The Pygmalion Ensemble continues its interpretative work on the music of J.S. Bach with the Mass in B minor in its version of 1733. Pygmalion s first recording for Alpha, featuring Bach s Missae Breves BWV 234 & 235, was received enthusiastically by critics and awarded the Diapason d Or of the Year 2008 and the Orphée d Or 2008 by the Académie du Disque Lyrique. Given the work s historical importance, this third recording by the ensemble also offers an occasion for Raphaël Pichon to show the extent of his maturity, placing him in the front rank of today s young conductors.