Mike Batt, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Vanessa - - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

The features of the cantatas clearly appear in the structure of oratorios ("Christmas Oratorio"), passions, in the Mass h-moll - one of B. 's greatest creations. The Mass is marked by grandiose proportions and an unprecedented variety for B. of a variety of formative techniques, thematism, intonation. system. The double choirs, achieving tremendous power of sound, alternate with a coloratura aria in the style of the Neapolitan opera, soft duets of a chamber character;