I can never make up my mind on who's the greatest composer between Bach, Mozart, or Beethoven. I guess it depends which one's work has been in my ear. Leading up to Easter our local classical radio station, WQXR, 105.9 FM, presented Bach's complete works in about ten days of play time, calling the event Bach 360. I had been sick of talk radio ever since the election, and so I've had WQXR on in the car. During the Bach 360, every time I got in the car it felt like I was in heaven. I love Johann Sebastian Bach.
Here is his Gloria in excelsis from his Mass in B Minor. Now I don't know why a German Lutheran would write a mass in Latin. Honestly I know very little about the Lutheran liturgy, but if the Mass in B Minor is any indication, it appears to have a very similar form as the in the Latin rite. Hope you enjoy this piece of heaven.
Director: Karl Richter and the Munich Opera Bach Orchestra
