One of the supreme monuments of western sacred music, the Mass in B minor has been constantly re-examined by successive generations of performers. The questions it raises for musicologists and conductors are many and varied; each of them strives to give his or her own reading with the necessary humility. It was in this frame of mind that William Christie tackled the work in the course of a memorable tour in 2016. These discs enshrine the result.
Disc. 1
1 Kyrie eleison Chor 9'53
2 Christe eleison KW, TM 4'53
3 Kyrie eleison Chor 3'16
4 Gloria in excelsis Chor 1'42
5 Et in terra pax Chor 4'53
6 Laudamus te KW 4'12
7 Gratias agimus tibi Chor 2'39
8 Dominus Deus KW, RVM 4'58
9 Qui tollis peccata mundi Chor 2'47
10 Qui sedes ad dextram Patris TM 4'24
11 Quoniam tu solus sanctus AM 4'35
12 Cum Sancto Spiritu Chor 3'56
Disc. 2
II. Symbolum Nicenum
1 Credo in unum Deum Chor 1'57
2 Patrem omnipotentem Chor 1'49
3 Et in unum Dominum KW, TM 4'27
4 Et incarnatus est Chor 3'14
5 Crucifixus Chor 2'54
6 Et resurrexit Chor 4'03
7 Et in Spiritum sanctum Dominum AM 5'39
8 Confiteor Chor 4'22
9 Et expecto Chor 2'17
10 III. Sanctus Chor 4'19
IV. Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona nobis pacem
11 Osanna in excelsis Chor 2'34
12 Benedictus RVM 4'07
13 Osanna in excelsis Chor 2'33
14 Agnus Dei TM 5'24
15 Dona nobis pacem Chor 2'59 |
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