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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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    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

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