Hallen: Missa Solemnis

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The performance on this world premiere recording is admirable on all counts. The Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble sings with arresting tonal beauty. The quartet of vocal soloists is likewise quite... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2021 More…

Release Date: 14th May 2021
Catalogue No: SCD1178
Label: Swedish Society
Length: 62 minutes

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Hallén: Missa Solemnis

Work length1:02:38

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Erik Westbergs vokalensemble, Erik Westberg Vokalensemble, Lars Nilsson, Erik Westberg, Lars Sjostedt, Andreas Hallén, James Jenkins, Pia-Karin Helsing, Maria Forsström, Conny Thimander, Andreas E Olsson

Kyrie

Track length9:23

$1.50

$2.10

$2.60

Gloria

Track length15:46

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Credo

Track length14:07

$2.00

$2.80

$3.50

Sanctus

Track length13:16

$2.00

$2.80

$3.50

Agnus Dei

Track length10:06

$1.50

$2.10

$2.60

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Missa Solemnis (1920-21) is a monumental, hour-long work for choir, a quartet of vocal soloists, organ, piano, and celesta. The work was premiered in 1923 at Engelbrekt Church in Stockholm but has since been seldom performed. The work is now available on CD for the first time. This recording is part of the Swedish Musical Heritage project sponsored by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The goal of the project is to increase access to and promote the performance of hidden treasures from the Swedish repertoire. Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble is one of Sweden’s leading choirs. The ensemble reaches a large audience thanks to a large number of commissioned works, an extensive audio catalog, and an international reputation. Andreas Hallén (1846-1925) was one of the most important persons in Swedish musical life from 1870 until his death. He was known contemporaneously as an orchestral, opera, and choral conductor in Gothenburg, Malmö, and Stockholm, as well as a critic and ultimately as professor in composition.

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Nov/Dec 2021

The performance on this world premiere recording is admirable on all counts. The Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble sings with arresting tonal beauty. The quartet of vocal soloists is likewise quite fine, with Conny Thimander offering a committed and strongly sung account of the Credo.

Hallen: Missa Solemnis

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