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Bach: Mass in B Minor

Bach: Mass in B Minor

April 1, 1970 (55 years ago)

Overview

Karl Richter leads Gundula Janowitz and Hermann Prey in Bach’s monumental B minor Mass The work was filmed in the splendid Baroque abbey church of Diessen in Bavaria, which dates from Bach's time. Messe in h-moll Mass in B minor BWV 232 Gundula Janowitz · Hertha Töpper Horst R. Laubenthal · Hermann Prey Münchener Bach-Chor Münchener Bach-Orchester Karl Richter Directed by Arne Arnbom

ActorAge thenAge now
Karl Richter

Karl Richter

Conductor

Birthday: October 15, 1926

43 February 15, 1981 (54)
Gundula Janowitz

Gundula Janowitz

Soprano

Birthday: August 2, 1937

3288
Hertha Töpper

Hertha Töpper

Mezzo-soprano

Birthday: April 19, 1924

45 March 28, 2020 (95)
Horst Laubenthal

Horst Laubenthal

Tenor

Birthday: March 8, 1939

3186
Hermann Prey

Hermann Prey

Baritone

Birthday: July 11, 1929

40 July 22, 1998 (69)