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Mass in B Minor, BWV 232
Mass in B Minor, BWV 232
Summary
Collectors who wish a traditional account of the Mass played on modern instruments and sung by a chorus of substantial size can
do no better than Karl Richter's stirring 1961 recording or Otto Klemperer's monumental and intense interpretation. Those who wish
an especially romantic view of the Mass should initiate a search for either the Ifor Jones recording or the anonymous
"Gramophone" set.
Those with an unswervingly "authentic" turn of mind will want to acquire Joshua Rifkin's recording, a marvelous partnership of
exacting scholarship and enthusiastic music making; Andrew Parrott's set is a good second choice.
Those who find themselves seeking a middle ground will find the 1968 Harnoncourt recording the best choice if they want period
instruments, with either the John Eliot Gardiner or the Philippe Herreweghe a suitable alternative. Those who prefer modern
instrument performance of an authentic character should select the first Rilling version.
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