J. S. Bach – Messe h-Moll, BWV 232 (Auszüge)

UPC: 610 122 STEREO/MONO

Product Details: 

• Label: SOUDGLONA
• Format: LP, Stereo/Mono compatible
• Country: Germany
• Released: 1950 (documentary performance)
• Genre: Classical / Sacred Music

Product Features

• Excerpts from Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor, BWV 232
• Live 1950 documentary recording in the Thomaskirche, Leipzig
• Choirs: Thomanerchor Leipzig & Dresdner Kreuzchor
• Orchestra: Stadt- und Gewandhaus­orchester Leipzig
• Conductor: Günther Ramin
• Soloists: Gertrud Birmele (soprano), Lotte Wolf-Matthäus (alto)
• Continuo: Karl Richter (cembalo), Hannes Kästner (organ)

Overview

This rare 1950 live document commemorates the bicentenary of Bach’s death with powerful selections from his Mass in B minor. Ramin’s interpretation balances the Thomaskirche’s resonant acoustics with disciplined ensemble precision. Featuring the youthful clarity of the Thomanerchor alongside Dresden’s Kreuzchor and the Gewandhaus Orchestra, these excerpts—from the penitential Kyrie through the triumphant Sanctus and serene Agnus Dei—offer a vivid snapshot of mid-century Bach performance practice in Leipzig.

Track Listing

Side A

1. Kyrie I – 10:55
2. Christe eleison – 5:45
3. Kyrie II – 4:20
4. Cum Sancto Spiritu (Gloria) – 4:42

Side B

1. Confiteor (Credo) – 5:40
2. Et expecto resurrectionem (Credo) – 2:40
3. Sanctus – 5:24
4. Agnus Dei – 6:20
5. Dona nobis pacem – 3:50

Total duration: Side A approx. 25:42 • Side B approx. 23:54

Key Credits

• Conductor: Günther Ramin
• Soprano: Gertrud Birmele
• Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus
• Cembalo: Karl Richter
• Organ: Hannes Kästner
• Choirs: Thomanerchor Leipzig, Dresdner Kreuzchor
• Orchestra: Stadt- und Gewandhaus­orchester Leipzig

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