Editing Mass in B minor (section)

=== 20th century ===
[[The Bach Choir of Bethlehem]] performed the American premiere of the complete Mass on March 27, 1900, in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], though there is evidence that parts of the Mass had been performed in the United States as early as 1870.<ref>Butt, p. 31.</ref>

From early in the century, authors such as [[Albert Schweitzer]], Arnold Schering, and Frederick Smend called for smaller performance forces, and experiments with (relatively) smaller groups began in the late 1920s.<ref>Stauffer, ''Bach: The Mass in B Minor'', pp. 198–203.</ref>

The first complete recording of the work was made in 1929, with a large choir and the [[London Symphony Orchestra]] led by [[Albert Coates (musician)|Albert Coates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Articles/MBM-TNT.htm|title=Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 (by Teri Noel Towe)}}</ref> As of 2022, a database lists over 350 complete recordings with many different types of forces and performance styles.<ref name="Y1900" /> The work has played a central role in the 'historical performance movement' : [[Nikolaus Harnoncourt]] made the first recording with "period instruments" in 1968, his second Bach choral recording. [[Joshua Rifkin]]'s first recording using the one-voice-per-part vocal scoring he proposes was made in 1982,<ref>Nonesuch 79036-2, 1982</ref> and won a 1983 [[Gramophone Award]].