Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestra: The Sixteen
Conductor: Harry Christophers
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Coro
Catalogue: COR16194
Release:
Size: 2.49 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Mass in G Minor, BWV 235
01. I. Kyrie
02. II. Gloria
03. III. Gratias
04. IV. Domine Fili
05. V. Qui tollis – Quoniam
06. VI. Cum Sancto Spiritu
Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben!, BWV 102
07. I. Chorus, “Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben!”
08. II. Recitative, “Wo ist das Ebenbild, das Gott uns eingepräget”
09. III. Aria, “Weh der Seele, die den Schaden”
10. IV. Arioso, “Verachtest du den Reichtum seiner Gnade”
11. V. Aria, “Erschrecke doch”
12. VI. Recitative, “Beim Warten ist Gefahr”
13. VII. Chorus, “Heut lebst du, heut bekehre dich”
Mass in F Major, BWV 233
14. I. Kyrie
15. II. Gloria
16. III. Domine Deus
17. IV. Qui tollis
18. V. Quoniam
19. VI. Cum Sancto Spiritu
CD 02
Mass in G Major, BWV 236
01. I. Kyrie
02. II. Gloria
03. III. Gratias
04. IV. Domine Deus
05. V. Quoniam
06. VI. Cum Sancto Spiritu
Gott der Herr ist Sonn’ und Schild, BWV 79
07. I. Chorus, “Gott der Herr ist Sonn’ und Schild”
08. II. Aria, “Gorr ist unsre Sonn’ und Schild”
09. III. Chorale, “Nun danket alle Gott”
10. IV. Recitativo, “Gottlob, wir wissen den rechten Weg”
11. V. Aria, “Gott, ach Gott, verlaß die Deinen nimmermehr”
12. VI. Chorale, “Erhalt uns in der Wahrheit”
Mass in A Major, BWV 234
13. I. Kyrie
14. II. Gloria
15. III. Domine Deus
16. IV. Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi
17. V. Quoniam Tu Solus
18. VI. Cum Sancto Spiritu
Bach’s four Lutheran Masses feature almost no Lutheran material at all. Sometimes called “Missa brevis”, musically they are almost entirely made up of movements borrowed from Bach’s Cantatas. While often overshadowed by the more famous Mass in B minor, the beauty of these short Masses is that they represent Bach’s own choice of his finest Cantata movements.
Despite their exquisite beauty, featuring splendid choruses and deeply moving arias, there are relatively few recordings of the Masses. This collection combines The Sixteen’s recordings into one collection. Just eight singers join The Sixteen’s orchestra to perform the Masses, allowing the beauty of the virtuosic vocal lines to be heard with absolute clarity.