Bach - Mass in B minor BWV 232 (Karl Richter, 1969) - 1/14

[@eliasmasri9878]

Those first 40 seconds are just a portal to another dimension. It doesn’t matter how many times you listen to it, it never fails to elevate you to a higher world instantly.

[@thegoalfather9922]

at 4:07 bach enters heaven

[@rockyramsy]

The entire movement is incredible and what is even more incredible is that the whole movement is just two words repeated over and over again for 11 minutes

[@Retrographer]

I could say a lot, but i don't think that many would disagree that Richter and Bach in our times has been a match made i Heaven...

[@svukicmusic3854]

Karl Richter understands Bach like no-one else does - his work is paramount to my appreciation because for me, he truly brings Bach to life.

[@ariadne7646]

Completely agree.

[@brennanceltic]

To me Karl Richter in the reincarnation of Bach.....beginning with the deep understanding of Bach's music (not just simple understanding, Richter IS Bach's music) and ending with his appearance which reminds me every inch of J.S. Bach (just imaging the famous picture of Bach's without the wig and in a 20th century suit = Richter)

[@vickirosstudor490]

I agree as well. Gardiner is wonderful but Richter’s interpretations of Bach is mesmerizing and masterful. Almost as if her knew Bach personally in a previous life.

[@SlateFx]

His staging his perfect also, the majestic church interior really exemplifies every quality that Bach imprinted on his music. The introduction of the long establishing shot in time with the start of the voices at 2:50, then the super well paced zoom as the music unfolds and develops. He understood how to make something epic, and it really compliments the epic, cerebral music.

[@tatalito]

Gardiner is another one,a GREAT one.

[@eliasmasri9878]

I have listened to this over and over for years at this point, and it still never fails to awe me. It is like a very complicated Rubik’s cube which Johann Sebastian Bach has solved unlocking the door to heaven.

[@SlateFx]

Amazing way to put it. The harmonic puzzle that needs to be solved to create such a large-scale, dramatic and comprehensive fugue with such an obtuse, chromatic subject is too tricky and complex to even contemplate, yet like everything in music, Bach makes it look completely easy and natural, like someone just breathing.

[@AikiNickAMV2]

One of the most beautiful compositions ever written performed by one of the best conductors to have ever lived! Divine is a very appropriate word indeed...

[@jaikee9477]

Not "one of the greatest", but by a large margin the greatest and most influencial composer of all time. That's not a matter of opinion, but a fact comfirmed by Beethoven, Mozart, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, etc.

[@WillyyKW]

@@jaikee9477 I think that Matthaüs Passion is better.

[@jonathanspruance4502]

@@jaikee9477 Yes - Bach is by far the greatest composer of all time.

[@_Athanos]

​@@jaikee9477 It's not a fact at all, just so you know Beethoven held both Mozart and especially Händel in higher esteem than Bach, Mozart said a lot about Bach but quite often it was about his son CPE Bach, Wagner loved Bach but it doesn't seem like he did more than he liked Mozart (his quotes about both composers are at a similar level of praise), Brahms admired Beethoven more than Bach and Tchaikovsky didn't even consider Bach to be a great genius... This is to say that what you're claiming is wrong and that in the end Bach was a pretty normal composer with his strengths and his flaws, and that there's nothing inherently and objectively better about him compared to other composers who did admire him but not more than they admired other great composers.

[@Cantbuyathrill]

Mighty, mighty, mighty Bach. Mathematical & passionate at the same time.The sound of the spheres.

[@annamcancarini6953]

"Karl Richter is the voice of Bach, he had the ability to breathe new life into music and to animate the score on the basis of a magisterial technique by the instrumenalists, the voices and the conductor: he rejected pseudo-historicism, for him playing on an old instrument doesn't grant a better music if the piece is not fully thought and felt". This was his aesthetic and for that his interpretations are everlasting.

[@vickirosstudor490]

Whenever I begin to doubt there is a God, I listen to Bach and I’m quickly reminded that a creator must exist.

[@anabeatrizgirao7505]

And He is Bach ❤

[@dabedwards]

How wonderful to hear such a majestic large scale performance, after so many years of purist insistence on minimal forces and period instruments. Both have their place, but in terms of sheer visceral appeal, this cannot be beaten. This recording from the early days of colour television is of remarkable quality, although the bulky cameras must have caused difficulties. The absence of a close shot of the trumpets in the first part of the Gloria (later remedied) is regrettable. And the female singers have quite extraordinary hairdos! They look as if they are carved from wood.

[@santinabellino6866]

Je..je.. era la epocs

[@dcomea]

Memorabile! Non c'è paragone possibile.Chiunque vorrà provarci dovrà confrontarsi con questa interpretazione.

[@georgiyyachshenko5316]

Космос ! Музыка на века. Музыка Баха может заставит чувствовать себя маленькой песчинкой в руках Создателя. Спасибо, что выложили это произведение.

[@michelefavro694]

Karl Richter, Il vero conduttore di Bach in assoluto.

[@santinabellino6866]

Verfad yo cante la misa CON EL. INOLVIDABLE MAESTRO.

[@vickirosstudor490]

This was probably Bach’s most ambitious attempt at counterpoint. By this time in his life he had completely owned and mastered it. Only he could have woven such a rich tapestry! There are so many moving parts. This work is and always will be breathtakingly remarkable.

[@CryptoBill777]

@@carsonwall2400 try listening in higher definition. By that I mean a good dose of weed can improve your hearing by an order of magnitude. Mushrooms, LSD and cactus can improve your hearing in ways you can't even imagine. I'm a better listener while sober because them.

[@imahvi]

If you haven't already, try Rachmaninov's Vespers (Sveshnikov version from 1965). I'm positive it will transport you to another dimension.

[@carsonwall2400]

What about the 6 part fugue from the musical offering or Contrapunctus 11?

[@hoon_sol]

@@CryptoBill777: Is that what drug addicts tell themselves these days? I can assure you: cannabis will absolutely not improve your hearing in any way whatsoever. Try listening to this after having been completely sober for a long time; that's the highest definition you'll get.

[@hoon_sol]

@@carsonwall2400: I'm not a big fan of the _The Musical Offering_ at all, but _The Art of Fugue_ on the other hand I definitely agree was probably the pinnacle of Bach's compositional prowess rather than this; this comes in at a close second, though.

[@ausalmadebetur5981]

Nuestro padre Bach siempre sublime...

[@eliasmasri9878]

The solemn grandeur and ethereal beauty are immediately captivating, drawing me into a profound spiritual experience. Bach's masterful manipulation of harmony and counterpoint creates a sonic tapestry of unparalleled complexity and emotional depth, elevating the simple plea for mercy to a sublime artistic achievement.

[@FabienSauveur]

Divin, véritablement divin. Merci beaucoup pour cette version....

[@TurbojugendJoe]

Thank you so much for posting. Bach's mass is one of the greatest works of all time! Karl Richter was his best servant!

[@jaikee9477]

"Bach's mass in B minor is the Mont-Blanc, the highest peak in all of western music" - Franz Liszt

[@quigglyz]

@@chinesecitizen8671 Liszt was an expert. We can probably trust him.

[@FriendlyCroock]

Yeah... well I disagree.

[@tarquin161234]

I think this is the greatest piece of music I have ever heard. Perfect in every way. I sincerely love Bach. I actually think the most impressive moment in this piece is the interlude of sorts at 6:25. It might seem simple at first, but I really think it demonstrates absolute mastery of storytelling. He knew that at this point in time the brain would naturally need a break from the flow, so instead of just writing a full stop and moving onto something else (as almost every other (lesser) composer would do) he had the genius and imagination to put this section in, just long enough for listeners to have a cough and a fidget, and then bringing it back in full intensity for another five minutes, and the whole time just repeating the same simple pattern. Absolute music and storytelling mastery.

[@vickirosstudor490]

William Gibbons Love your comment. I’m in awe by the fact there are SIX vocal parts and an orchestra ensemble. And instead of a jumbled mess, he exhibited cohesion and counterpoint like no other composer. His ability to weave in and of the main melody is, quite frankly, genius. Makes one think that Bach was not human, but something unworldly. Something much grander.

[@mirko9072]

@@vickirosstudor490 oh yes, and what about the fact that every minute or two has a passage unparalleled for beauty and depth? It's like more than music. As John Nelson - whose interpretation certainly is not my favourite said - the B Minor "is utter perfection". There goes my vote for the greatest artwork ever conceived in the history of mankind!

[@hoon_sol]

@@vickirosstudor490: If there exists a creator deity, Bach is surely their court composer now.

[@slothropgr]

Magnificent. Many b's have buzzed my way, on LPs, tape, CDs and even DVDs, from Klemperer and Von K on one end and Josh Rifkin on the other, and I've been looking for an mp3 on amazon. But I stopped looking when I dl'd this one. I'm no Bach purist and I have no jones for original instruments. But this 1969 perf is ideal. Great sound for any period let alone the late 60's, and the perfect balance between the big and the small. Plus the upload is seamless, at no point did it intrude. Perfect.

[@eamonnsiocain6454]

One of the first LPs (remember them?) I bought when I was a teenager was a Richter recording of The B minor Mass by Bach.

[@aurahalo9]

Reminds me about when Mozart was asked whom he thought was the greatest composer. He totally surprised everyone when he answer-"Bach...it was surely Bach!" for which at that moment he raised his eyes upward toward heaven.

[@franklinuroda6474]

Many composers have been asked about the sounds they put down on paper. Often they say they hear the music in their head and to their credit they just transcribe it. Something like Michaelangelo seeing his scultures in blocks of marble. They are there; the artist makes them visible/audible.

[@Mooser42001]

Good Gott! It's the visual to that Arkiv vinyl I played till the grooves wore out!

[@kellympk]

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui sedes ad dexteram patris, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.

[@BFG_10G]

What a powerful intro.

[@gryderz]

this is majestic !

[@marinavishnevsky1018]

Какое счастье,что он был.Мир без Баха был бы другим.

[@sound-barrier]

The words elude me.

[@svukicmusic3854]

Here goes - my journey through JS Bach's Mass in B minor, score in hand, is about to start....

[@gymtrainer29]

Masterpiece!!

[@andysoul295]

Sublime

[@mikenicholson3427]

Bach clearly ran through Karl’s blood. His interpretation of Bach’s pieces are second to none …..enough said!

[@saaret]

So great!

[@francoispallud1215]

merveilleux

[@FlavioMarceloSousa35]

Wonderful!

[@Mooser42001]

Thank you very much.

[@hwajiyu2011]

“Kyrie eleison“ I keep sobbing....

[@mirko9072]

sad to know you suffer from amusia

[@nolitetebastardescarborund9761]

Unfortunately, I downright break down in tears. Overpowering to my senses.

[@SlateFx]

Life doesn't make sense. Bach makes perfect sense.

[@fossosejore]

Per certi versi, Richter e Walcha hanno preso Bach per mano e lo hanno riportato sulla terra

[@zencoos]

soul power. pure emotion.

[@SDGRTX1455]

Funny there is 14 parts of this now ladies and gentlmen lets count BACH name B=2 A=1 C=3 H=8 Together = 14 there are 2345 bars of music in the Mass in b-minor (BWV 232). 2+3+4+5=14 Bach is for me the only one to get closer to God

[@AFOH]

Acabo de escuchar el Requiem de Mozart, pero aqui se nota claramente que Bach fue entrenado en una Iglesia, y conocia mejor que nadie el sonido perfecto de la musica sacra. I've just listened to Mozart's Requiem, but here it is perfectly visible that Bach was trained within a Church, and that he knew better than anyone the perfect sound for sacred music.

[@jacobs.preciado1889]

Es doble merito ya que nunca la escucho y ejecutó en público mientras se encontraba con vida el luterano J S. Bach, ya que enfermo gravemente y murió poco despúes de componer esta misa casí secretamente y sin tiempo para el ensayo, para una iglesia católica, Mozart por cierto era masón.

[@medieval8]

impecável!

[@pablovieravignale]

For all of you Karl Richter´s and Bach´s fans there is the 1961 recorded version of the b minor mass here in youtube downloaded by SOMALIAAFGHANISTAN

[@santinabellino6866]

Donde????

[@seifhelal3974]

This is the best drugs I have ever had

[@locoCP1900]

@zanozi It was recorded in the Marienmünster Dießen (in the south of Bavaria, in Germany)

[@capezyo]

Bach's Numerology...

[@williammtucker9001]

Richter, need I say more???????? Never took things as let's see how fast we can get through this.

[@fredrikpetersson6761]

Superb

[@Davide_Zanoni]

Can anyone tell me which is the church in the video and where is it? It's amazing... Thank you!

[@trismegistus2881]

10 year old comment, but it is the Marienmünster at Dießen am Ammersee, not too far away from Munich, Germany.

[@mrjkdeyoung]

It's in Munich Germany methinks

[@trismegistus2881]

No, it's the Marienmünster in Diessen am Ammersee, not very far from München.

[@Pnasreq8]

Happy new year 2022

[@barendbillekoek9061]

It is music like this which makes you doubt if this world, with all its magnificent, phantastic complexity, is just the product of coincidence .....or if there might be some creative guiding force (God ??) after all............

[@松本保雄-z2e]

マタイに次ぐ、すばらしい作品だと、おもいます。演奏は、もちろん最高、うれしさが、こみあげてきます。

[@gavinscott966]

I agree, that's why Bach put the letters S.D.G. at the bottom of all his religous works which stands for the Latin phrase "Soli Deo Gloira" which means to the glory of God alone! Did you notice he said to the glory of God ALONE?

[@Ingefurly]

A more correct translation from Latin is "Only for the Glory of God" (A Sola Gloria di Dio).

[@eduardovarela479]

¡ Oh ! angelicales cantores celestiales. Empapad en funesto vino blanco mi frente marchita. Para que así levite todas las noches comandadas por el vil Espíritu Santo.

[@gottfried-o8k]

Are they using modern instruments?

[@FriendlyCroock]

@bassbass99able i agree completely

[@AFOH]

Do the subtitles come included with the DVD?

[@MitchBoucherComposer]

This is in the Basilica von Ottoburen, isn't it? I hope I spelled it right...

[@TheStockwell]

According to the Unitel website, "The work was filmed in the splendid Baroque abbey church of Diessen in Bavaria, which dates from Bach's time."

[@MitchBoucherComposer]

@@TheStockwell Ooh, lovely! Thanks for letting me know.

[@afritimm]

Which church is this?

[@wolflover8765]

@thegoddescomposer What about Mozart? Don't get me wrong. I love Bach, but Mozart was pretty brilliant too.

[@Ultimatum1987DeadEnd]

@NoahSV What CD means??? ))))))

[@andrernewcomb9017]

Do any of you people get interruptions in the feed or is 'that' just this community I live in. . . censorship?

[@kozzzh]

@thegoddescomposer You study Kabballah?

[@locoCP1900]

Where was it recorded?

[@francescaemc2]

grazie

[@TheUnrequitedTruth]

@bassbass99able Perhaps your judgment is misguided due to a lack of exposure to GOOD metal. Try listening to Between the Buried and Me, Mastodon, Dream Theater, Opeth, Symphony X, etc. I won't say everything from those bands are up to Bach and Mozart standards, but they're undeniably gifted, both in musicality and composition.

[@Choen444]

What place is this?

[@trismegistus2881]

Marienmünster in Diessen am Ammersee

[@thegoalfather9922]

4:07

[@BigBiff88]

nice you misspelled his name.

[@TheBreadman904]

Symphony X's Smoke and Mirrors anyone?

[@seponvi]

One guy does not like the video !!!!! What did he want ? Lady gaga singing Bach LOL or Pitbull conducting Mass in B minor LOL

[@SDGRTX1455]

I'm sorry, but maybe u don't know. There is a Book called Bach and the numbers, u must see it, its very interesting. But anyway go take a look at die kunst der fuge why is there [14] Contrapunctus ? And many of Bach's fugas motif has 14 notes. and hell yeah don't forget the 14 canons =D And so goes on and on, I know this term is very difficult to understand or to believe, but the only thing i/we know, that Johann Sebastian Bach is the greatest composer of all times, Period

[@george11419]

This performance would be lovely without having to gaze at the wallpaper.

[@muellerwolfgang6441]

كيرياليسون

[@GreatestPotential]

J. Sebastian Bach = 14 characters

[@SDGRTX1455]

????????

[@1972jewish]

leter O doesnt exist in german musical notation

[@YavionTindomiel]

@cumofo this is not Beethoven :)

[@Hazelrat10]

Music is not to the credit of god but to the credit of man.

[@NothingMaster]

For my taste, this is Bach’s magnum opus. Albeit, this particular interpretation leaves a bit to be desired.

[@fooberdooge3103]

It still has more soul than the lifeless brain-dead interpretations of today.

[@MariaWilliams-h7e]

Garcia Karen Perez Dorothy Smith Kenneth

[@leoboivin3224]

Modern instruments! Why???

[@fooberdooge3103]

More glorious!

[@mirko9072]

More sincere and less sophisticated.

[@TheStockwell]

This performance dates from 1969, for one thing - before the authentic instruments trend became firmly entrenched.

[@oussmusicoussprodecton199]

.

[@andysoulahian1430]

....

[@Ingefurly]

A bunch of superlative Neumann mics, a very reverberant church, superskilled musicians... and that's all, folks.

[@mirko9072]

è arrivato il supercritico

[@PalfraDK]

Okay please let me elaborate. The 14 parts ARE COMPLETELY ARBITRARY, made such that the fucking video can fit on youtube. There isn't 14 parts in Bach's Mass in B minor. The above just shows that you can show whatever the fuck you want when you just make up stupid counting rules - from something as arbitrary as the 14 parts which doesn't even have anything to do with the piece.

[@rationalistx]

Those musicians look so miserable. They should be playing pop-songs, instead of Bark's morbid rubbish.

[@joshua156]

wtf

[@sahltys2831]

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