Mozart: Missa brevis in D major & Missa brevis in Bb major - Naxos: 8573092 - CD or download | Presto Classical

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Both [Masses] are performed with energy, clarity and poise by the St Albans Cathedral Choir and the Sinfonia Verdi...The penultimate section is exquisitely lovely, and finely sung by Elizabeth... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, More…

Release Date: 25th Feb 2013
Catalogue No: 8573092
Label: Naxos
Length: 66 minutes

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Mozart: Regina coeli in B flat, K127

17:03

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Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Tom Winpenny (organ)
Sinfonia Verdi, St Albans Cathedral Choirs
Andrew Lucas
Recorded: 18-20 July 2012
Recording Venue: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Regina coeli

3:58

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Quia quem meruisti portare

10:20

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Alleluia

2:45

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Mozart: Missa Brevis in D major K194

19:18

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Tom Winpenny (organ), Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Lawrence White (bass), Daniel Auchincloss (tenor), Deborah Miles-Johnson (contralto)
Sinfonia Verdi, St Albans Cathedral Choirs
Andrew Lucas
Recorded: 18-20 July 2012
Recording Venue: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Kyrie

1:59

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Gloria

2:58

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Credo

5:54

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Sanctus

1:22

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Benedictus

2:04

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Agnus Dei

5:01

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Mozart: Fantasia in F minor for a mechanical organ, K608

10:32

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$3.60

Tom Winpenny (organ)
Recorded: 18-20 July 2012
Recording Venue: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Mozart: Missa Brevis in B flat major K275

20:03

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Daniel Auchincloss (tenor), Tom Winpenny (organ), Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Lawrence White (bass), Deborah Miles-Johnson (contralto)
Sinfonia Verdi, St Albans Cathedral Choirs
Andrew Lucas
Recorded: 18-20 July 2012
Recording Venue: The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Kyrie

1:50

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$1.20

Gloria

3:01

$1.00

$1.20

Credo

4:42

$1.00

$1.20

Sanctus

1:15

$1.00

$1.20

Benedictus

3:07

$1.00

$1.20

Agnus Dei

6:08

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$1.20

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During his years in Salzburg, Mozart wrote a series of shorter mass settings, for which he drew on the models of his senior colleague Michael Haydn. Regina coeli reveals his supreme skill at writing for the solo voice. The Missa brevis in D, K. 194 is a work of great solemnity, employing a remarkable range of expressive contrasts, whilst the Missa brevis in B flat, K. 275 is notable for its sublime lyricism and grace. The Allegro and Andante in F minor, K. 608 is regarded as Mozart’s finest work for the organ and has become one of the cornerstones of the organ repertory.

The church music Mozart wrote in Salzburg is both ingenious and expressive, and has wide appeal. Our disc expands the choral focus.

Reviews

April 2013

Both [Masses] are performed with energy, clarity and poise by the St Albans Cathedral Choir and the Sinfonia Verdi...The penultimate section is exquisitely lovely, and finely sung by Elizabeth Cragg.

April 2013

The stars of the show are, of course, the choir; and on this evidence the choral tradition at St Albans is in rude health, the tone consistent and untiring. The soloists blend well...if further recordings of this repertoire emanate from these quarters, this is sure to be worth collecting.

May 2013

With an excellent quartet of soloists and expert playing from the period-instrument group Sinfonia Verdi, it remains only to hand out plaudits to the choir, which is clearly in excellent shape under Lucas's direction...The treble line is pure and confidently dispatched.

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