Missae breves
Alex Potter, Daniel Perez, Jan Börner
- Label
- JSB
- Catalogue number
- HMC 901939.40
- EAN / barcode
- 794881835225
- Release date
- 10 May 2007
- Format
- Digital
- Type
- Album
More info
There are different settings of the Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach. The most famous is certainly the Mass in B minor, the so-called "Catholic" version. The Lutheran service would not have used this. Different were the shorter Kyrie Gloria Masses, which were sung in Latin on feast days in Leipzig in the Thomaskirche and the Nikolaikirche. Unlike other reformers, Luther broke much less harshly with the liturgy of the pre-Reformation period.
The great attraction of Johann Sebastian Bach's short Gloria Masses lies in the fact that they show us the mature and experienced musician at work in the elegant compositional style of his time - the 1730s. The fact that neither the well-known polyphony nor the deep roots in the Lutheran tradition are neglected, indeed, that even chorale content finds its way into the Mass parts, is in turn the unique feature of Bach's combinatorial genius. In short: catchy, generally cheerful music, but with the usual quality standards, especially where earlier compositions have been "recycled" - for Bach must have greatly valued these pieces.
Tracklist
- 01 Missa in A-dur, BWV 234: Ia. Kyrie 03:05
- 02 Missa in A-dur, BWV 234: Ib. Christe eleison 01:55
- 03 Missa in A-dur, BWV 234: Ic. Kyrie II 01:38
- 04 Missa in A-dur, BWV 234: II. Gloria 05:25
- 05 Missa in A-dur, BWV 234: III. Domine Deus 06:00
- 06 Missa in A-dur, BWV 234: IV. Qui tollis peccata mundi 06:46
- 07 Missa in A-dur, BWV 234: V. Quoniam tu solus 03:50
- 08 Missa in A-dur, BWV 234: VI. Cum Sancto Spiritu 03:25
- 09 Missa in G-dur, BWV 236: I. Kyrie 03:30
- 10 Missa in G-dur, BWV 236: II. Gloria 04:51
- 11 Missa in G-dur, BWV 236: III. Gratias 04:42
- 12 Missa in G-dur, BWV 236: IV. Domine Deus 04:40
- 13 Missa in G-dur, BWV 236: V. Quoniam 05:29
- 14 Missa in G-dur, BWV 236: VI. Cum Sancto Spiritu 03:50
- 15 Missa in g-moll, BWV 235: I. Kyrie 07:32
- 16 Missa in g-moll, BWV 235: II. Gloria 02:55
- 17 Missa in g-moll, BWV 235: III. Gratias 03:21
- 18 Missa in g-moll, BWV 235: IV. Domine Fili 05:57
- 19 Missa in g-moll, BWV 235: V. Qui tollis 04:14
- 20 Missa in g-moll, BWV 235: VI. Cum Sancto Spiritu 04:14
- 21 Missa in F-dur, BWV 233: I. Kyrie 03:38
- 22 Missa in F-dur, BWV 233: II. Gloria 05:01
- 23 Missa in F-dur, BWV 233: III. Domine Deus 03:27
- 24 Missa in F-dur, BWV 233: IV. Qui tollis 05:01
- 25 Missa in F-dur, BWV 233: V. Quoniam 03:50
- 26 Missa in F-dur, BWV 233: VI. Cum Sancto Spiritu 02:31
Source: MusicBrainz