Dunedin Consort & John Butt: J.S. Bach – Mass in B minor

While grand nineteenth-century performances favoured massive choral societies, John Butt's Dunedin Consort uses Bach's original single-voice-per-part scoring to reveal the intricate polyphony of his choral masterpiece. Ten virtuosic singers take both the solo and choral roles, accompanied by vivid historical instruments. The result is extraordinary: instead of a blurred wall of sound, every overlapping fugue subject, jagged syncopation, and triumphant trumpet fanfare emerges with crystalline definition and ferocious energy.