Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor BWV 232
for Soli, Choir and Orchestra
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor BWV 232
for Soli, Choir and Orchestra
- Instrumentation Soloists, Mixed Choir and Orchestra
- Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
- Editor Johannes Muntschick
- Editor Christoph Wolff
- Edition Piano Reduction (Urtext)
- Publisher Edition Peters
- Order no. EP8736
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Description:
Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B minor BWV 232 is considered one of the most important works in music history and the composer's "opus ultimum". In this monumental setting of the complete Catholic Ordinary of the Mass, Bach combines a wide variety of stylistic periods to create a universal musical profession of faith. This Urtext version, edited by the renowned Bach experts Christoph Wolff and Johannes Muntschick, provides a scholarly and source-based foundation for performances. It enables choirs and orchestras to experience the complex architecture, the virtuoso solos and the overwhelming choruses of this masterpiece in their original form. The Mass in B minor is a timeless monument to human creativity, which continues to deeply move listeners and musicians worldwide with its tonal splendor and spiritual depth.