Bach - Mass in B minor, BWV 23: Dona nobis pacem | Collegium Vocale Gent

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From Concertgebouw Brugge:

Excerpt from the concert of the Collegium Vocale Gent, performing Bach‘s Mass in B minor, BWV 23.

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Johann Sebastian Bach “composed” his Mass in B Minor in his last years, although most of it wasmuch older, some of it written as early as 1724. Bach never witnessed a performance of the piece in its entirety, but it is doubtful if it was even intended for use in a service. It was simply too long for either Lutheran Leipzig or Dresden’s Catholic court. But the question of why it was composed is not important, given its reputation as “one of the greatest and most universal artworks in music history”.

Philippe Herreweghe: Conductor
Collegium Vocale Gent

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