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The Armenian premiere of Bach's "Mass in B minor"
The Armenian premiere of Bach's "Mass in B minor" will be held on February 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall. It will be performed by the State Chamber Orchestra of Armenia (artistic director and chief conductor: Vahan Martirosyan), the State Chamber Choir of Armenia (artistic director and conductor: Robert Mlkeyan), and the Yerevan State Chamber Choir (artistic director and conductor: Kristina Voskanyan). Soloists include soprano Johanna Winkel (Germany), contralto Seda Amir-Karayan (Germany), tenor Benedict Hymes (UK), and bass Peter Harvey (UK). Conductor: Fritz Kremer (Germany).
The Mass in B minor (German: h-Moll-Messe), BWV 232, is an extended setting of the Mass ordinary by Johann Sebastian Bach. The composition was completed in 1749, the year before the composer's death, and was largely based on earlier work, such as a Sanctus Bach had composed in 1724.
In 2015, Bach's manuscript of the mass held by the Berlin State Library was included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, a project to protect and preserve culturally significant documents and manuscripts.
The Mass in B minor (German: h-Moll-Messe), BWV 232, is an extended setting of the Mass ordinary by Johann Sebastian Bach. The composition was completed in 1749, the year before the composer's death, and was largely based on earlier work, such as a Sanctus Bach had composed in 1724.
In 2015, Bach's manuscript of the mass held by the Berlin State Library was included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register, a project to protect and preserve culturally significant documents and manuscripts.
