Mass in B Minor Main Performer or Conductor: Anders Eby Accompaniment/Orchestra: Mikaeli Chamber Choir/ Drottingholm Baroque Ensemble Soloists: Chrisitina Hoegman, soprano Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano Howard Crook, tenor Petteri Salomaa, bass Instrumentation: Choir Orchestra Organ Voice Individual Works: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Proprius Catalog Number: 9070/71 Year Released/Recorded: 1990 Total Playing Time: 107'37" Comments: Fang-lin Hou said: Not really a new recording, but what a wonderful contribution to the repertoire! Anders Eby's interpretation is quite inventive, with judicious and often interesting choice of tempi throughout. As Simon Roberts points out in his comprehensive post to rec.music.classical.recordings, the soloists are excellent, and the recorded acoustics, as always with this Swedish label, are phenomenal. The choir (of forty-two voices) and orchestra (on period instruments)are also very enjoyable in their own right. I acquired it second-hand as an addition to my collection of several HIP recordings, and, yes, it stands up to their competition very well, if not preferably so. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Fang-lin Hou Date First Submitted: 12/27/1997 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.