Messe in H-Moll - Bach, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus 1929-2016; Egmond, Max van 1936-; Erichson, Wolf 1928-2019; Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna, Austria); Concentus Musicus Wien (Vienna, Austria) (Hamburg Telefunken, 1968)
The inlay contains an extensive essay by Nikolaus Harnoncourt on the tradition of performance, intuition and knowledge, the number of performers, soloists, choral and orchestral sound, instrumentation of the Bach orchestra, articulation, tempo, a short history of interpretation of the mass, and remarks on the individual sections. Photographs show the instruments used and the performers during recording
Recorded at the Johann-Strauß-Saal in Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, April-May 1968
Erstaufnahme des Weltmarktes mit Originalinstrumenten nach dem Autograph
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); H-Moll-Messe; Historically informed performance; Germany