Bach: Mass in B Minor

[SiTaE05]

i had goosebumps all over while listening to this. great music!

[heidiegirl]

That's so beautiful, it brought me to tears.

[OrangeAni]

Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass?~~~Michael Torke~~~

[Nick83Fairfax]

I love the BBC's comment: "Close to being an act of worship". It was written and intended to be performed as an ACT of WORSHIP! That's why it's called a MASS!!!

[davlor86]

Bach is my favourite choral work composer!

[HammerOvThor]

Bach renewed my faith in god. Seriously.

[hobotent]

Noooo! Where did the rest of the movements go? Nooo! I was saving them for later! Stupid me, I should have watched them all when I had the chance!

[SpazzzDog]

Ah yes, I've been there, Notre Dame.

[shadowphanx]

'As you can see, it is not an ordinary occurrence and would not have happened had any ingredient been left out: exhaustion, bias in the belief complexes, attention from an Orion entity, and the metaphysical nature of that particular set of words.'

[shadowphanx]

'This entity has an intense devotion to the teachings and example of the one it calls Jesus. This entity then vibrates in song a most demanding version, called The Mass in B Minor by Bach, of this exemplary votive complex of sound vibrations. The entity is consciously identifying with each part of this Mass. Only thusly was the chink made available. '

[HammerOvThor]

Bach IS god. Before He was alive, when people died, they just went to a big waiting room in the sky to wait for Him to get back to heaven.

[azizdad]

who is that countertenor

any thing of him here on utube/????????

[kwieciasty]

his name is Daniel Taylor. his Bach renditions are really good

[holapeople24]

i sung this before

[serenaluce]

Bach is great! Very, very beautiful pieces of music! I also like very much this amazing Daniel Taylor's voice with his "ethereal" timbre! A rare opportunity to see him. Thanks for posting.

[Shoeygirl90]

How the heck is that possible that that dude is sing opera in the sound of a womens voice. Like wow that is talent if you can pull that off. Ha ha.

[olialto7]

Not a woman's voice, he's using falsetto. Like the Beeges, or Justin Timberlake, only much much better. Type 'countertenor' into any search engine, you'll find thousands upon thousands.

[Lso]

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[cinemadelica]

Thanks for posting this. Just ordered the DVD--it sounds like an amazing performance.

[9Rayvik9]

Stop being so pompous. You really are the epitome of Christians the whole world round aren't ya?

[Revelation181]

BBC says it is "almost like a worship service"???

Uh, yeah. That's what a mass is, dummies.

This piece was written in reverence and awe to celebrate God in His Almighty work through the Lord Jesus Christ. So, yes, it is "like a worship service".

[dervlaann]

I'm an aetheist and I absolutely agree that this is utterly stupid of the BBC, sadly typical however, and if you can't appreciate why it was written and what inspired it go listen to "Best of Pan Pipes volume 3" from the service station.

[olialto7]

Not the BBC, but BBC music magazine, two entirely different organisations. It was a music review which was not talking about the Mass itself, but the nature of the performance. Not every live (or recorded) performance emphasises the religious nature of the work, most probably focus on the dramatic and expressive elements.

[staybeautiful101]

cum sancto spiritu for the WIN!

[kwieciasty]

ridiculous. i absolutely don't understand why they play on modern instruments.

[olialto7]

Well, why perform the mass at all? It's arguable that it wasn't intended for public performance by Bach anyway. And why not perform it in a German church? And where are the choir boys? Shouldn't the conductor be directing from the organ, or from a violin? Where are the priests? Why are women singing in church? Isn't it inauthentic to record the performance for DVD...?

[dominikhasekjr]

Wow. Nice...

No seriously, those are all valid points. But hey, if one extra person gets to see this because it was put on DVD, then I think it's worth the potential minutia that Bach would've had to put up with.

After all, Bach said, "The aim and final end of all music is the glory of the God and the refreshment of the soul."

I'm sure he would've been ok with it. :)

[Danman917]

What are you going to do about it?

[Cmey2k]

yes, but did you know it was never performed while he was alive? and he wrote it as a protestant for the woman his prince was marrying and he wrote it to show the Catholics and Protestants were together

[tenor9216]

why perform it ? Well it's extremely simple : because it's gorgeous music !!! and for what is of the choir boys, should I remind you that we're in 2009, and that SATB choirs composed of both men and women are extremely current. I think we should just appreciate this for the musical masterwork it is, and it is not at all more inauthentic to record this than any other type of music.

[janicezany]

Handyman120 (1 week ago) said:

"yes yes yes!!!

Cum Sancto Spiritu is one of my favorite moments in music."

And I say ditto, DITTO **DITTO**!!

[baldwalrus7]

I so thought that was a woman singing until they showed his face at 1:24. Whoops. :)

[saturne46]

Plusieurs parties de cette interprétation de John Nelson m'ont beaucoup plu. J'ai particulièrement aimé l'extraordinaire accord entre Deborah Nemtanu (violon supersoliste) et Joyce DiDonato dans le Laudamus te. Quelle force présente le DVD sur un simple CD à la vue de cette scène étonnante de connivence ! Quelle magnifique artiste que Deborah et quel son ! Bravo pour ce DVD.

[anorak64]

This performance of these extracts is perhaps a bit too fast, perhaps they had to do it at a faster tempo in order to fit it onto a single DVD (?). B minor Mass is a fabulous piece, our own choir performed it only last Sunday, 5 october - to a packed house and a standing ovation, here in Dublin (Ireland). Enjoy!!

[ingute1992]

in my opinion, it's too fast.

[janeym]

I am now understanding all the fuss about bach lol

[mattparsons2]

i like the counter-tenor part, and of course the trumpet part =) I'm working on the trumpet part for university.

[sswaring1]

WAY too fast

[Justino111]

this is not impressionism, my gosh. They play as if they were playing Debussy or what? too light...this is not Couperin either, for god's sake.

[che21chango07]

EL PADRE DE LA MUSICA.

[Norskyone]

El Padre Luterano de la musica!

[car2052]

Wasnt the last section of this recording the ending of the Cum Santo Spiritu?

[Handyman120]

yes yes yes!!!

Cum Sancto Spiritu is one of my favorite moments in music

[AlcyoneFletcher]

Beautiful. I love Bach's Mass in B Minor..

[HEADBANGING69]

I am blown away by the emotional intensity that is Bach. He was and is the greatest ever!

[prada19]

thaaa bombb!!

[ANarayan]

*wow*

[jimimjmji]

Ah, just a little teaser eh ;-)

[edu114]

Best!!! I Hope purchase DVD

[oossyy]

BACH is great!!!Hail BACH!!!