Overview

Johann Sebastian Bach’s B minor Mass revolves around subjects that penetrate to the innermost depths of the soul: solitude and despair, joy and rapture. Music that gets under one’s skin. With Bach’s last great vocal work, which goes well beyond the scope of church liturgy, Thomas Hengelbrock and his Balthasar Neumann ensembles embark on a journey to the existential questions of life.

“Die h-Moll-Messe ist für mich ohne Frage das bedeutendste Werk der Musikgeschichte.”
– Thomas Hengelbrock