The listing shows recordings of the Mass in B minor, BWV 232, by Johann Sebastian Bach. The selection is taken from the 281 recordings listed on the Bach Cantatas Website as of 2018[update], beginning with the first recording by a symphony orchestra and choir to match, conducted by Albert Coates. Beginning in the late 1960s, historically informed performances paved the way for recordings with smaller groups, boys choirs and ensembles playing period instruments, and eventually to recordings using the one-voice-on-a-vocal-part scoring first argued for by Joshua Rifkin in 1982.
The work was first recorded by symphonic choirs and orchestras. From the late 1960s, historically informed performances (HIP) tried to adhere more to the sounds of the composer's lifetime, who typically wrote for boys choirs and for comparatively small orchestras of Baroque instruments, often now called "period instruments". Some scholars believe that Bach used only one singer for a vocal part in the choral movements, termed "one voice per part" (OVPP). On some of these recordings, the solo singer is reinforced in choral movements with a larger orchestra by a ripieno singer (OVPP+R).
The sortable listing is taken from the selection provided by Aryeh Oron on the Bach-Cantatas website.
Soloists Bach composed the work for five soloists: soprano I and II, alto, tenor and bass. The soloists are listed in the table in the order SATB.
Some recordings arranged the music for four soloists, the movements in which soprano II (SII) is requested, are divided, sung by soprano I (SI) and alto (A).
The composition has a movement for two choirs SATB, Osanna. In recordings with one voice per part (OVPP), the soloists are normally listed in the order SSAATTBB. For some recordings, only the singers doing solo work are named.
Choir type
Large choirs (red background): Large (unspecified), Bach (choir dedicated to Bach's music, founded in the mid-20th century, Boys (choir of all male voices), Radio (choir of a broadcaster), Symphony (choir related to a symphony orchestra)
Medium-size choirs, such as Chamber, Chorale (choir dedicated mostly to church music), Motet
One voice per part (green background): OVPP or OVPP+R (with ripienists reinforcing the soloists in some chorale movements)
Orchestra type
Large orchestras (red background): Bach (orchestra dedicated to Bach's music, founded in the mid-20th century), Radio (symphony orchestra of a broadcaster), Symphony
Chamber orchestra
Orchestra on period instruments (green background)
^recorded in Nov. 1952, first in Vienna’s Musikverein and then at Abbey Road, with a patch-up session at Abbey Road on 16 July 1953
Referencesedit
^ ab"Mass in B minor BWV 232 - Recordings Part 1: 1900–1949". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ abcdef"Mass in B minor BWV 232 - Recordings Part 2: 1950–1959". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ abcde"Mass in B minor BWV 232 - Recordings Part 3: 1960–1969". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ abc"Mass in B minor BWV 232 - Recordings Part 4: 1970–1979". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ abcdef"Mass in B minor BWV 232 - Recordings Part 5: 1980–1989". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^ abcdefghijklm"Mass in B minor BWV 232 - Recordings Part 6: 1990–1999". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^"Bach: Mass in B minor - Robert Shaw | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
^ abcdefghijk"Mass in B minor BWV 232 - Recordings Part 7: 2000–2009". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^"Mass in B minor BWV 232 - Recordings Part 8: 2010–2019". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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Mass in B minor Commentary, musical examples, list of recordings, and other information, on bach-cantatas
April 13, 2024
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The listing shows recordings of the Mass in B minor BWV 232 by Johann Sebastian Bach The selection is taken from the 281 recordings listed on the Bach Cantatas Website as of 2018 update beginning with the first recording by a symphony orchestra and choir to match conducted by Albert Coates Beginning in the late 1960s historically informed performances paved the way for recordings with smaller groups boys choirs and ensembles playing period instruments and eventually to recordings using the one voice on a vocal part scoring first argued for by Joshua Rifkin in 1982 Contents 1 History 2 Table of selected recordings 2 1 Table 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe work was first recorded by symphonic choirs and orchestras From the late 1960s historically informed performances HIP tried to adhere more to the sounds of the composer s lifetime who typically wrote for boys choirs and for comparatively small orchestras of Baroque instruments often now called period instruments Some scholars believe that Bach used only one singer for a vocal part in the choral movements termed one voice per part OVPP On some of these recordings the solo singer is reinforced in choral movements with a larger orchestra by a ripieno singer OVPP R The first complete recording of the work was conducted by Albert Coates in 1929 Robert Shaw led the first American recording in 1947 Some recordings are documents of live concerts such as a 1968 performance conducted by Karl Richter at the Moscow Conservatory Grand Hall The same year the first HIP recording appeared conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt followed by Johan van der Meer s version with the Groningse Bachvereniging in 1975 which was recorded live in Utrecht at the Holland Festival The first OVPP recording appeared in 1982 conducted by Joshua Rifkin Table of selected recordings editThe sortable listing is taken from the selection provided by Aryeh Oron on the Bach Cantatas website Soloists Bach composed the work for five soloists soprano I and II alto tenor and bass The soloists are listed in the table in the order SATB Some recordings arranged the music for four soloists the movements in which soprano II SII is requested are divided sung by soprano I SI and alto A Christe eleison A for SII in the duet with SI Laudamus te SI or A in the aria for SIISome recordings divide the two bass solos on two singers because of their very different tessitura Quoniam tu solus sanctus the aria requires a bass with a strong low register Et in spiritum sanctum the aria requires a bass with a high range which would today be termed a baritoneThe composition has a movement for two choirs SATB Osanna In recordings with one voice per part OVPP the soloists are normally listed in the order SSAATTBB For some recordings only the singers doing solo work are named Choir type Large choirs red background Large unspecified Bach choir dedicated to Bach s music founded in the mid 20th century Boys choir of all male voices Radio choir of a broadcaster Symphony choir related to a symphony orchestra Medium size choirs such as Chamber Chorale choir dedicated mostly to church music Motet One voice per part green background OVPP or OVPP R with ripienists reinforcing the soloists in some chorale movements Orchestra type Large orchestras red background Bach orchestra dedicated to Bach s music founded in the mid 20th century Radio symphony orchestra of a broadcaster Symphony Chamber orchestra Orchestra on period instruments green background Table edit Recordings of Bach s Mass in B minor BWV 232 Conductor Choir Orchestra Soloists Label Year Choir type Orch typeAlbert Coates 1 The Philharmonic ChoirLondon Symphony Orchestra Elisabeth Schumann Margaret Balfour Walter Widdop Friedrich Schorr HMV 1929 1929 Large SymphonyRobert Shaw 1 RCA Victor ChoraleRCA Victor Orchestra Anne McKnight June Gardner Lydia Summers Lucius Metz Paul Matthen RCA Victor 1947 1947 Chorale RadioHermann Scherchen 2 Wiener Akademie KammerchorWiener Symphoniker Emmy Loose Hilde Ceska Gertrud Burgsthaler Schuster Anton Dermota Alfred Poell Westminster 1950 1950 Chamber SymphonyGeorge Enescu 2 BBC ChorusBoyd Neel Orchestra Suzanne Danco Kathleen Ferrier Peter Pears Bruce Boyce Norman Walker BBC 1951 1951 Radio SymphonyHerbert von Karajan 2 Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in WienOrchester der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien Philharmonia Orchestra Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Marga Hoffgen Nicolai Gedda Heinz Rehfuss EMI 1952 1952 a Large SymphonyFritz Lehmann 2 RIAS KammerchorBerlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Gunthild Weber Margherita de Landi Helmut Krebs Karl Wolfram Urania 1953 1953 Radio RadioFritz Werner 2 Heinrich Schutz Chor HeilbronnPforzheim Chamber Orchestra Ingeborg Reichelt Elisabeth Fellner Helmut Krebs Franz Kelch Erato 1957 1957 ChamberHermann Scherchen 2 Wiener Akademie KammerchorVienna State Opera Orchestra Pierrette Alarie Nan Merriman Leopold Simoneau Gustav Neidlinger Westminster 1959 1959 Chamber OperaRobert Shaw 3 Robert Shaw ChoraleRobert Shaw Orchestra Adele Addison Saramae Endich Florence Kopleff Mallory Walker Asa Barberian RCA Victor Red Seal 1960 1960 Chorale SymphonyKarl Richter 3 Munchener Bach ChorMunchener Bach Orchester Maria Stader Hertha Topper Ernst Haefliger Kieth Engen Dietrich Fischer Dieskau Archiv Produktion 1961 1961 Bach BachOtto Klemperer 3 BBC ChorusNew Philharmonia Orchestra Agnes Giebel Janet Baker Nicolai Gedda Hermann Prey Franz Crass EMI 1967 1967 Radio SymphonyNikolaus Harnoncourt 3 Chorus ViennensisConcentus Musicus Wien Rotraud Hansmann Emiko Iiyama Helen Watts Kurt Equiluz Max van Egmond Teldec 1968 1968 PeriodKarl Richter 3 Munchener Bach ChorMunchener Bach Orchester Ursula Buckel Hertha Topper Ernst Haefliger Peter van der Bilt Melodiya Ars Nova 1968 1968 Bach BachJohan van der Meer 4 Groningse BachverenigingLa Petite Bande Soloist of the Tolzer Knabenchor Kevin Smith Marius van Altena Max van Egmond Teldec 1968 1968 Bach PeriodHerbert von Karajan 4 Wiener SingvereinBerliner Philharmoniker Gundula Janowitz Christa Ludwig Peter Schreier Robert Kerns Karl Ridderbusch Deutsche Grammophon 1974 1974 Large SymphonyHelmuth Rilling 4 Gachinger KantoreiBach Collegium Stuttgart Arleen Auger Julia Hamari Adalbert Kraus Wolfgang Schone Siegmund Nimsgern Hanssler 1977 1977 Chorale ChamberEugen Jochum 5 Bavarian Radio ChoirBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Helen Donath Brigitte Fassbaender Claes Hakan Ahnsjo Roland Hermann Robert Holl EMI 1980 1980 Radio RadioJoshua Rifkin 5 The Bach Ensemble Judith Nelson Julianne Baird Jeffrey Dooley Drew Minter Frank Hoffmeister Edmund Brownless Jon Opalach Andrew Walker Schultze Nonesuch 1982 1982 OVPP PeriodAndrew Parrott 5 Taverner Consort and Players Emma Kirkby Emily Van Evera Panito Iconomou boy alto Christian Immler boy alto Michael Kilian boy alto Rogers Covey Crump David Thomas EMI 1984 1984 OVPP PeriodGustav Leonhardt 5 Collegium Musicum of De Nederlandse BachverenigingLa Petite Bande Isabelle Poulenard Guillemette Laurens Rene Jacobs John Elwes Max van Egmond Harry van der Kamp Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1985 1985 PeriodJohn Eliot Gardiner 5 The Monteverdi ChoirThe English Baroque Soloists Nancy Argenta Michael Chance Elizabeth Wilcock Stephen Varcoe Carol Hall Mary Nichols Archiv 1985 1985 PeriodHelmut Kahlhofer 5 Kantorei Barmen Gemarke Mitsuko Shirai Hildegard Laurich Karl Markus de Andreas Schmidt Kantorei Barmen Gemarke 1985 1985 Robert Shaw 6 7 Atlanta Chamber ChorusAtlanta Symphony Orchestra Sylvia McNair Delores Ziegler Marietta Simpson John Aler William Stone Thomas Paul Telarc 1990 1990 Chamber SymphonyGeorg Solti 6 Chicago Symphony ChorusChicago Symphony Orchestra Felicity Lott Anne Sofie von Otter Hans Peter Blochwitz William Shimell Gwynne Howell London 1990 1990 Symphony SymphonyRene Jacobs 6 RIAS KammerchorAkademie fur Alte Musik Berlin Hillevi Martinpelto Bernarda Fink Axel Kohler Christoph Pregardien Matthias Goerne Franz Josef Selig Berlin Classics 1992 1992 Chamber PeriodRichard Hickox 6 Collegium Musicum 90Collegium Musicum 90 Nancy Argenta Catherine Denley Mark Tucker Stephen Varcoe Chandos 1992 1992 PeriodKarl Friedrich Beringer 6 Windsbacher KnabenchorDeutsche Kammerakademie Neuss Christine Schafer Ingeborg Danz Markus Schafer Thomas Quasthoff Hanssler 1994 1994 Boys ChamberTon Koopman 6 Amsterdam Baroque ChoirAmsterdam Baroque Orchestra Barbara Schlick Kai Wessel Guy de Mey Klaus Mertens Erato 1994 1994 PeriodCarlo Maria Giulini 6 Bavarian Radio ChoirBavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Roberta Alexander Ruth Ziesak Jard van Nes Keith Lewis David Wilson Johnson Sony 1994 1994 Radio RadioPhilippe Herreweghe 6 Collegium Vocale GentCollegium Vocale Gent Johannette Zomer Veronique Gens Andreas Scholl Christoph Pregardien Peter Kooy Hanno Muller Brachmann Harmonia Mundi 1996 1996 PeriodRobert King 6 Tolzer KnabenchorThe King s Consort Boy sopranos Matthias Ritter Manuel Mrasek Boy altos Matthias Schloderer Maximilian Fraas Anthony Rolfe Johnson Michael George Hyperion 1996 1996 Boys PeriodThomas Hengelbrock 6 Balthasar Neumann ChorFreiburger Barockorchester Gundula Anders Mona Spagele Ursula Fiedler Jurgen Banholzer Bernhard Landauer Hermann Oswald Knut Schoch Johannes Christoph Happel Stephan MacLeod Harmonia Mundi 1996 1996 PeriodGreg Funfgeld 6 The Bach Choir of BethlehemThe Bach Festival Orchestra Tamara Matthews Rosa Lamoreaux Marietta Simpson Frederick Urrey William Sharp Daniel Lichti Dorian Recordings 1997 1997 Bach BachJoshard Daus 6 Bach Ensemble of EuropaChorAkademieMunchner Symphoniker Hellen Kwon Hedwig Fassbender Peter Straka Wolfgang Newerla Peter Lika Arte Nova 1998 1998 Helmuth Rilling 6 Gachinger KantoreiBach Collegium Stuttgart Sibylla Rubens Juliane Banse Ingeborg Danz James Taylor Andreas Schmidt Thomas Quasthoff Hanssler 1999 1999 Chorale ChamberGeorg Christoph Biller 8 ThomanerchorGewandhausorchester Ruth Holton Matthias Rexroth Christoph Genz Klaus Mertens Naxos 2000 2000 Boys SymphonySigiswald Kuijken 8 La Petite Bande Elisabeth Hermans Midori Suzuki Patrizia Hardt Petra Noskaiova Max Ciolek Knut Schoch Jan van der Crabben Stephan MacLeod Urtext 2000 2000 OVPP PeriodKonrad Junghanel 8 Cantus Colln Johanna Koslowsky Mechthild Bach Monika Mauch Susanne Ryden Elisabeth Popien Henning Voss Hans Jorg Mammel Wilfried Jochens Stephan Schreckenberger Wolf Matthias Friedrich Harmonia Mundi 2003 2003 OVPP PeriodFrieder Bernius 8 Kammerchor StuttgartBarockorchester Stuttgart Mechthild Bach Daniel Taylor Marcus Ullmann Raimund Nolte Carus Verlag 2004 2004 Chamber PeriodHelmuth Rilling 8 Gachinger KantoreiBach Collegium Stuttgart Marlis Petersen Stella Doufexis Anke Vondung Lothar Odinius Christian Gerhaher Franz Josef Selig Hanssler 2007 2007 Chorale ChamberMasaaki Suzuki 8 Bach Collegium JapanBach Collegium Japan Carolyn Sampson Rachel Nicholls Robin Blaze Gerd Turk Peter Kooy BIS 2007 2007 PeriodSigiswald Kuijken 8 La Petite Bande Gerlinde Samann Elisabeth Hermans Patrizia Hardt Petra Noskaiova Bernhard Hunziker Christoph Genz Marcus Niedermeyr Jan van der Crabben Challenge Classics 2008 2008 OVPP PeriodFrans Bruggen 8 Cappella AmsterdamOrchestra of the Eighteenth Century Dorothee Mields Johannette Zomer Patrick Van Goethem Jan Kobow Peter Kooy Glossa 2009 2009 PeriodJos van Veldhoven 8 De Nederlandse BachverenigingDe Nederlandse Bachvereniging Dorothee Mields Johannette Zomer Matthew White Charles Daniels Peter Harvey Channel Classics Records 2009 2009 OVPP R PeriodMarc Minkowski 8 Les Musiciens du LouvreLes Musiciens du Louvre Lucy Crowe Julia Lezhneva Joanne Lunn Blandine Staskiewicz Nathalie Stutzmann Terry Wey Colin Balzer Markus Brutscher Christian Immler Luca Tittoto Naive 2009 2009 OVPP R PeriodJohn Butt 8 Dunedin ConsortDunedin Players Susan Hamilton Cecilia Osmond Margot Oitzinger Thomas Hobbs Matthew Brook ripienists Nicola Corbishley Katie Tretheway Annemieke Cantor Christopher Watson Christopher Adams Linn 2009 2009 OVPP R PeriodGeorg Christoph Biller 9 ThomanerchorFreiburger Barockorchester Reglint Buhler Susanne Krumbiegel Susanne Langner Martin Lattke Markus Flaig ACCENTUS Music 2013 2013 Boys PeriodNotes edit recorded in Nov 1952 first in Vienna s Musikverein and then at Abbey Road with a patch up session at Abbey Road on 16 July 1953References edit a b Mass in B minor BWV 232 Recordings Part 1 1900 1949 bach cantatas com Retrieved 23 February 2015 a b c d e f Mass in B minor BWV 232 Recordings Part 2 1950 1959 bach cantatas com Retrieved 23 February 2015 a b c d e Mass in B minor BWV 232 Recordings Part 3 1960 1969 bach cantatas com Retrieved 12 October 2013 a b c Mass in B minor BWV 232 Recordings Part 4 1970 1979 bach cantatas com Retrieved 23 February 2015 a b c d e f Mass in B minor BWV 232 Recordings Part 5 1980 1989 bach cantatas com Retrieved 23 February 2015 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Mass in B minor BWV 232 Recordings Part 6 1990 1999 bach cantatas com Retrieved 23 February 2015 Bach Mass in 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