Bach: H-Moll Messe (1979)
Directed by Klaus Kirschner
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
This performance of Bach's classic religious composition takes place in the ruins of the Fontenay Abbey in Burgundy, France, where a 12-year-old girl (Ana Torrent) is encountering the music of Bach for the first time. The choral music is performed by the Gaechinger Kantorei Stuttgart and the Bach-Kollegium Stuttgart, and the orchestra and choirs are directed by Helmut Rilling.
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classical-music, choral-singing, orchestra