J.S. Bach : Messe in H- Moll - Marc Minkowski - Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble - 2008.

J.S. Bach : Messe in H- Moll - Marc Minkowski - Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble - 2008.

J.S. Bach : Messe in H Moll

Lucy Crowe : Soprano I

Joanne Lunn : Soprano I

Julia Lezhneva : Soprano II

Blandine Staskiewicz : Soprano II

Nathalie Stutzmann : Alto

Terry Wey : Alto

Colin Balzer : Tenor

Marcus Brutscher : Tenor

Christian Immler : Bass

Luca Tittoto : Bass

Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble

Marck Minkowski : Director

Total Time : 2CDs : 101'min

Recorded in July 2008 during the Via Stellae Festival in San Domingos

de Bonaval Church, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Reviews :

BBC music magazine : September 2009

Gramophone Music Magazine : July 2009

“The adrenalin and excitement is real, and there’s lovely colouring from brass and wind.” The Times, 20th June 2009 ****

“Using forces identical in number to those in The Gabrieli Consort's St Matthew Passion, Minkowski delivers an elegant reading with as many reflective largos as lickety-spit allegros.” The Independent on Sunday, 14th June 2009

“Marc Minkowski chose his 10 international soloists - who combine to sing the choral sections - with infinite care. Their balance is superb, aided by his sensitive direction of the sublime Musiciens du Louvre who never overwhelm the vocal lines. Among many glorious moments the "Et Incarnatus est" and "Crucifixus" stand out as particular peaks of perfection” The Observer, 14th June 2009

“Minkowski’s Bach is less mannered than his Handel, but there is drama and brilliance in the singing and playing he encourages from his period-style forces. Highly collectable.” Sunday Times, 5th July 2009 ****

“...the shifting permutations of colours constantly take you by surprise. The end result is as much a celebration of the joy of music-making as a hymn to the glory of God. Wonderful and highly recommended.” The Guardian, 17th July 2009 *****

"Twentieth century scholarship has uncovered information about performances of individual movements of the Mass during the composer's lifetime indicating that, in spite of its length, Bach intended it to be a chamber piece for small vocal and instrumental ensembles... Whatever impact of massed voices that's lost here is more than compensated by the coherence of the small ensemble sound, which has a surprising grandeur at the moments where it is required... The sound is intimate and clean, allowing the vocal and instrumental details to emerge with clarity and brilliance. The CD would make a fine introduction to the Mass and should be of strong interest to listeners who already love it." -All Music Guide

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Tracklist :

CD: 1-2 : J.S. Bach : Messe in H- Moll - Marc Minkowski - Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble - 2008.

01. Kyrie eleison [0:09:58.18]

02. Christe eleison [0:05:07.22]

03. Kyrie eleison II [0:02:57.62]

04. Gloria in excelsis Deo [0:01:30.98]

05. Et in terra pax [0:04:59.05]

06. Laudamus te [0:04:10.53]

07. Gratias agimus tibi [0:02:37.25]

08. Domine Deus [0:05:41.18]

09. Qui tollis peccata mundi [0:03:37.09]

10. Qui sedes ad dextram patris [0:04:44.40]

11. Quoniam tu solus sanctus [0:04:26.33]

12. Cum Sancto Spiritu [0:03:34.78]

CD: 2-2 : J.S. Bach : Messe in H-Moll - Marc Minkowski - Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble - 2008.

01. Credo in unum Deum [0:01:34.76]

02. Patrem omnipotentem [0:01:45.50]

03. Et in unum Dominum [0:04:24.02]

04. Et incarnatus est [0:03:28.37]

05. Crucifixus [0:03:03.12]

06. Et resurrexit [0:03:45.64]

07. Et in spiritum sanctum Dominum [0:04:52.62]

08. Confiteor [0:03:44.41]

09. Et expecto [0:01:58.12]

10. Sanctus [0:05:03.24]

11. Osanna [0:02:37.50]

12. Benedictus [0:04:28.26]

13. Osanna II [0:02:44.94]

14. Agnus Dei [0:06:30.05]

15. Dona nobis pacem [0:03:39.78]