Mozart: Missae, Requiem

Fabulous choral works! September 19, 2002 Mozart's Great Mass, the famous Requiem, and all of the other pieces on this set are just fantastic. The first few discs overflow with invention and joy. Such music! The great K. 427 is one of the best versions I've ever heard (phew!), and the first half of the Requiem---the part written primarily by Mozart---is on the money. Maybe Mozart preferred writing opera, but it sure doesn't show here. Excelsior! Works on This Recording 1. Requiem in D minor, K 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Francisco Araiza (Tenor), Trudeliese Schmidt (Alto), Margaret Price (Soprano), Theo Adam (Bass) Conductor: Peter Schreier Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Dresden Staatskapelle Period: Classical Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria Language: Latin 2. Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Sylvia McNair (Soprano), Diana Montague (Soprano), Cornelius Hauptmann (Bass), Lisa Beznosiuk (Flute), Anthony Robson (Oboe), Alastair Mitchell (Bassoon), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor) Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner Orchestra/Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir Period: Classical Written: 1782-1783; Vienna, Austria Language: Latin 3. Mass in C major, K 66 "Dominicus Mass" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Bass), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Rosemarie Lang (Alto), Edith Mathis (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1769; Salzburg, Austria 4. Missa brevis in G major, K 49 (47d) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ), Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Bass), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Rosemarie Lang (Alto), Edith Mathis (Soprano) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1768; Vienna, Austria 5. Mass in C major, K 167 "In Honorem Sanctissimae Trinitatis" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ), Andreas Schmidt (Bass), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Annette Markert (Alto), Helen Donath (Soprano) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1773; Salzburg, Austria 6. Missa brevis in G major, K 140 "Pastoral" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Andreas Schmidt (Bass), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Annette Markert (Alto), Helen Donath (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1773; Salzburg, Austria 7. Missa brevis in D minor, K 65 (61a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Andreas Schmidt (Bass), Uwe Heilmann (Tenor), Annette Markert (Alto), Helen Donath (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1761; Salzburg, Austria 8. Missa solemnis in C major, K 337 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Aldo Baldin (Tenor), Rosemarie Lang (Alto), Mitsuko Shirai (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1780; Salzburg, Austria 9. Missa brevis in D major, K 194 (186h) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Aldo Baldin (Tenor), Rosemarie Lang (Alto), Mitsuko Shirai (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1774; Salzburg, Austria 10. Missa brevis in B flat major, K 275 (272b) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Aldo Baldin (Tenor), Rosemarie Lang (Alto), Mitsuko Shirai (Soprano), Michael-Christfried Winkler (Organ) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1777; Salzburg, Austria 11. Missa solemnis in C minor, K 139 (47a) "Waisenhausmesse" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Peter Schreier (Tenor), Annelies Burmeister (Alto), Celestina Casapietra (Soprano), Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1768; Vienna, Austria 12. Missa brevis in C major, K 259 "Organ Solo" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Peter Schreier (Tenor), Annelies Burmeister (Alto), Celestina Casapietra (Soprano), Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1776; Salzburg, Austria 13. Missa brevis in F major, K 192 (186f) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ), Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Annelies Burmeister (Alto), Celestina Casapietra (Soprano), Peter Schreier (Tenor) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1774; Salzburg, Austria 14. Mass in C major, K 257 "Credo" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Helen Donath (Soprano), Clifford Grant (Bass), Ryland Davies (Tenor), Gillian Knight (Alto), John Constable (Organ) Conductor: Sir Colin Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1776; Salzburg, Austria 15. Mass in C major, K 317 "Coronation" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Vienna Boys Choir Soloist (Boy Alto), Vienna Boys Choir Soloist (Boy Soprano), Peter Jelosits (Tenor), Gerhard Eder (Bass), Michael G. Gormley (Organ) Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer Orchestra/Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir Period: Classical Written: 1779; Salzburg, Austria 16. Missa brevis in C major, K 220 (196b) "Spatzenmesse" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Michael G. Gormley (Organ), Vienna Boys Choir Soloist (Boy Soprano), Vienna Boys Choir Soloist (Boy Alto), Peter Jelosits (Tenor), Gerhard Eder (Bass) Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer Orchestra/Ensemble: Chorus Viennensis, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Boys' Choir Period: Classical Written: 1775-1776; Salzburg, Austria 17. Missa brevis in C major, K 258 "Spaur" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ), Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass), Armin Ude (Tenor), Marga Schiml (Alto), Mitsuko Shirai (Soprano) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1776; Salzburg, Austria 18. Missa longa in C major, K 262 (246a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer: Walter Heinz Bernstein (Organ), Marga Schiml (Alto), Mitsuko Shirai (Soprano), Armin Ude (Tenor), Hermann-Christian Polster (Bass) Conductor: Herbert Kegel Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Chorus, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1775; Salzburg, Austria