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J.S. Bach: Mass In B Minor
Genre: Stage Performance

Reviewed In Issue 59 (April 2002) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Gewandhausorchestra Leipzig, St. Thomas Boys Choir Leipzig, Ruth Holton, Matthias Rexroth, Christoph Genz, Klaus Mertens & Conducted By Georg Christoph Biller

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3
DD Sound Rating: 4.5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Reference Systems
Critics' Composite Score: 4
Internet Links
http://www.image-entertainment.com
http://www.onlineclassics.net
http://www.bachdigital.org
Special Features
None


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Image Entertainment
(Catalog Number): ID0667EIDVD
(MPAA Rating): Not Rated
(Rating Reason):

(Retail Price): $24.99
(DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): No
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 113
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): No
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2000
(Theatrical Release): No
(Direct-To-Video Release): Yes
(DVD Release Date): 12/18/01
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Bob Coles
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
Recorded in the lovely St. Thomas Church of Leipzig, Germany, Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass In B Minor was the highlight of the 10-day Bach festival. The St. Thomas Boys Choir of Leipzig offer their voices for performances that include

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.78:1 DVD picture exhibits noise, artifacts, and variable color saturation throughout. Images are mostly soft and slightly smeared, and detail is quite limited. As the camera zooms in on a stained glass window, the details shimmer with moir

Soundtrack:
The audio for this DVD, in Dolby