Notes and Editorial Reviews
It was a real treat to revisit this recording—to be reminded how exuberant the celebratory sections, how crisply articulated both the choral and orchestral performances, how perfectly calibrated and lively the tempos, how buoyant the spirit of the playing and singing. And the solo singing is pretty fine too. Made in Berlin’s Jesus-Christus-Kirche in 1993 and originally released on Philips, the production offers superb sound that conveys a natural presence of singers and instruments while capturing proper balances among the various performance components—there’s a surprising vibrancy to the sound that I don’t recall from the original recording. Of course, every CD collection should have at least one solid, invigorating Bach Magnificat, but
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this set also features the four rarely heard “missae”, which although mostly parodied from other works offer many lovely moments such as the “Qui tollis peccata mundi” aria from BWV 234, affectingly sung here by Barbara Bonney. Strongly recommended.
-- David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com
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Works on This Recording
1.
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Barbara Bonney (Soprano),
Birgit Remmert (Mezzo Soprano),
Rainer Trost (Tenor),
Olaf Bär (Baritone)
Conductor:
Peter Schreier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus,
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1728-1731; Leipzig, Germany
2.
Missa brevis in F major, BWV 233 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Olaf Bär (Baritone),
Barbara Bonney (Soprano),
Birgit Remmert (Mezzo Soprano),
Rainer Trost (Tenor)
Conductor:
Peter Schreier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus,
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: after 1735; Leipzig, Germany
3.
Missa brevis in A major, BWV 234 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Olaf Bär (Baritone),
Barbara Bonney (Soprano),
Birgit Remmert (Mezzo Soprano),
Rainer Trost (Tenor)
Conductor:
Peter Schreier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus,
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: after 1735; Leipzig, Germany
4.
Missa brevis in G minor, BWV 235 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Olaf Bär (Baritone),
Barbara Bonney (Soprano),
Birgit Remmert (Mezzo Soprano),
Rainer Trost (Tenor)
Conductor:
Peter Schreier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus,
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: after 1735; Leipzig, Germany
5.
Missa brevis in G major, BWV 236 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Olaf Bär (Baritone),
Barbara Bonney (Soprano),
Birgit Remmert (Mezzo Soprano),
Rainer Trost (Tenor)
Conductor:
Peter Schreier
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin RIAS Chamber Chorus,
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: after 1735; Leipzig, Germany
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