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Haydn: Complete Masses, Stabat Mater


Release Date: 02/03/2015 
Label:  Decca   Catalog #: 002260302   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Anthony Rolfe Johnson,  Alfreda Hodgson,  Arleen Augér,  Gwynne Howell,   ... 
Conductor:  Laszlo Heltay,  Simon Preston,  John Eliot Gardiner,  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Argo Chamber Orchestra,  Academy of Ancient Music,  Christ Church Cathedral Choir,   ... 
Number of Discs: 8 
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Notes and Editorial Reviews

Iconic performances of Haydn’s glorious settings of the Mass from three pre-eminent choral conductors brought together for the first time, spanning the lifetime of a profoundly devout composer. Features John Eliot Gardiner, George Guest and Simon Preston. “Gardiner’s Monteverdi Choir as ever sings with passion [and] brilliance...” (Gramophone on “Nelsonmesse” and “Theresienmesse”) Iconic performances of Haydn’s glorious settings of the Mass from three pre-eminent choral conductors brought together for the first time, spanning the lifetime of a profoundly devout composer. Features John Eliot Gardiner, George Guest and Simon Preston. “Gardiner’s Monteverdi Choir as ever sings with passion [and] brilliance...” (Gramophone on “Nelsonmesse” and “Theresienmesse”) Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Stabat Mater, H 20 bis by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Alfreda Hodgson (Alto), Arleen Augér (Soprano),
Gwynne Howell (Bass)
Conductor:  Laszlo Heltay
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Argo Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1767; Eszterhazá, Hungary 
2.
Missa Cellensis in honorem, H 22 no 5 "Cäcilienmesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Margaret Cable (Alto), Martyn Hill (Tenor), Judith Nelson (Soprano),
David Thomas (Bass)
Conductor:  Simon Preston
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of Ancient Music,  Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: 1766; Eszterhazá, Hungary 
 Language: Latin 
3.
Missa in honorem BVM, H 22 no 4 "Grosse Orgelmesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Martyn Hill (Tenor), Judith Nelson (Soprano), Carolyn Watkinson (Alto),
David Thomas (Bass)
Conductor:  Simon Preston
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of Ancient Music,  Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1774; Eszterhazá, Hungary 
4.
Missa Sancti Nicolai, H 22 no 6 "Nikolaimesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  David Thomas (Bass), Shirley Minty (Alto), Judith Nelson (Soprano),
Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor)
Conductor:  Simon Preston
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of Ancient Music,  Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: 1772; Eszterhazá, Hungary 
5.
Missa brevis in F major, H 22 no 1 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Emma Kirkby (Soprano), Judith Nelson (Soprano)
Conductor:  Simon Preston
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of Ancient Music,  Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: ?1749; Vienna, Austria 
6.
Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida, H 22 no 10 "Heiligmesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Brindley Sherratt (Bass), Topi Lehtipuu (Tenor), Joanne Lunn (Soprano),
Angharad Gruffydd Jones (Soprano), Elinor Carter (Alto), Julian Clarkson (Bass),
Sara Mingardo (Alto)
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists,  Monteverdi Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: 1796; Vienna, Austria 
7.
Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Sally Bruce-Payne (Mezzo Soprano), Peter Butterfield (Tenor), Donna Brown (Soprano),
Gerald Finley (Bass)
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists,  Monteverdi Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: 1798; Vienna, Austria 
8.
Mass in B flat major, H 22 no 12 "Theresien-Messe" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Peter Butterfield (Tenor), Donna Brown (Soprano), Sally Bruce-Payne (Mezzo Soprano),
Gerald Finley (Bass)
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists,  Monteverdi Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: 1799; Vienna, Austria 
9.
Missa in tempore belli, H 22 no 9 "Paukenmesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Topi Lehtipuu (Tenor), Sara Mingardo (Alto), Joanne Lunn (Soprano),
Brindley Sherratt (Bass)
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists,  Monteverdi Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: 1796; Vienna, Austria 
10.
Missa Cellensis, H 22 no 8 "Mariazellermesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Helen Watts (Contralto (Female alto)), Robert Tear (Tenor), Jennifer Smith (Soprano),
Benjamin Luxon (Bass)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St John's College Choir,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical 
Written: 1782; Eszterhazá, Hungary 
 Date of Recording: 1977 
11.
Mass in B flat major, H 22 no 13 "Schöpfungmesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  April Cantelo (Soprano), Forbes Robinson (Bass), Robert Tear (Tenor),
Helen Watts (Contralto (Female alto))
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge St John's College Choir,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Classical 
Written: 1801; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 1967-9 
12.
Missa Rorate coeli desuper, H 22 no 3 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:  Simon Preston
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of Ancient Music,  Oxford Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: Austria 
 Date of Recording: 1979 
13.
Missa brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo, H 22 no 7 "Kleine Orgelmesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  John Scott (Organ), Jennifer Smith (Soprano)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1778; Eszterhazá, Hungary 
 Date of Recording: 1977 
Venue:  Chapel, St. John's College, Cambridge 
Length: 19 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
14.
Mass in B flat major, H 22 no 14 "Harmoniemesse" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:  Joseph Rouleau (Bass), Alexander Young (Tenor), Helen Watts (Alto),
Erna Spoorenberg (Soprano), Brian Runnett (Organ)
Conductor:  George Guest
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,  Cambridge St. John's College Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: 1802; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 1966 
Venue:  Chapel, St. John's College, Cambridge 
Length: 40 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
15.
Insanae et vanae curae, B 8 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists,  Monteverdi Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1798; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 11/2001 
Venue:  The Colosseum, Watford, England 
Length: 6 Minutes 15 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
16.
Mass in B flat major, H 22 no 12 "Theresien-Messe" by Franz Joseph Haydn
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists,  Monteverdi Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: 1799; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 11/1997 
Venue:  Colosseum, Watford, England 
Length: 42 Minutes 25 Secs. 
Language: Latin 

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review:  ( 1 Customer Review )
 Sublime Music May 26, 2015 By Julian Kerrell-Vaughan (SAI KUNG, Hong Kong) See All My Reviews "Magisterial, magnificent, glorious, uplifting, superb performances and wonderful to have them together in this boxed set. How fortunate were the Princes Esterházy in having a court composer such as Haydn. One wonders however how Haydn himself was able to detach from the sharp exigencies of life at home with a cantankerous woman to write such sublime music. I hope one day to find that he and Mozart are charged with providing the music for daily Mass on alternating days in Heaven..." Report Abuse
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