World's finest music comes to Blu-ray
I consider Bach's Mass in B minor to be the finest piece of music ever written. And this live recording (also available on CD) is excellent. The orchestra and choir and soloists are well balanced and sound wonderful (especially the soprano, Ruth Ziesak). These are live performances so you will hear the occasional cough during silents periods (esp between the various parts).
Watching the performance on Blu-ray makes you feel like you are there in the church watching the performance while walking in and amongst the orchestra and choir. The video is fairly well done and edited well. You have a chance to absorb and relish a scene before moving on. Quick, frantic cuts...the norm in cinema today...are not to be found here. My enjoyment of music is greatly enhanced when I am able to watch the musicians too. And this Blu-ray delivers quality in both video and audio.
The Blu-ray video quality is good though not excellent. The MPEG-2 encoding reveals mild...
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