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Mass in B minor

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Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 19:30
Sublime, outsized, all-embracing. Only superlatives will suffice to describe Bach’s Mass in B minor. At the end of his life, Bach brought his best and most beautiful pieces together in a single Mass. That was how Bach wanted to be remembered, and the Mass in B minor is his musical testament. Sublime, outsized, all-embracing“In between the awe-inspiring ‘Kyrie’ and the jubilant ‘Dona nobis pacem’ come nine totally unique arias and duets, fourteen impressive choral sections and a broad range of... Read full text

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Richard EgarrConductor
Johanna IhrigSopraan 1
Mary BevanSopraan 2
Helen CharlestonAlt
Guy CuttingTenor
Matthew BrookBas

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach
Mis in b klein, ‘Hohe Messe’, BWV 232
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