Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Messe en si mineur, BWV 232

Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Rhianna Cockrell, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Cooley, ténor
Paul Max Tipton, basse-baryton
Cantata Collective
Nicholas McGegan, clavecin, direction

San Francisco-based early music ensemble Cantata Collective continues its major series of J.S. Bach’s choral works with the Mass in B Minor, a towering testament of sacred music and the composer’s crowning achievement of his final years. With celebrated conductor Nicholas McGegan, four of today’s most distinguished early music vocal soloists and a refined chamber choir, this live recording exudes a spontaneity that reveals the depth and passion of Bach’s glorious affirmation of faith.