“One of the most significant works in the history of music, which Johann Sebastian Bach never actually planned to write. It is curious that the Protestant master composed only one complete mass in Latin – presumably based on a commission to do so. Although Bach never wrote an opera, his oratorical works, like this Latin mass, reveal a perceptible dramaturgical approach. The composition addresses the twists and turns of human existence, the devastating and uplifting moments of our lives, from which the composer creates an incredible dramatic arc.” (Gábor Hollerung)
