Bach - Gloria in excelsis Deo BWV 191 - Van Veldhoven | Netherlands Bach Society

'Gloria in excelsis Deo', performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, was actually part of a short mass that Bach presented as a gift to the Elector of Dresden. So the music was not intended for Leipzig and was not supposed to be performed there. A pity, and maybe Bach thought so too. We do not know precisely why and when he rewrote the gloria from the mass as a cantata. It is remarkable that Bach chose to use a Latin text for his Leipzig arrangement as well, as Latin church music was not common in Leipzig. But evidently an occasion presented itself, and Leipzig could thus enjoy Christmas music in regal style.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on December 17th 2015 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 conductor Jos van Veldhoven on 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teIxEi0M1yU
For more information on BWV 191 and this production go to http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-191/

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Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Maria Keohane, soprano I
Michaela Riener, soprano II
Alex Potter, alto
Charles Daniels, tenor
Matthias Winckhler, bass