Neville Marriner, Academy and Chorus of St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor (1986)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 562 Mb | Total time: 118:13 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 416 415-2 | Recorded: 1977
This Mass in B Minor led by Sir Neville Marriner is an excellent choice for those looking for modern orchestral instruments, lively, full adult choruses, and a solid lineup of soloists. Marriner’s performance lacks the ponderously stodgy tempos of those older recordings, but he does not bypass the beauty, spirituality, or grandiosity inherent in the music in favour of speed.