Bach: Mass In B Minor - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (2 CDs)

Katherine Watson - SopranoTim Mead - CountertenorReinoud Van Mechelen - TenorAndré Morsch - BassLes Arts FlorissantsWilliam Christie - ConductorOne of the supreme monuments of western sacred music, the Mass in B minor has been constantly re-examined by successive generations of performers. The questions it raises for musicologists and conductors are many and varied; each of them strives to give his or her own reading with the necessary humility. It was in this frame of mind that William Christie tackled the work in the course of a memorable tour in 2016. These discs enshrine the result. Disc 1 I. Missa: Kyrie, Gloria 1 Kyrie eleison 9'53 2 Christe eleison 4'53 3 Kyrie eleison 3'16 4 Gloria in excelsis 1'42 5 Et in terra pax 4'53 6 Laudamus te 4'12 7 Gratias agimus tibi 2'39 8 Dominus Deus 4'58 9 Qui tollis peccata mundi 2'47 10 Qui sedes ad dextram Patris 4'24 11 Quoniam tu solus sanctus 4'35 12 Cum Sancto Spiritu 3'56 Disc 2 II. Symbolum Nicenum 1 Credo in unum Deum 1'57 2 Patrem