCD 7 90757-2 [2 CDs]
[45] Gardiner, John Eliot. Nancy Argenta (s), Lynne Dawson (s), Patrizia Kwella (s), Carol Hall (m-s), Mary Nichols (m-s), Michael
Chance (a), Howard Milner (t), Wynford Evans (t), Richard Lloyd Morgan (bs), Stephen Varcoe (bs), The Monteverdi Chor, The
English Baroque Soloists. Deutsche Grammophon 415 514-2 [2 CDs]
P. S.: Please don't forget that, if you are interested in a thorough, accurate discography of the recordings of the B Minor Mass that
have appeared since the preparation of this article, you should go at once to Aryeh Oron's remarkable Bach Cantatas Website.
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