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The Music Room => General Classical Music Discussion => Topic started by: Rinaldo on March 01, 2013, 05:45:09 AM

Title: Help fund a HIP recording of Bach's Mass in B Minor
Post by: Rinaldo on March 01, 2013, 05:45:09 AM
QuoteSupport the making of the first Czech historically informed recording of Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B Minor BWV 232 by Collegium 1704 & Collegium Vocale 1704!

Collegium will pay 90% of the cost of making of the CD  which is 60 000 € from its own funds. Our first goal is to get 30 000 € with your support!

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/collegium-1704-j-s-bach-s-mass-in-b-minor-cd (http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/collegium-1704-j-s-bach-s-mass-in-b-minor-cd)

If you're familiar with Collegium 1704 (http://www.collegium1704.com/en.html), you know these guys are good. If not, check them out.
Title: Re: Help fund a HIP recording of Bach's Mass in B Minor
Post by: mc ukrneal on March 01, 2013, 05:47:43 AM
Quote from: Rinaldo on March 01, 2013, 05:45:09 AM
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/collegium-1704-j-s-bach-s-mass-in-b-minor-cd (http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/collegium-1704-j-s-bach-s-mass-in-b-minor-cd)

If you're familiar with Collegium 1704 (http://www.collegium1704.com/en.html), you know these guys are good. If not, check them out.
But something is strange with the math. If 60k is 90% of the cost, the total cost should be about 67k (or 60k/0.9). What will they do with the other 23k that they are trying to raise from the public?
Title: Re: Help fund a HIP recording of Bach's Mass in B Minor
Post by: Rinaldo on March 01, 2013, 07:58:40 AM
Quote from: mc ukrneal on March 01, 2013, 05:47:43 AM
But something is strange with the math. If 60k is 90% of the cost, the total cost should be about 67k (or 60k/0.9). What will they do with the other 23k that they are trying to raise from the public?

Good point. I think they might've meant that the money raised from the campaign will be part of those "own funds" but I'll check with them to clarify.
Title: Re: Help fund a HIP recording of Bach's Mass in B Minor
Post by: Rinaldo on March 02, 2013, 07:02:02 AM
So it's just as I thought - the 30k they're aiming to raise is part of the 60k.
Title: Re: Help fund a HIP recording of Bach's Mass in B Minor
Post by: springrite on March 02, 2013, 07:07:24 AM
For a little more money, they can also record the St. John Passion by Karl Henning which can filled the two CDs to the max and in itself can be a selling point.
Title: Re: Help fund a HIP recording of Bach's Mass in B Minor
Post by: Rinaldo on March 02, 2013, 08:43:22 AM
Quote from: springrite on March 02, 2013, 07:07:24 AM
For a little more money, they can also record the St. John Passion by Karl Henning which can filled the two CDs to the max and in itself can be a selling point.

Now that would put the hip in a HIP performance!
Title: Re: Help fund a HIP recording of Bach's Mass in B Minor
Post by: Rinaldo on March 12, 2013, 08:25:39 PM
Campaign video with snippets from the recording sessions.

http://www.youtube.com/v/tzhzVWBmMQc