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Hohe Messe: Bach’s own ‘Best of’ playlist

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Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 14:15
The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall... Read full text

Keywords: Early Music, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Freiburger Barockorchester
Vox Luminis
Lionel MeunierLeader
Erika TandionoSoprano
Sophia FaltasSoprano
Victoria CassanoAlto
William SheltonTenor
Sebastian MyrusBass
Felix SchwandtkeBass

Program

Johann Sebastian BachMass in b minor, BWV 232 'Hohe Messe'
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