Bach - Mass in B minor BWV 232 - Van Veldhoven | Netherlands Bach Society

0:05 Kyrie eleison (Coro) 11:07 Christe eleison (Duetto) 15:56 Kyrie eleison (Coro) 19:43 Gloria in excelsis Deo (Coro) 21:25 Et in terra pax (Coro) 26:06 Laudamus te (Aria) 30:09 Gratias agimus tibi (Coro) 33:19 Domine Deus (Duetto) 38:39 Qui tollis (Coro) 41:39 Qui sedes (Aria) 45:50 Quoniam tu solus sanctus (Aria) 50:33 Cum Sancto Spiritu (Coro) 54:14 Credo in unum Deum (Coro) 56:13 Patrem omnipotentem (Coro) 58:15 Et in enum Dominim (Duetto) 1:02:38 Et incarnatus est (Coro) 1:05:52 Crucifixus (Coro) 1:08:58 Et resurrecit (Coro) 1:12:56 Et in Spiritum Sanctum (Aria) 1:18:13 Confiteor (Coro) 1:22:18 Et expecto (Coro) 1:24:30 Sanctus (Coro) 1:26:58 Pleni sunt caeli 1:29:19 Osanna in exelsis (Coro) 1:31:59 Benedictus qui venit (Aria) 1:36:22 Osanno in excelsis (Coro) 1:39:05 Agnus Dei (Aria) 1:45:17 Dona nobis pacem (Coro)

There is a joke among musicians here in Croatia. I apologise if it sounds sacrilegious, it's just a joke. When Mozart died Saint Peter welcomed him in Heaven and took him to meet God. As they slowly made their way Mozart was thrilled to hear the heavenly sounds of what he thought was the most beautiful music one could imagine. It was Heaven's choir and orchestra. Thinking this he met the Lord and the Lord said unto him: "Oh Mozart! I am very pleased you're here. You will be in charge of the ensemble." And Mozart, a little bit confused, responded: "I would be most honored, oh Lord. But... Do I deserve such a position? I mean, isn't Bach around somewhere?" And God looked at him calmly and said: "I'm Bach."

The Netherlands Bach Society was founded in 1921. Just to remind everybody that the Society celebrates its centenary this year. Happy Birthday!

I don't think I'm an atheist anymore.

I´ve whatched this video probably 50 times, and in every single one i think: "how could someone make art in such level of perfection?"

What a time to be alive. Flip on the computer, and enjoy one of the greatest performances of the greatest masses ever written. Anytime you want! Wonderful rendition, thank you, from Los Angeles!

As a 12 year old violin student, I remember telling my music master that this was the greatest piece of music ever written. I am now 74 years of age and i have never strayed from that insight shown all those years ago. Let's also give thanks to Felix Mendelssohn who worked diligently to bring back the wonderful music of JSB after a gap of nearly a century when it fell out of favour.

I have lost count of how many times my inner voice tells me that I won't survive another hour without Bach, especially this Mass, his other Masses and Oratorios. This brings back balance and the desire to live fully in this challenging and often very trying time. It is an endless source of comfort and inner peace. Thank you Johan Sebastian and thank you all musicians, engineers, operators and just everybody connected to this incredible project for providing this fantastic performance to the world!

I love how clearly you can hear all the voicing. Truly the audio engineers who worked on this are every bit as talented as these soloists!

The fact that this is free is absolutely shocking!

After a mere 10 minutes and 55 seconds... Twenty-four years of life with a tyrannically autistic son, the slow slow breakdown of married life, the stress, the fear, the denial, the repression of emotion - and yet the determination not to despair - all somehow revealed, dissolved and healed by the astonishing, heart-stopping, intensely redemptive beauty of this transcendentally penetrative music. Bach reaches in, takes hold of the soul, squeezes out the tears, and you are renewed. Don't give up; listen to Bach.

I just came across this astounding performance. It has saved me from drowning in the dark waters of this hellish year. I am a conductor who has been deprived of live music since the spring that never came. This sublime performance (perhaps the finest I have ever heard) has helped to beat back the despair and deprivation that still hovers over us all. That such beauty even exists in this world is the greatest of wonders!

Netherlands Bach Society - probably the best YouTube channel

Casually throwing one of the best interpretations of the B minor mass out there, why not 😀

Small choir. Baroque instruments. Inspired performance by all. Simply magnificent. Congratulations NBS.

Bach is officially my favorite composer, my favorite artist, my favorite everything in music. In the Netherlands Bach Society gave a superb performance and audio rendering here.

Sublime !!! In my opinion, Baroque was and is the pinnacle of all musical eras !! The complexity and perfection is just beyond the world !!!

I don't think I've ever heard a more moving combination of really flawless solo performances, inspired collaboration of individual instrumentalists with the soloists, and the orchestral and choral forces. This performance approaches perfection at every level and in every way.

I make no apologies for repeating that our World is so much richer because it was visited by Johann Sebastian Bach. I feel compelled to reiterate how these wonderful interpreters of his uplifting musical magic sound fresh to me, irrespective of how many times I listen to their awe-inspiring performances. Their originally interpreted, beautiful version of this magnificent Mass brings tears of joy to my eyes - and takes me to where I feel to be Heaven on Earth. Wonderful performance of yet another of the many musical miracles by the Master - which I simply cannot get enough of. I feel that the NBS rehearse every phrase until it simply cannot be further improved - thus culminating in performances which are about as close to perfection as what a group of Earthlings can hope to achieve. Many thanks to the Netherlands Bach Society of musical geniuses and most excellent interpreters of maestro Bach. I absolutely love your performances.

This is the best live recorded Mass in B minor I've ever heard. The audio engineer is a genius.