Title: Jochum's wand
Product review: This is a reissue. More reviews on this performance you'll get on Amazon-search: B000002SCY, the same performance but a former issue out of print. Suffice it to say that Jochum's forces sound somehow too grand and the soloists are a mixed experience - all this unlike his currently out-of-print Christmas Oratorio from 1973, perfection on all levels - but here you will find a B-minor Mass with all the overall dignity and solemnity you expect from this underestimated conductor. Sometimes I prefer the Herreweghe - Amazon-search B000005Z2W - for its clear counterpoint and sober beauty, but I think Jochum's pacing & phrasing is the most dignified. What a wand that man used on his Bach! What a pity that his complete Christmas Oratorio is out of print!P.S. August 2006: Yes, I did need both Jochum and Herreweghe, because I had not found Rilling's b-minor mass yet. That one leaves no wishes open and gets the final fifth star, Amazon search: B00004S584.
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