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The music of Haydn's younger brother, which - although highly esteemed by his contemporaries - fell into oblivion in the 19th century, is still waiting to be rediscovered. Among his better-known works...

Several elements contribute to the Christmassy character of this mass, which is characterized by its high level of compositional skill: creative devices such as triadic motifs, cradle symbolism as wel...

Die bekannteste Totenmesse vor Mozarts unvollendetem Requiem stammt aus der Feder des zu seiner Zeit gefeierten Opernkomponisten Niccolò Jommelli. Die Missa pro defunctis entstand 1756 während seiner...

The best-known requiem mass before Mozart's unfinished Requiem was written by the opera composer Niccolò Jommelli, who was celebrated in his day. The Missa pro defunctis was composed in 1756 during hi...

In contrast to the two "Regina coeli" settings K. 74 and 127, which are scored for solo soprano and choir, Mozart uses the quartet of soloists in K. 276, which, as in the Salzburg masses, often only d...

In contrast to the two "Regina coeli" settings K. 74 and 127, which are scored for solo soprano and choir, Mozart uses the quartet of soloists in K. 276, which, as in the Salzburg masses, often only d...

In contrast to the two "Regina coeli" settings K. 74 and 127, which are scored for solo soprano and choir, Mozart uses the quartet of soloists in K. 276, which, as in the Salzburg masses, often only d...

In contrast to the two "Regina coeli" settings K. 74 and 127, which are scored for solo soprano and choir, Mozart uses the quartet of soloists in K. 276, which, as in the Salzburg masses, often only d...

In contrast to the two "Regina coeli" settings K. 74 and 127, which are scored for solo soprano and choir, Mozart uses the quartet of soloists in K. 276, which, as in the Salzburg masses, often only d...

In contrast to the two "Regina coeli" settings K. 74 and 127, which are scored for solo soprano and choir, Mozart uses the quartet of soloists in K. 276, which, as in the Salzburg masses, often only d...

In contrast to the two "Regina coeli" settings K. 74 and 127, which are scored for solo soprano and choir, Mozart uses the quartet of soloists in K. 276, which, as in the Salzburg masses, often only d...

In contrast to the two "Regina coeli" settings K. 74 and 127, which are scored for solo soprano and choir, Mozart uses the quartet of soloists in K. 276, which, as in the Salzburg masses, often only d...

In contrast to the two "Regina coeli" settings K. 74 and 127, which are scored for solo soprano and choir, Mozart uses the quartet of soloists in K. 276, which, as in the Salzburg masses, often only d...

Motette - Coro SATB, 2 Vl, Va, Bc

Orgelsolomesse - Der Beiname dieser Messe verdankt sich der eigenständig-solistischen Präsenz des Orgelinstruments während des 'Benedictus'-Abschnittes. Damit steht KV 259 in einer bis in die 1730er J...

When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart returned to Salzburg from his trip to Paris in January 1779, the only work of church music he had in his luggage was an unfinished Kyrie in E flat major (K. 296a) together...

Joseph Haydn's Stabat Mater, written in 1767, was the first church work the composer wrote after entering the service of Prince Esterházy in Eisenstadt. Unlike almost all his other sacred works, it so...

Michael Haydn composed three of his masses in honor of the holy archangels - St Michael, St Gabriel, and the Raphaelismesse in honor of St Raphael now published. By avoiding the use of vocal soloists,...

Michael Haydn composed three of his masses in honor of the holy archangels: the "Michaelis", the "Gabrielis" and the "Raphaelismesse" presented here. With its lack of vocal soloists, it belongs to the...

But, dear Beethoven, what have you done again? Even if the authenticity of this statement, which was quoted by Anton Schindler, may be doubted, it reflects quite well the confusion that the Mass in C...

Beethoven bezeichnete die Missa solemnis mehrfach als sein größtes Werk. 'Von Herzen kommend', sollte es die Menschen berühren und bewegen. Lange und intensiv hatte Beethoven sich mit der Komposition...

Unter den gut 20 großen Messen von Jan Dismas Zelenka kommt der Missa Sancti Josephi eine Schlüsselstellung zu. In der vermutlich 1732 für ein Heiligenfest (deshalb ohne Credo) komponierten Messe grei...

Zu Unrecht ist Diabellis Kirchenmusik weitgehend in Vergessenheit geraten, dabei schafft der österreichische Komponist der Bieder­meierzeit in der 'Pastoral-Messe in F' den Spagat zwischen künstlerisc...

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach scored a real hit with his "Passion Cantata". The work was already so popular during Bach's lifetime that there were public calls for an annual performance. Bach himself is s...

Die Choralkantate Straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn entstand vermutlich 1771 und greift eine Dichtung von Johann Georg Albinus über den 6. Psalm auf. Die sieben Strophen der Vorlage werden in sieben Sät...