Bach - Mass in F major BWV 233 - Rademann | Netherlands Bach Society

The Mass in F major performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach. “Whatever the case, this mass is a Sonderweg in Bach’s music”, says conductor Christoph Rademann. The opening, a dignified Kyrie, is written in an old style à la Palestrina. Bach composed this Kyrie in Weimar already, The words of this first version were partly in German, and it demanded great creativity to translate it into a full Latin version.

Netherlands Bach Society
Hans-Christoph Rademann, conductor
Zsuzsi Tóth, soprano
Elsbeth Gerritsen, alto
Matthew Brook, bass

0:00 Kyrie (Coro)
4:52 Gloria (Coro)
10:16 Domine Deus (Aria)
13:42 Qui Tollis (Aria)
19:25 Quoniam (Aria)
23:57 Cum Sancto Spiritu (Coro)

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0:07 Kyrie (Coro)
4:52 Gloria (Coro)
10:16 Domine Deus (Aria)
13:42 Qui Tollis (Aria)
19:25 Quoniam (Aria)
23:57 Cum Sancto Spiritu (Coro)

[carloalbertoanzuini]

I am a Catholic, but not a practitioner, yet many aspects of the Protestant faith appeal to me very much. Bach's masses have a spiritual depth, which, in my opinion, go beyond the Catholic or Lutheran faith, the passion and love with which this excellent Dutch ensemble performs this music is already something in itself religious; the feeling with which this music is performed, whether believers or not, manages to touch the depths of the soul; it is therefore the religion of inner harmony that this music, written by Bach, manages to touch the deepest chords of our soul and the ensemble is able to create it thanks to the even visual and intuitive harmony that can be seen among the musicians themselves, that's harmony of souls. Thanks so much for your so beautiful performance and for sharing.

[robertmendonca-ersg]

I have been awestruck by these little Masses. They were written for the Lutheran liturgy. The great Miss in b-minor was written for use in Catholic circles. As a Catholic priest, I praise God that He has given such skill. Choral singing is one of the best and highest endeavors of humankind. May God grant special blessings to all who hear.

[Bachdude]

An absolute masterpiece! Thank you Netherlands Bach Society for creating such high quality content. How you guys dont have millions of subscribers is beyond me.

[judithwhitehouse]

Love this because of the horns - and was there ever such a glorious Gloria?!

[gonzaloabadias]

Bach´s Music is like a living river: it can be shorter or longer but it always carries water... There are no words to express so much inexhaustible inspiration... Oh, my Bach, I believe in you... Thank you AoB for this wonderful performance...

[frankfeldman]

The Kyrie is beyond heavenly, I can't even begin to wrap my mind around it.

[pedroluzdivina]

Conductor, musicians and singers have fun and enjoy themselves by performing Bach... Yes, the perfection exists... Thank you AOB for sharing.

[grahamnancledra]

A wonderful and exuberant celebration of the F major mass. Delightful performances by all and special congratulations to the Horn players. This is one of many favourite works of mine by JS Bach. Because of the horns I've secretly always called this the "Hunting" Mass. (My own title). I hope soon that the superb G Minor Mass will come our way from the Netherlands Bach Society. If the officers of the society read this then I offer my thanks for some wonderful performances discovered this year 2019, and I look forward to finding a lot more in the forthcoming year. Greetings from a very happy viewer and listener in Papua New Guinea.

[jorgeurzuaurzua]

A perfect rendition of a less known work by JS Bach. this is a Missa Brevis, apparently written for lutheran liturgical services. Bach often used music from previous works, apparently this was the case with the F major Mass, using pieces from previous cantatas. The interpretation of the Netherlands Bach Society is as usual impeccable. Many thanks.

[trevjr]

Never knew this existed, fantastic music. Like finding a treasure, a miracle of music. Performance is excellent.

[tomfilipiak]

Best musicianship. Delightful. Thank you for practicing, performing, and recording these pieces so we can watch and listen to these Bach pieces. Stunningly excellent. Bach is smiling down from heaven!

[markmiller]

Absolutely beautiful and inspiring, everyone! I needed this today, especially with all of the craziness going on in my country (USA) and around the world of course.

[aurora_stream]

22:02 is such a gorgeous sequence. The baroque master really had an appreciation of when to use the circle of fifths progression. Absolutely beautiful

[davidcarreno]

El solista de oboe es un músico espectacular... Bueno y todos los que tocan y cantan también muy expresivos. Qué música tan sobrecogedora.

[michaelcassidy]

A really lovely performance, the Gloria is sublime. Well done NBS. And well done JS Bach!

[porcinet]

at 25'37" the clarity of that colaratura in the sopranos - good lord that is artistry

[PompousPicard]

Man, that opening melody the strings play in the Domine … I remember being awestruck the first time I heard it. So light, so sublime. Truly excellent performance!👌

[notaire]

Wunderschöne und tiefempfundene Aufführung dieser kompakten und perfekt komponierten Messe mit gut harmonisierten und perfekt synchronisierten Tönen aller historischen Instrumente sowie mit herrlichen Stimmen aller genialen Solisten und perfekt vereinigten Stimmen des ausgezeichneten Chors. Die Solo-Barockoboe klingt besonders schön und echt eindrucksvoll. Der geniale Maestro leitet alles im gut phrasierten Tempo und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Alles ist bewundernswert!

[jamesgibson]

These singers are very lucky to be very talented to sing like this ! As a very amateur bass, I am very envious !