Messe in h-Moll = Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (Study score) Joseph Renner Performance in this form does

Performance in this form does not contradict Telemann’s concept of his composition

unser Heiland - Frühfassung BWV 665a

A first recording of this version

is a more or less strongly evident tendency towards contrapuntal writing

It deals with the conflict between Dread (contralto) and Hope (tenor) in the face of death

Messe in h-Moll = Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (Study score) Joseph Renner Performance in this form doesBach's B minor Mass is among the greatest and most ambitious works of all time. The various stages of composition of the Mass occupied the composer for over two decades: beginning with the Sanctus (1724), by way of the "Missa" of 1733, to the remaining movements of the Ordinary, which were composed during his last years. Thus the Mass, in its wealth of forms with arias, duets, as well as concertante and fugal choruses, displays the essence of Bachs