Prom 63: Bach - Mass in B minor
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, a performance of Bach's celebrated Mass in B minor, with William Christie conducting his Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants.
Live at 大象传媒 Proms: Les Arts Florissants and William Christie perform Bach's Mass in B minor.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Bach: Mass in B minor
Katherine Watson (soprano)
Tim Mead (countertenor)
Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor)
Andr茅 Morsch (baritone)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (conductor)
During the last four years of his life, Johann Sebastian Bach worked on a piece that he knew would represent the summation of his life's work. In the end, the material of Bach's almighty Mass in B minor was almost two decades in the making - a compilation of some of his finest vocal music woven together with startlingly original new music born of acute inspiration.
William Christie conducts Bach's Mass with a quartet of soloists and his own ensemble Les Arts Florissants, known for its historically informed and infectiously exciting performances of Baroque music.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor BWV 232
Performer: Katherine Watson. Performer: Tim Mead. Performer: Reinoud Van Mechelen. Performer: Andr茅 Morsch. Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie. -
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French suite for keyboard no. 3 (BWV.814) in B minor [complete]
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Partita for violin solo no. 3 (BWV.1006) in E major [complete]
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- Thu 1 Sep 2016 19:30大象传媒 Radio 3
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