Messe en si mineur · H-Moll BWV 232

N°135

€25

Bach's Mass in B minor, composed between 1733 and 1749, stands as a pinnacle of Baroque sacred music. Under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner and with the Monteverdi Choir, this filmed performance in the Royal Chapel of the Château de Versailles beautifully showcases the grandeur of this masterpiece.More details

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
MESSE EN SI MINEUR · H-MOLL
BWV 232

Hilary Cronin · Bethany Horak-Hallett · Sarah Denbee · Reginald Mobley · Nick Pritchard · Jonathan Hanley · Dingle Yandell

Monteverdi Choir · English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

If Bach had written only the Mass in B minor, he would be considered the leading composer of sacred music in the Baroque period. Composed between 1733 and 1749, on the eve of his death, this Great Mass is a musical testament for posterity : the most accomplished synthesis of the aesthetics that Bach mastered to perfection, but also an anthology of his sacred work, with its perfectly mastered architecture. John Eliot Gardiner delivers a sensitive reading of this pinnacle of Western music, which he has frequented for half a century, with irresistible energy and compelling beauty. The Monteverdi Choir, undoubtedly the best choir in the world, delivers an extraordinary musical performance. This exceptional moment, fi lmed in the Chapelle Royale at the Château de Versailles, sumptuously captures the majesty of this masterpiece of sacred art.

Show filmed at the Royal Chapel of Versailles on April 8th 2023.

Booklet French/English/German - Duration : 1h51