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Janácek began his Mass around 1908, left it to gather dust for 20 years, then turned it into the first draft of the Glagolitic Mass. Paul Wingfield's reconstruction draws substantially on the... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Catalogue No: CDA67147
Label: Hyperion
Length: 72 minutes

Kodály: Missa brevis

Work length31:47

$8.80

$12.00

Andrew Reid (organ), Richard Anderton (treble), Christopher Watson (tenor), Stephen Alder (bass)
Westminster Cathedral Choir
James O’Donnell

I. Introitus

Track length3:01

$1.10

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II. Kyrie

Track length2:41

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III. Gloria

Track length4:21

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IV. Credo

Track length6:20

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V. Sanctus

Track length2:25

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VI. Benedictus

Track length3:35

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VII. Agnus Dei

Track length5:42

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VIII. Ite, Missa est

Track length3:42

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Kodály: Laudes organi

Work length19:27

$8.80

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Andrew Reid (organ)
Westminster Cathedral Choir
James O’Donnell

I. Introduction

Track length4:10

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II. Audi chorum

Track length1:34

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III. Musice! milites

Track length2:13

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IV. Gravis chorus

Track length1:31

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V. Nunc per voces

Track length1:10

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VI. Tali modulo

Track length3:13

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VII. Huius artis

Track length2:31

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VIII. Fiat Amen

Track length3:05

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Janáček: Mass in E flat

Work length21:16

$4.40

$6.00

Andrew Reid (organ), Benedict Curran (treble), Nicholas Keay (tenor), Colin Campbell (bass), Benedict Dollard (treble), Richard Anderton (treble), Clifford Lister (tenor), Robert Macdonald (bass)
Westminster Cathedral Choir
James O’Donnell

I. Kyrie

Track length5:53

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II. Credo

Track length8:10

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III. Sanctus

Track length3:32

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IV. Agnus Dei

Track length3:41

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The Jan?ek Mass is a new completion of the unfinished Mass by Jan?ek expert Paul Wingfield. Jan?ek wrote his unfinished Mass in E flat for soloists, mixed chorus and organ probably in 1908. Having completed a Kyrie, an Agnus Dei and some of the Credo, he put it to one side. Twenty years later he returned to it, incorporating most of it into his first draft of the Glagolitic Mass. Subsequent revisions of the Glagolitic Mass removed almost all of the material from the earlier work, the score of which Jan?ek appears to have destroyed. Fortunately, the incomplete Mass was preserved by a pupil of Jan?ek's and was published in 1972. The version recorded here is based on both this edition and the early drafts of the Glagolitic Mass. Paul Wingfield has provided a new completion of the Credo. The Missa Brevis by Kodly was written originally as an Organ Mass and later rearranged as a Missa Brevis for organ and mixed choir. The first performance was in the Budapest Opera House cloakrooms during the siege of Budapest in 1944/45! The Laudes Organi is Kodly's last completed work and is notable for its imposing organ introduction and interludes. Its triumphant conclusion marks a fitting end to the career of a composer whose contribution to the Hungarian choral tradition remains unrivalled. This recording is the final recording with James O'Donnell as the Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral.

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2010

Janácek began his Mass around 1908, left it to gather dust for 20 years, then turned it into the first draft of the Glagolitic Mass. Paul Wingfield's reconstruction draws substantially on the original draft of the Glagolitic Mass to the extent of including a complete movement (the Sanctus) from it. Clearly Janácek knew best, and the only distinguishing moments are those bits recognisably from the Glagolitic Mass. Unquestionably, though, both the Missa brevis and Laudes organi are among Kodály's most inspired creations. Yet new recordings of favourite works are prone to disappoint. Not this one. If anything, this stunning performance, crowned by Andrew Reid's masterly organ playing, raises this setting of dog-Latin verses in praise of the organ and commissioned by the American Guild of Organists even higher. About 20 years before Laudesorgani, the Missa brevis was first performed in this version for organ and chorus (it was originally an organ solo) in a bomb shelter during the 1944-5 Siege of Budapest. From such an inauspicious start, the work has fared remarkably well on record and this release represents an undoubted climax. It's a simply glorious performance and, in short, should not be missed.

Kodály / Janacek - Masses

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