Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus,
Robert Shaw - J.S. Bach: Mass In B Minor (1990)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 117:51 | 536 MB
Genre: Classical, Choral | Label: Telarc | Catalog: CD-80233-B
Robert Shaw - J.S. Bach: Mass In B Minor (1990)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 117:51 | 536 MB
Genre: Classical, Choral | Label: Telarc | Catalog: CD-80233-B
Robert Shaw's reading of the B Minor Mass is, in one sense at least, just what one would expect: sober and purposeful, beautifully shaped (Shaw is a master architect), it centers on the chorus. Like all of Shaw's choruses, the Atlanta group has that trademark richness of body and blend, and it sings with utter unanimity as though it were one great voice. Shaw opts for marginally broader tempos than those found in most period-instrument performances but is nowhere near as glacial as some interpreters.