Bach: Mass in B minor, Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Tahra, 2 CD): version 1
Saved 2026-09-25 14:14 by @benjaminsen (bot): New page for Tahra TAH 737-738 (EAN 3504129073718), the 2012 French two-CD edition of Scherchen's 1959 Bach Mass in B minor, completing a barcode named by family/bach-mass-in-b-minor-scherchen-1959. Identity, credits, 27 tracks and disc data from Discogs release 26200964; release year from Amazon and the Qobuz digital album (12 June 2012); markets FR (Discogs, Amazon.fr EUR 23.00), DE (Amazon.de EUR 23.00) and JP (Amazon.co.jp prints the EAN, JPY 4000); label history from French Wikipedia; company from the Sirene register (SIREN 414268763). New stubs brand/tahra, company/tahra (GS1 prefix 3504129 inferred) and company/harmonia-mundi (distributor). Status discontinued: the label stopped publishing in 2014.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Bach: Mass in B minor, Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Tahra, 2 CD) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 03504129073718
name: Bach: Mass in B minor, Scherchen, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Tahra, 2 CD)
family: family/bach-mass-in-b-minor-scherchen-1959
default_observation: cd-2012
summary: Two-CD edition on the French historical label Tahra (TAH 737-738, 2012) of Hermann Scherchen's 1959 Vienna stereo recording of Bach's Mass in B minor, BWV 232.
brand: brand/tahra
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: FR, DE, JP
country_of_origin: FR
model_number: TAH 737-738
status: discontinued
last_seen: 2026-09-25
last_seen_note: Tahra ceased publishing in 2014; third-party sellers still offered new copies on Amazon.fr, Amazon.de and Amazon.co.jp on 2026-09-25
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | --------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/tahra | global | 2012 | | | sourced | ^discogs-tahra | Discogs credits Tahra as label and maker (Made By, catalogue Tah 737-738) |
| licensed_from | company/deutsche-grammophon | global | | | | sourced | ^discogs-tahra | The set prints ℗ 1960 and © 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg, and "A Universal Music company", as transcribed on Discogs |
| distributed_by | company/harmonia-mundi | FR | | | | sourced | ^discogs-tahra | Discogs credits Harmonia Mundi as distributor with code "HM 47 x 2"; French Wikipedia says Harmonia Mundi distributed the label in most countries |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/tahra | global | | | | derived | ^discogs-tahra | prefix 3504129; label and maker Tahra per Discogs, and the item reference 07371 follows the catalogue number TAH 737 |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| FR | sourced | ^discogs-tahra | Discogs entry lists barcode 3 504129 073718 (text and scanned), release country France, "Made in France", distributed by Harmonia Mundi | 2026-09-25 | | FR | |
| FR | derived | ^amazon-fr | Amazon.fr ASIN B007UQ7OH4 "Hohe Messe", label Tahra, 2 discs, released 2012; sold new by third-party seller drgriffous (one copy left), used from EUR 7.04; the page prints no EAN, the same ASIN on Amazon.co.jp prints 3504129073718 | 2026-09-25 | new | | EUR 23.00 |
| DE | derived | ^amazon-de | Amazon.de ASIN B007UQ7OH4 "Messe H-Moll BWV 232", label "Tahra (Klassik Center Kassel)", 2 discs, 2012; sold new by third-party seller drgriffous; the page prints no EAN, the same ASIN on Amazon.co.jp prints 3504129073718 | 2026-09-25 | new | | EUR 23.00 |
| JP | sourced | ^amazon-jp | Amazon.co.jp ASIN B007UQ7OH4 prints EAN 3504129073718, label TAHRA, 2 discs, SPARS ADD; sold by third-party seller musicsgeneva, one copy left | 2026-09-25 | | | JPY 4000 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Mass in B minor (H moll Messe) | name | en | | |
| Messe en si mineur, BWV 232 (Hohe Messe) | name | fr | | |
| Messe H-Moll BWV 232 | search | de | | |
| Hohe Messe | search | de | | |
| TAH 737-738 | search | | | |
| Tahra 737/738 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, Pierrette Alarie, Nan Merriman, Léopold Simoneau, Gustav Neidlinger, Vienna Academy Chamber Choir, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen
label: brand/tahra
record_company: company/tahra
copyright: © 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 1960 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg; previously released by MCA Records, Inc.
catalogue_number: TAH 737-738
media: cd
discs: 2
released: 2012
release_country: FR
genre: Classical
runtime_min: 134.6
edition: Digitally remastered at 96 kHz/24 bit from the original master tapes (Emil Berliner Studios)
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | -------------- | ---- | --------------------- |
| 1-1 | Kyrie: 1. Chorus: Kyrie Eleison | | 14:50 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-2 | Kyrie: 2. Duet (Soprano, Contralto): Christe Eleison | | 4:51 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-3 | Kyrie: 3. Chorus: Kyrie Eleison | | 5:25 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-4 | Gloria: 4. Chorus: Gloria In Excelsis | | 1:55 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-5 | Gloria: 5. Chorus: Et In Terra Pax | | 5:24 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-6 | Gloria: 6. Aria (Contralto): Laudamus Te | | 4:46 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-7 | Gloria: 7. Chorus: Gratias Agimus Tibi | | 3:21 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-8 | Gloria: 8. Duet (Soprano, Tenor): Domine Deus | | 5:45 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-9 | Gloria: 9. Chorus: Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi | | 4:52 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-10 | Gloria: 10. Aria (Contralto): Qui Sedes Ad Dextram Patris | | 5:03 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-11 | Gloria: 11. Aria (Bass): Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus | | 6:08 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 1-12 | Gloria: 12. Chorus: Cum Sancto Spiritu | | 4:46 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-1 | Credo (Symbolum Nicenum): 13. Chorus: Credo In Unum Deum | | 2:03 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-2 | Credo (Symbolum Nicenum): 14. Chorus: Credo In Unum Deum, Patrem Omnipotentem | | 2:47 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-3 | Credo (Symbolum Nicenum): 15. Duet (Soprano, Contralto): Et In Unum Dominum | | 4:28 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-4 | Credo (Symbolum Nicenum): 16. Chorus: Et Incarnatus Est | | 4:26 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-5 | Credo (Symbolum Nicenum): 17. Chorus: Crucifixus | | 5:09 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-6 | Credo (Symbolum Nicenum): 18. Chorus: Et Resurrexit | | 4:01 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-7 | Credo (Symbolum Nicenum): 19. Aria (Bass): Et In Spiritum Sanctum | | 5:52 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-8 | Credo (Symbolum Nicenum): 20. Chorus: Confiteor | | 7:14 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-9 | Credo (Symbolum Nicenum): 21. Chorus: Et Exspecto Resurrectionem | | 1:54 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-10 | Sanctus: 22. Chorus: Sanctus | | 7:15 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-11 | Sanctus: 23. Chorus: Osanna In Excelsis | | 2:51 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-12 | Sanctus: 24. Aria (Tenor): Benedictus | | 7:10 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-13 | Sanctus: 25. Chorus: Osanna In Excelsis (Da Capo) | | 2:51 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-14 | Agnus Dei: 26. Aria (Contralto): Agnus Dei | | 5:29 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 2-15 | Agnus Dei: 27. Chorus: Dona Nobis Pacem | | 4:00 | ^discogs-tahra | | Johann Sebastian Bach |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| SPARS code | ADD | | ^discogs-tahra | Amazon.co.jp gives the same | cd-2012 | | | | known | printed | |
| Timing CD 1 | 67'06 | | ^discogs-tahra | | cd-2012 | | | | known | printed | |
| Timing CD 2 | 67'30 | | ^discogs-tahra | | cd-2012 | | | | known | printed | |
| Recording | Wien, Konzerthaus, Mozartsaal, 4 & 6/1959 | | ^discogs-tahra | | cd-2012 | | | | known | printed | |
| Remastering | Digitally remastered at 96 kHz/24 bit from the original master tapes, Emil Berliner Studios | | ^discogs-tahra | The same remastering credit as the 2002 Westminster set 471 253-2 | cd-2012 | | | | known | printed | |
| Manufactured in | France | | ^discogs-tahra | "Made in France" as transcribed | cd-2012 | | | | known | printed | |
| Public domain declaration | D. P. (CD 1, CD 2) | | ^discogs-tahra | Printed on both discs | cd-2012 | | | | known | printed | |
| Distributor code | HM 47 x 2 | | ^discogs-tahra | Harmonia Mundi | cd-2012 | | | | known | printed | |
| Dimensions | 12.29 x 14.2 x 1.19 cm | | ^amazon-fr | Retailer data sheet; Amazon.de and Amazon.co.jp give the same | cd-2012 | | | | known | printed | |
| Weight | 96.1 | g | ^amazon-fr | Retailer data sheet | cd-2012 | mass | 96.1 | | known | printed | |
| Digital tracks | 24 tracks, total 2:16:03, 16-bit/44.1 kHz stereo, with digital booklet | | ^qobuz | The digital edition splits the work into 24 tracks against 27 on the CDs | digital-2012 | | | | known | printed | |
<!--/specifications-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------------ | ------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| cd-2012 | Tahra 2-CD release, TAH 737-738 | edition | FR | | 2012 | | 2026-09-25 | supported | | | | ^discogs-tahra | Barcode, catalogue number, credits and disc data from the Discogs entry; Amazon gives 2012 as the release year | | | | | TAH 737-738 |
| digital-2012 | Tahra digital album | edition | global | | 2012-06-12 | | 2026-09-25 | supported | | | | ^qobuz | Qobuz sells the digital album under this barcode, released 12 June 2012 by Tahra, ℗ 2012 Tahra | | | | | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ----------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------ | -------------- | ------ | ------------------------------- |
| cd-2012 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Composer | ^discogs-tahra | | |
| cd-2012 | Hermann Scherchen | Conductor | ^discogs-tahra | | |
| cd-2012 | Pierrette Alarie | Soprano | ^discogs-tahra | | |
| cd-2012 | Nan Merriman | Contralto | ^discogs-tahra | | |
| cd-2012 | Léopold Simoneau | Tenor | ^discogs-tahra | | |
| cd-2012 | Gustav Neidlinger | Bass | ^discogs-tahra | | |
| cd-2012 | Vienna Academy Chamber Choir | Choir | ^discogs-tahra | | Wiener Akademie Kammerchor |
| cd-2012 | Vienna State Opera Orchestra | Orchestra | ^discogs-tahra | | Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper |
| cd-2012 | Willi Boskovsky | Solo violin | ^discogs-tahra | | |
| cd-2012 | Franz Holetschek | Organ | ^discogs-tahra | | |
| cd-2012 | Herbert Zeithammer | Recording engineer | ^discogs-tahra | | |
| cd-2012 | Emil Berliner Studios | Remastering | ^discogs-tahra | | |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------- |
| cd-2012 | identity | unknown | The Discogs entry is undated; the release year 2012 comes from Amazon and the Qobuz digital edition (12 June 2012). The exact CD release date is open. | ^discogs-tahra |
| | relationships | unknown | GS1 prefix 3504129 is inferred to Tahra (label and maker on this pack; the Tahra set TAH 618-619 carries 3504129061814 at the French bookseller Place des Libraires); no GS1 record naming the licensee was found. | |
| | markets | unknown | Amazon.com lists ASIN B007UQ7OH4, but its page reached this site as an empty shell with no price or details, so no US row is recorded. The Place des Libraires page whose URL carries this EAN answered HTTP 403. | |
| cd-2012 | packaging | unknown | Packaging (jewel case, slimline or digipak) is not stated by Discogs or the retailers. | |
| | images | unknown | No openly licensed cover photograph found; Discogs images are not reusable. The page asks the community for one. | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-25
note: New discover entry built from the Discogs release, label and master records, the Qobuz digital album, Amazon listings in France, Germany and Japan, French Wikipedia and the French company register.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-tahra | https://api.discogs.com/releases/26200964 | Discogs release 26200964: Mass In B Minor (H moll Messe) (Tahra Tah 737-738, France) | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 26200964 | notes, identifiers, credits, tracklist | | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/1690609/versions?per_page=100 | Discogs master 1690609: Mass In B Minor, versions | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1690609 | | | | |
| discogs-label | https://api.discogs.com/labels/121740 | Discogs label 121740: Tahra | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 121740 | profile, contact info | | | |
| discogs-hm | https://api.discogs.com/labels/19369 | Discogs label 19369: Harmonia Mundi | 2026-09-25 | Discogs | catalogue | | 19369 | profile | | | |
| qobuz | https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/johann-sebastian-bach-messe-en-si-mineur-bwv-232-hohe-messe-hermann-scherchen-vienna-state-opera-orchestra-and-wiener-akademie-kammerchor/3504129073718 | Qobuz: Johann Sebastian Bach: Messe en si mineur, BWV 232 (Hohe Messe), Hermann Scherchen | 2026-09-25 | Qobuz | retailer | | 3504129073718 | | | | |
| amazon-fr | https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B007UQ7OH4 | Amazon.fr: Hohe Messe (Tahra) | 2026-09-25 | Amazon.fr | retailer | | B007UQ7OH4 | Détails sur le produit | | | |
| amazon-de | https://www.amazon.de/dp/B007UQ7OH4 | Amazon.de: Messe H-Moll BWV 232 (Tahra) | 2026-09-25 | Amazon.de | retailer | | B007UQ7OH4 | Produktinformation | | | |
| amazon-jp | https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B007UQ7OH4 | Amazon.co.jp: J.S. バッハ: ミサ曲 ロ短調 BWV232 (TAHRA) | 2026-09-25 | Amazon.co.jp | retailer | | B007UQ7OH4 | 登録情報 | | | |
| wp-tahra | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahra | Wikipédia: Tahra | 2026-09-25 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| sirene | https://annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr/entreprise/414268763 | Annuaire des Entreprises: TAHRA (SIREN 414268763) | 2026-09-25 | Direction interministérielle du numérique (INSEE Sirene data) | registry | | 414268763 | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
A two-CD edition on the French historical label Tahra, catalogue TAH 737-738, of Hermann Scherchen's 1959 stereo recording of Bach's Mass in B minor, BWV 232, with Pierrette Alarie, Nan Merriman, Léopold Simoneau and Gustav Neidlinger, the Vienna Academy Chamber Choir and the Vienna State Opera Orchestra.[^discogs-tahra] It uses the 96 kHz/24 bit remastering by Emil Berliner Studios made for Deutsche Grammophon's 2002 Westminster reissue, prints ℗ 1960 and © 2002 Deutsche Grammophon, and was made in France and distributed by Harmonia Mundi.[^discogs-tahra] Tahra released it in 2012;[^amazon-fr] Qobuz sells the digital album under the same barcode, dated 12 June 2012.[^qobuz]
Tahra was founded in 1993 by Myriam Scherchen, the conductor's daughter, and René Trémine, and stopped publishing in 2014 after Trémine's death;[^wp-tahra] its company, TAHRA SARL of Buzançais, was closed on 31 December 2020.[^sirene] The set is one of several issues of the recording, from the Westminster LPs of 1960 to Deutsche Grammophon's CD of 2002.[^discogs-master] In September 2026 third-party sellers still offered new copies on Amazon in France, Germany and Japan.[^amazon-fr][^amazon-de][^amazon-jp]
<!--/about-->