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Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

René Jacobs

Masses, Passions, Requiems - Released May 13, 2022 | harmonia mundi

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Without even mentioning the playing styles or instruments, this new version of the Mass in B is clearly a far cry from the grandiose austerity that prevailed in the 1960s and 70s. In fact, it’s almost directly opposed to the mental representation people had of Bach at the time. From the moment the RIAS-Kammerchor enters at the beginning of Kyrie, we’re encapsulated by their angelic, almost naïve tone, which tenderly reaches out to the listener. Not to mention the sheer adaptability of their voices in face of the lengthy, skilful melismas in the vocal score.  The feeling of elation shines through in this performance, recorded near Berlin in August 2021 for Harmonia Mundi. This new recording by René Jacobs follows on from an already established version in 1992 (reissued in 2006), with the same ensembles but with different soloists. The Belgian conductor has made three stark changes. Firstly, with regards to the chamber choir, he has omitted the soloists from the more archaic pieces of this work. Secondly, he retains the chamber choir but reduces its number for the “modern” pieces which require “gentle, moderate and amiable singing” according to the composer and theorist Michael Praetorius (1571-1621). Thirdly, in terms of the “external” soloists, they aren’t part of the choir and are assigned the virtuoso arias and duets, which they sing sporadically during the large choral pieces.  According to René Jacobs, this cast creates a homogenous whole which represents “the choir of believers, the image of humanity in all of its diversity”. In terms of instrumentals, the musicians of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin manage to avoid the pitfalls of a score which can be severely testing for soloists. A special mention goes to horn player Margherita Lulli—a name destined for baroque music! As a former countertenor, René Jacobs utilises a female voice (Dutch contralto Helena Rasker) in Agnus Dei, in line with historical practice. There are no trumpets or thundering timpani in these versions, which are entirely focused on worship and the joy of musical collaboration. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Harmonia Mundi

Sanso' Alessandro

Trance - Released July 1, 2021 | Fatal Brightness

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Harmonia Mundi Symphony No. 1

Vakhtang Matchavariani

Classical - Released June 11, 2021 | Vakhtang Matchavariani

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Biber: Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa

Les Passions de l'Âme

Classical - Released March 19, 2021 | deutsche harmonia mundi

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Biber: Harmonia Artificioso-Ariosa

Les Passions de l'Âme

Classical - Released March 19, 2021 | deutsche harmonia mundi

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Harmonia Mundi

Renato Di Prinzio

Classical - Released February 22, 2021 | Phorminx

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Beethoven: Missa solemnis, Op. 123

Freiburger Barockorchester

Masses, Passions, Requiems - Released January 29, 2021 | harmonia mundi

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Faced with the plethora of Beethoven recordings released in 2020, we expect more from some than from others, and this applies to this Missa Solemnis. An absolute masterpiece of Western music, it is conducted by René Jacobs, whose recent recording of Leonore (the first version of the opera Fidelio by the same Beethoven) conquered the musical world. Composed in 1824, the Missa, "a rough and uncomfortable work that leaves no room for narcissism in the singers" according to René Jacobs (and he would know what he is talking about!) is an older sister to the Ninth Symphony which shares the same faith in man over divinity. Recorded in Berlin in May 2019, this version packs as intense a gut-punch as a live concert. The understated and profound Kyrie brings shadow and meditation. Then, a surging explosive Gloria, a stirring call for peace and brotherhood, from the heart of all humanity presses this splendid performance onward. Without doubt, the RIAS Kammerchor has added one more stone to an edifice of recordings of the highest quality. In addition we are treated to an instrumental finale rarely heard and four soloists who contribute to the expressive power of the whole. All of Beethoven is here, with his idealism, his tenderness, and also his way of hammering out peace with mighty blows. As Goethe would have said “He would squash a fly with a rock”. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Haydn : Missa Cellensis, Hob. XXII:5

Doyle Justin

Classical - Released November 15, 2019 | harmonia mundi

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Joseph Haydn composed around 15 masses between 1748 and 1802. The Missa Cellensis in honorem Beatissimae Virginis Mariae, presented here in this new release from the Akademie für Alte Musik and the excellent RIAS-Kammerchor Berlin conducted by Justin Doyle, is better known by the later name Missa Sanctae Caeciliae ("Mass for Saint Cecilia"). It's the most vast of Haydn's masses and his only mass-cantata in the solemn Neapolitan style, whose numbers alternate between arias, ensembles and choirs. It seems that Haydn had intended the composition of this mass to be a great coup: it is a deft mix of the "modern" writing of his day and the "baroque" writing of his predecessors. In his monumental biography of the composer, Marc Vignal notes correctly that Haydn's masses are first-rate, not only set against the production of his quartets or symphonies, but also when set against the religious music of his times. This recording, taken at a June 2018 concert at the Berlin Konzerthaus, completes a RIAS-Kammerchor discography which is already rich in choral works but which hadn't yet tackled Haydn's masterpieces. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Yardani Torres Maiani - Asteria - harmonia nova #10

Yardani Torres Maiani

Classical - Released September 27, 2019 | harmonia mundi

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harmonia mundi Autumn-Winter 2019

Various Artists

Classical - Released September 13, 2019 | harmonia mundi

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Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas: Soleils couchants - harmonia nova #8

Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas

Classical - Released February 22, 2019 | harmonia mundi

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Marie Perbost: Une jeunesse à Paris - harmonia nova #7

Marie Perbost

Mélodies - Released February 22, 2019 | harmonia mundi

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Whether in classical mélodies, chanson or even operetta, Marie Perbost embodies the multiple ingredients of the musical discourse with incomparable sensuousness and poetry. An actress to the core, she has conceived this programme devoted to 'a Parisian youth' along with her chosen partners, skillfully mixing in a few 'hits' with rare and precious pieces — many of them very amusing.

This is harmonia mundi 2018

Various Artists

Classical - Released May 25, 2018 | harmonia mundi

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J.S. Bach : Mass in B Minor (Live in Paris)

William Christie

Masses, Passions, Requiems - Released March 9, 2018 | harmonia mundi

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harmonia mundi autumn-winter 2017

Various Artists

Classical - Released September 8, 2017 | harmonia mundi

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harmonia mundi spring-summer 2017

Various Artists

Classical - Released February 17, 2017 | harmonia mundi

harmonia mundi spring summer 2016

Various Artists

Classical - Released January 22, 2016 | harmonia mundi

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harmonia mundi autumn winter 2015

Various Artists

Classical - Released June 29, 2015 | harmonia mundi

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harmonia mundi - Gold 2013

Various Artists

Classical - Released December 2, 2013 | harmonia mundi

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The Phoenix Rising (The Carnegie Trust & the revival of Tudor Church Music / Le Carnegie UK Trust et le renouveau de la musique sacrée de l’époque Tudor)

Stile Antico

Sacred Vocal Music - Released July 29, 2013 | harmonia mundi

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