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Bach: Mass in B-Windsbacher Knabenchor Chorus/Choir, Karl-Friedrich Beringer Conductor
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Karl-Friedrich Beringer's 1994 recording of the B minor Mass has many elements that make it a standout performance. Beringer's adherence to authentic performance practice makes for a reading notable for its clarity, transparency, and light touch, but it never lacks gravity. One of the things that makes this performance exceptional is the use of a youth choir, the Windsbacher Knabenchor, rather than a standard choir made up entirely of mature voices. The combination of the purity and straight tone of the trebles with the fresh sound of the young men taking the tenor and bass parts makes for a clean, attractive choral blend. The young singers, rigorously trained in the tradition of German youth choirs, are more than up to the daunting technical demands of Bach's contrapuntally complex writing, and they perform fearlessly. The Crucifixus, in particular, is a model of secure and focused choral singing. There is some disconnect between the youthfulness of the chorus and the maturity of the soloists. Beringer employs only one soprano soloist, rather than the traditional two, apportioning the three solo women's parts between a soprano and an alto. The result is a preponderance of movements with Ingeborg Danz's very secure, but weighty alto, which in contrast to the choir sounds inappropriately matronly, where in a more traditional performance with five soloists and an adult choir, she would sound marvelous. With tenor Markus Schäfer and baritone Thomas Quasthoff, the contrast is less pronounced because of the freshness and unmannered quality of the singing and the athleticism of Quasthoff's voice. Rondeau's sound is well balanced and clear, with an appropriate amount of resonance. © Stephen Eddins, All Music Guide
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerMass in B-, BWV232 Work
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Christine Schäfer Soprano,
Trompetenensemble Läubin Ensemble,
Thomas Quasthoff Bass,
Stefan Gagelmann Kettle Drums,
Markus Schafer Tenor,
Ingeborg Danz Alto,
Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss Ensemble,
Windsbacher Knabenchor Chorus/Choir,
Karl-Friedrich Beringer Conductor
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| 1 | 1a.Kyrie eleison 1 | 9:15 |
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| 2 | 1b.Christe eleison | 5:08 |
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| 3 | 1c.Kyrie eleison 2 | 3:22 |
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| 4 | 2a.Gloria in excelsis Deo | 6:08 |
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| 5 | 2c.Gloria: Laudamus te | 4:13 |
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| 6 | 2d.Gloria: Gratias agimus tibi | 3:02 |
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| 7 | 2e.Gloria: Domine Deus | 5:54 |
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| 8 | 2f.Gloria: Qui tollis peccata mundi | 3:26 |
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| 9 | 2g.Gloria: Qui sedes ad dexteris Patris | 3:26 |
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| 10 | 2h.Gloria: Quoniam tu solus sanctus | 5:15 |
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| 11 | 2i.Gloria: Cum Sancto Spiritu | 3:57 |
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| 1 | 3a.Credo in unum Deo | 1:48 |
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| 2 | 3b.Credo: Patrem omnipotentem | 2:04 |
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| 3 | 3c.Credo: Et in unum Dominum | 4:44 |
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| 4 | 3d.Credo: Et incarnatus est | 3:13 |
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| 5 | 3e.Credo: Crucifixus | 2:29 |
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| 6 | 3f.Credo: Et resurrexit | 4:01 |
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| 7 | 3g.Credo: Et in Spiritum Sanctum | 5:10 |
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| 8 | 3h.Credo: Confiteor | 6:40 |
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| 9 | 4a.Sanctus | 5:30 |
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| 10 | 4b.Osanna 1 | 2:41 |
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| 11 | 4c.Benedictus | 3:52 |
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| 12 | 4d.Osanna 2 | 2:34 |
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| 13 | 5a.Agnus Dei | 6:00 |
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| 14 | 5b.Dona nobis pacem | 3:11 |
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