Masses 1

EDITORIAL REVIEWS
This is an extremely notable first American recording of these masses by J.S. Bach, performed by the critically acclaimed American early-music group, the Washington Bach Consort.

The success of Bach's B-minor Mass has obscured a number of his shorter masterpieces of the same genre. Written in the 1730s (when Bach was in his 40s, these masses -- which consist only of a Kyrie and Gloria setting -- could be performed in both Catholic and Lutheran liturgies. Sometimes misleadingly called "The Lutheran Masses," Bach used them to gain recognition from the Catholic court of Dresden, which bestowed upon him the title "Electoral Saxon and Royal Polish Court Compositeur." Later, he was to take one of these masses and expand it into the full B-minor Mass so popular today.

The booklet contains notes by Christoph Wolff, a leading Bach scholar, tracing the history of these less-familiar masses and placing them in the context of the B-minor Mass and other works by Bach.





REVIEW
"Extraordinarily beautiful in its vitality and emotional impact.J. Reilly Lewis has raised this group to a world-class ensemble." -- The Washington Post, Cecelia Porter

"The Washington Bach Consort provides one of our happier and more ingenious escapes from workday pressures.they are always fulfilling." -- The Washington Post, Tim Page

ABOUT THE ARTIST
The Washington Bach Consort, directed by J.Reilly Lewis, is one of America's leading Bach ensembles, having recently performed the entire 5-year cycle of Bach cantatas. For more than a quarter century, The Washington Bach Consort has been unwaveringly committed to the study and performance of the miraculous vocal and instrumental works of J.S. Bach and his Baroque contemporaries. They perform a minimum of five subscription series concerts per season in area churches and concert halls such as the Kennedy Center and the Washington National Cathedral.

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