Today it enjoys almost cult status, first because of its monumentality, which is unique in mozarts sacred vocal music, and second because, like the requiem, it partakes of the aura of the unfinished and mysterious. The program notes are usually available online ahead of time see links below. The mass in c minor was composed in 1782 and 1783 in vienna. The kyrie is the only movement of this mass written in the key of c minor. Mozart finished only the kyrie, gloria, sanctus, osanna, and benedictus of the mass. Some interesting questions surround the creation of mozart s great mass in c minor. Performed by the wdr sinfonieorchester koln and the wdr rundfunkchor koln. Requiem in d minor, k 626 mass by mozart britannica. The modest dimensions he gives the work, aided by closeup microphone placement that brings out individual voices in the group, are fresh and cogently thought out. Its genesis as a thanksgiving to god for constanzas hand in marriage makes it brim with tremendous joy. Allegretto moderatoquasi andante con moto, c major.
It is the most viscerally joyful and exhilarating among all his sacred works. Satb vocal soli, ssaattbb choir, piano sheet music book by wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791. This page lists all sheet music of mass in c minor, k427 great by wolfgang amadeus mozart 175691. For et incarnatus est, mozart notated the vocal lines, the obbligatos for flute, oboe, and bassoon, and the bass, with the string parts having to. At the end of his life he was seeking employment by the church. Ive had this recording in my life since the early 1970s and have not encountered another performance of mozart s great mass in c that delights from start to finish as this one does. He had resigned his post in salzburg in august, 1777, escaping the provincialism of an archbishop with a penchant for unsophisticated church music as well as his overbearing father, leopold.
Notes file has been split after the credo, due to file size. An interesting biopgraphy that approaches mozart s life b commenting on pivotal works in his output. Wolfgang amadeus mozart edited by richard maunder mass in c minor. Complete your mozart, wilma lipp, christa ludwig, murray dickie, walter berry, vienna pro musica orchestra, vienna oratorio choir, ferdinand. First page of the autograph of mozarts great mass in c minor. The great c minor mass has always been my favorite among mozart s larger sacred works. First, it was written in vienna between 1782 and 1783 at a time when mozart was in demand for operas, not sacred music. Beethovens first mass was not initially appreciated for its groundbreaking approach. Dec 01, 2003 zaslaw also asserts that mozart is more likely to use flutes in the keys of c, d, or e flat five out of our six symphonies are in these keysk.
For this edition, richard maunder has completed the orchestration of the two credo movements and reconstructed the sanctus and osanna, taking full account of mozarts. This movement begins with solemn depth, using the full force of the orchestra to lead to the soaring soprano solo. Mozart mass in c minor san francisco choral society. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Recorded live at the kolner philharmonie on april 11th 2014. In 1791, he started writing a requiem mass, which was unfinished when he died and was first completed by his pupil franz xaver sussmayr. It is a magnificent piece with dramatic choral movements and divinely beautiful solo parts. To sum up, what mozart did write for the c minor mass was the kyrie, gloria, credo through et incarnatus est, sanctus, and benedictus. The glorious mass in c minor is widely regarded as mozart s masterpiece in the field of religious composition. Mozarts mass in c minor soprano chorus rehearsal aid. It was the work he completed just before his opera le nozze di figaro, k. T wolfgang amadeus m o z a r t 1756 1791 great mass in c. Later completions have since been offered, and the most.
The three movements, named after different liturgical texts, move from the madness of war to tranquillity and peace. Mozart great mass in c minor rso berlin fricsay live. Archbishop colloredos stipulation for short, simple church music would not have permitted a work with the scope and grandeur of the mass in c minor. Louis symphony offers unfinished mass by mozart the new. The kronungsmesse german for coronation mass mass no. Kayoko dan, conductor caitlin hammon moore, soprano i laura inman, soprano ii james harr, tenor brett hyberger, bass cso chorus, darrin hassevoort, director covenant college chorale, covenant singers and chamber singers, scott finch, director beethoven symphony no. The best of mozart 7 beautiful works by wolfgang amadeus. For two movements from the credo he only completed sketches without instrumentation. Mozart great mass in c minor nathalie stutzmann youtube. He composed it in vienna in 1782 and 1783, when he was no longer a church musician of the salzburg cathedral. Requiem in d minor, k 626, requiem mass by wolfgang amadeus mozart, left incomplete at his death on december 5, 1791.
It remained unfinished, missing large portions of the credo and the complete agnus dei. Second file also contains mozart s separate horn particella. For this edition, richard maunder has completed the orchestration of the two credo movements and reconstructed the sanctus and osanna, taking full account of mozarts division of the voices into two choirs. He has since performed the role of the shepherd in stravinskys oedipus rex alongside the london symphony orchestra at the barbican and for the lsos cd release. I know there is an early 20th century reconstruction i think by alois schmidt correct me if im wrong which tried to complete the c minor mass using other works by mozart.
The netherlands radio philharmonic orchestra and the netherlands radio choir. A few introductory measures lead into the vocal statement of the theme, first by the soloists, then taken up by the whole chorus. Mozart s mass in c minor soprano chorus rehearsal aid. Mozarts mass in c minor tenor chorus rehearsal aid. This largescale work, a missa solemnis, is scored for two soprano soloists, a tenor and a bass, double chorus and large orchestra. Oddly, as far as we know, mozart never finished it.
Mozart s mass in c minor tenor chorus rehearsal aid. The woodwind section in mozarts late symphonies bret. List of masses by wolfgang amadeus mozart wikipedia. Conductor nicol matt generally falls close to the middle of the road, but here he runs counter to type among recordings of mozart s great mass in c minor, k. Mozart s aptlynamed great mass, composed for his wife constanze but tragically left unfinished at his death, highlights this evening of sublimely spiritual music, opening and closing with a cappella choral meditations by schubert and bruckner. Mass in c minor urtext, cassel, barenreiterverlag, 2006, viix p. He practiced their techniques, absorbed their sounds, and the mass in c minor breathes the air of this earlier time, with handelinspired choruses, snapping rhythms, virtuoso vocal lines, and the ambitious scope of bachs mass in b minor. This monumental work, scored for two soprano soloists, a tenor and a bass, double chorus and large orchestra, remained unfinished, and became known as the great mass.
Mariinsky chorus and orchestra principal chorus master. Wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791 composed several masses and separate mass movements such as kyrie. Jan 29, 1977 the schmitt edition of the mass in c minor, with its retouching of mozarts orchestration and other anachronisms, is hard to defend today, but it is, nevertheless, fascinating artifact. Mozarts magnificent unfinished great mass in c minor k. Conducted by the french conductor laurence equilbey, insula orchestra performs wolfgang amadeus mozart s great mass in c minor german. Mozart indeed reused the music of the mass to compose the cantata davidde penitente in 1785, except for 2 arias. After moving to vienna mozart started to compose the great mass in c minor, with a broad orchestration including violas and 12 wind instruments. He composed it in vienna in 1782 and 1783 after his marriage when he moved to vienna from salzburg. This is the only time karajan did the mozart c minor mass. A letter written to his father leopold on 4 january 1783 mentions the score of half a mass lying on his desk bearing witness to the promise.
Complete your mozart ileana cotrubas kiri te kanawa werner krenn hans sotin john alldis choir new philharmonia orchestra raymond. Mozart composed most of his masses as a church musician in salzburg. Outside of the forewords to various published editions of the mass, this chapter was the only study dedicated to the mass in c that i. The unfinished c minor mass 1783, written to celebrate his marriage, is a torso no less magnificently enigmatic than the requiem. Daniel harding, the swedish radio symphony orchestra, and the swedish radio choir offer mozart at. Mozart mass in c minor wimbledon choral fairfield halls. Mozart mass in c minor, k427 great this page lists all sheet music of mass in c minor, k427 great by wolfgang amadeus mozart 175691. For et incarnatus est, mozart notated the vocal lines, the obbligatos for flute, oboe, and bassoon, and the bass, with the string parts having to be filled in by later editors. On 4 january 1783 mozart wrote to his father about a halffinished mass and the fulfilment of a promise, which modern scholars have interpreted as an act of thanksgiving related to his wife, constanze, who led the soloists when the c minor mass premiered in salzburg later that year. If you are performing the levin version, there will be significant. Around this time, mozart dove headfirst into the music of older masters. Orchestral parts will be available from junejuly upon request. The work is incomplete, missing all of the credo following the aria et incarnatus est the orchestration of the credo is also incomplete and all of the agnus dei. Mass in c minor wolfgang amadeus mozart, richard maunder.
Mass in c minor by wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791. Online flipbook click or tap here to read the program book for these concerts as. He has since performed the role of the shepherd in stravinskys oedipus rex alongside the london symphony orchestra at the barbican and for the lsos. Mozart great mass insula orchestra, laurence equilbey. Mozart composed the concerto in the winter of 17851786, finishing it on 24 march 1786, three weeks after completing his piano concerto no. Mozart, wolfgang amadeus, raymond leppard, new philharmonia orchestra, ileana cotrubas, kiri te kanawa, werner krenn mozart. Strausss sinfonia domestica and alpine symphony and nielsens inextinguishable. Some of beethovens works have direct models in comparable works by mozart, and he wrote cadenzas woo 58 to mozarts d minor piano concerto k. Wolfgang amadeus mozart great mass grosse messe in c minor. Mozart s failure to complete it may reflect emperor joseph iis ban on elaborate sacred music. Mozart mass in c minor, k427 great this page lists all recordings of mass in c minor, k427 great by wolfgang amadeus mozart 175691. Usually on such oneoff occasions where karajan recorded a piece just a single time, he knocked it out of the park.
Wolfgang amadeus mozart 27 january 1756 5 december 1791 orchestra. Ludwig van beethoven choral fantasy and mass in c major. Before his famous requiem, mozart wrote the great mass in c minor. The c minor mass being the moon to the d minor requiems sun. Mozart composed the great mass in c in 1782 and 1783 as a thanks offering after his marriage to constanze weber. Thursday night was the first of three concerts to be given by the toronto symphony orchestra, programming mozart s fantastic mass in c minor, k. This masterpiece falls in the huge shadow of the famous requiem in d. A number of composers have paid homage to mozart by writing sets of variations on his themes. After moving to vienna mozart started to compose the great mass in c minor, with a broad. This setting, like the majority of mozarts mass settings, is a missa brevis.
1220 1356 60 447 1220 822 667 405 642 529 916 653 845 142 1188 1470 1112 772 404 1068 1237 1492 88 404 1347 559 1502 565 1489 796 1035 194 1199 1303 959 475 893 1059 738