05 Gloria in excelsis Deo!

"Gloria in excelsis, Deo!" from the 2000 performance of the Mass in B minor (BWV 232) for the conclusion of Bachfest 2000, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the composer's death.

From the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig, Germany
Thomaskantor Georg Christoph Biller (the 16th since Bach)
The Thomanerchor
The Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soli Deo Gloria!

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Music

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• bach
• classical
• mass
• minor
• johann
• sebastian
• biller
• thomaskirche

[Moisa68]

Bach nedd only 1:51 to prove that he was the biggest genius of all times.

[leveret2]

@wcbroccoli this is how latin is pronounced anywhere if pronounced correctly

[basicaa]

Light looked down and saw darkness. “I will go there,” said light. Peace looked down and saw war. “I will go there,” said Peace. Love looked down and saw hatred. “I will go there,” said Love. So He, the Lord of Light, the Prince of Peace, the King of Love, came down and crept in beside us.

[Metallica102938]

ROFL the director at the end

[Cucubau1018]

@lukapentsi and still, Harry Potter is present at 1:38 :))

[AhamBrahman]

dear fucking god. This is truly glorious. Bach blows the mind open.

[numberonefergiefan]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEIR FACES

[merlin17022008]

einfach wunderbar !!!

[lukapentsi]

This is older than Harry Potter, lol, it goes deeper in a very old tradition. It is the choir in continuous tradition that once was directed by Johann Sebastian Bach. The Thomas choir of Leipzig. This is one of the German choirs with a long,a very long music tradition. Actually one of the oldest. They will celebrate their 800 th birthday in 2012. The directing Thomas cantor you see being in a direct line with his successor Bach. You are listening to living music history... Enjoy.

[wcbroccoli]

@OhEmGee215 Oh, but you were rather more specific in your original observation. You didn't just say "they look like harry potter." You said they look like [they're from] "Harry Potter" BECAUSE "they're wearing robes and glasses." But as I noted, none of them are wearing robes.

[OhEmGee215]

@wcbroccoli well watever dont need to be so specific i just said they look like harry potter

[wcbroccoli]

@OhEmGee215 What robes? The sopranos and altos are wearing 19th c. sailor suits. The tenor and basses are wearing suits.