The Mass in G minor, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, derives its opening from cantata 102, while the other two choruses and three arias are taken from cantatas 187 and 72. Bach probably wrote this and three other 'Lutheran' masses to create a safe haven for some of his favourite pieces. The neutral character of a Latin Mass means it can be used on far more occasions than the one specific moment in the ecclesiastical year assigned to the cantatas written in German.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on October 11th 2014 at the Grote Kerk, Naarden. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

For the interview with bass Peter Kooij on the Mass in G minor go to    • Kooij on Bach Mass in G minor BWV 235...  
For the interview with conductor Jos van Veldhoven on BWV 235 go to    • Van Veldhoven on Bach Mass in G minor...  
For more information on BWV 235 and this production go to http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv235/

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Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Alex Potter, alto
Thomas Hobbs, tenor
Peter Kooij, bass