Rudolf Mauersberger - J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 (1958) [2021 SACD]

A phantom masterpiece that was not released in the west during the LP era. In 1958, famous singers who were active in East and West Germany gathered in Dresden and recorded a session with the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Dresden Holy Cross Choir, which has a tradition from before Bach. The best thing to listen to is the chorus, which prioritizes human warmth over the appearance of transparent textures. is creating It is a masterpiece to depict Bach's counterpoint writing style in an extremely magnificent manner. The stylistic sense of unity and good balance with the orchestra's sober and subdued performance proves the conductor's excellent musicality and solid technique. Three famous singers from the west, Stader's brilliant voice, Wagner's rich shadows, and Haefliger's soft and moist singing are added to make it perfect. It is a masterpiece that represents the time, as the recording of the earliest stereo recording fully captures the sense of scale and taste of the performance.
This album has never been released as a domestic edition even after the CD era. Recorded from October to November 1958, the original was released as a monaural LP only in the former East German bloc the following year. After that, in 1963, it was reissued in monaural, and in 1968, the highlight version was first released in 1968, and in 1969, it seems that the full stereo version was finally released. In addition, the jacket design of this time adopts the one when it was first released in monaural in 1959 (the main visual of the stereo all-song version jacket is almost unchanged. Stereo display is added to the lower right of the jacket).

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Personnel:

Maria Stader, soprano
Sieglinde Wagner, alto
Ernst Haefliger, tenor
Theo Adam, bass
Staatskapelle Dresden
Conducted by Rudolf Mauersberger