Notes and Editorial Reviews
These two popular 19th century orchestral masses could hardly be more different: even though there are only 40 years between Franz Schubert’s Mass No. 2 in G major D. 167 and Charles Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass. While Schubert at the tender age of 18 wrote his mass - in a single week! - in the customary style at the time of the Missa brevis, Charles Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass stands out by virtue of lustrous tone colors with harp and winds - reminiscent in many places of grand opéra.
The recording of the present CD took place in March of 2007 in Munich’s Herkulessaal in the Residence and reveal Mariss Jansons, the Chief Conductor of the Chor and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in an especially deeply felt
Read more
program.
Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Mass no 2 in G major, D 167 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Christian Elsner (Tenor),
Luba Orgonasova (Soprano),
Gustav Belacek (Bass)
Conductor:
Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1815; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: Live 3/2007
Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich
2.
Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Christian Elsner (Tenor),
Luba Orgonasova (Soprano),
Gustav Belacek (Bass)
Conductor:
Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1855; France
Date of Recording: Live 3/2007
Venue: Herkulessaal, Munich
Customer Reviews
Be the first to review this title
Review This Title
