B Minor Mass, BWV 232 (Messe in h-Moll)
by Johann Sebastian Bach
SSATB - Sheet Music

SSATB vocal soli, SSAATTBB choir, 2 flute, 3 oboe/2 oboe d'amore, 2 bassoon, horn, 3 trumpet, timpani, 2 violin, viola, basso continuo

SKU: CA.3123203

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ulrich Leisinger. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal; Carus sheet music series: Vocal scores XL. Innovative practice aids, Masses, Latin, Lent and Passiontide. Vocal score. BWV 232. Duration 100 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.232/03. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3123203).

ISBN 9790007143398. Language: Latin.

Bach's B minor Mass is among the greatest and most ambitious works of all time. The various stages of composition of the Mass occupied the composer for over two decades: beginning with the Sanctus (1724), by way of the "Missa" of 1733, to the remaining movements of the Ordinary, which were composed during his last years. Thus the Mass, in its wealth of forms with arias, duets, as well as concertante and fugal choruses, displays the essence of Bach's skill and personal style. The "greatest musical work of art of all times and all peoples" (to quote the enthusiastic Hans Georg Nageli, who first edited the Mass in 1818) and one of the most demanding choral works in the repertoire is presented by Frieder Bernius, the Kammerchor Stuttgart and the Barockorchester Stuttgart in a stellar recording based on the principles of historical performance practice (Carus 83.211). Awarded the Gramophone - Editor's Choice. Score available separately - see item CA.3123200.